Organised Labour demands immediate reversal of state of emergency in Rivers

The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, has condemned the declaration of State of Emergency by President Bola Tinubu  in Rivers State, calling it an unconstitutional overreach and a direct assault on democracy.   In a joint statement signed by NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero,…

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NGX: Investors Suffer N289bn Loss as Downward Trend Continues for Third Consecutive Day

Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N289 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of stocks like LIVESTOCK, ETRANZACT, and WAPIC amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital market, the equity capitalization fell to ₦65.7 trillion from ₦66.078…

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Trump administration freezes $175M in UPenn funding for letting trans athletes compete in women?s sports

The Trump administration is freezing $175 million in taxpayer funding to the University of Pennsylvania for defying the president’s executive action and continuing to let transgender athletes compete in women’s sports.  The funding makes up nearly one-fifth of the Ivy League university’s overall federal monies received last year. Those payments came from the Department of…

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