September 25, 2019

Police foil pro-Cuban protest at U.S. Embassy

The planned protest at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)-led coalition against the continued United States of America trade embargo on Cuba could not hold at the embassy.

Representatives of labour unions from African countries and civil society groups had planned to hold protest march on Tuesday at the embassy in Abuja to demand the lifting of trade embargo against Cuba.

But the leaders of the protest revealed that they were advised not to march to the embassy by security authorities.

At the embassy, security was beefed up with the deployment of more policeman …

Gov. Ihedioha promises to pay pension in Imo

Gov. Ihedioha promises to pay pension in Imo

The Imo Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has restated his administration’s commitment to the implementation of a veritable pension administration in the state.

The governor stated this in a goodwill message at the third quarter consultative forum organised by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) in Owerri on Wednesday.

Ihedioha, represented by his deputy, Mr Gerald Irona, said that his administration was committed to the welfare of pensioners through sustainable payment of pension.

He commended  PenCom for choosing Imo as host state for the forum, adding that it was a veritable way of fulfilling the commission’s constitutional mandate of pension management.…