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Over Half A Million March As France Paralysed By Strike

December 5, 2019 3:15 pm

A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill on Thursday with more than half a million people hitting the streets to protest the government’s planned overhaul of the pension system, one of President Emmanuel Macron most ambitious reforms.

The huge demonstrations across the country added to walkouts that paralysed transport services and closed schools, with international high-speed rail disrupted and flights cancelled.

In the capital as well as in the southeastern city of Lyon and western city of Nantes police fired teargas to disperse small groups of rioters but protests were mainly peaceful.

Macron’s government has yet …

Onyema: Northern Youths To March To US Embassy In Nigeria

December 5, 2019 3:25 am

NORTHERN youths have revealed plans to mobilize its members across the Northern States for the peaceful rally at the US embassy over the alleged US$20million indictment of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Barr. Allen Onyema by United States Department of Justice raising concern and suspicion over the alleged indictment and questioning the timing.

The Youth under the aegis of Arewa Youth Patriotic Front in a statement said the Air Peace Chairman, was allegedly being framed in collaboration with some Nigerians to undermine his business interest across Africa.

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NNPC reports $226m oil revenue drop in June

NNPC records ₦174.63b petroleum products sales in March

June 9, 2019 2:08 pm

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded N174.62billion sale of white products in March 2019, the corporation’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for March 2019 has stated.

A release on Sunday in Abuja by NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed that the March sales figure is higher than the N168.65billion recorded in February 2019.

The statement explained that the total revenue generated from the sale of white products from the period March 2018 to March 2019 stood at N2,780.79billion, with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol contributing about 91.09 per cent or N2,533billion.…

Active subscribers increase by 43,807 in March - NCC

Active subscribers increase by 43,807 in March – NCC

May 18, 2019 11:34 am

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says there is an addition of 43,807 active subscribers on the telecommunication networks in March 2019.

The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data made available on its website on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the active subscribers on the telecommunications networks increased from 173,670,035 in February to 173,713,842 in March.

According to the data, 173,432,863 of the 173,713,863 active users subscribe to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network services.

The GSM operators’ active customers’ figure increased by 156,335 in March, after the 173,276,528 subscribers recorded in …

Sudan protesters plan ‘million march’ for civil rule

April 24, 2019 9:24 am
Sudanese protest leaders Wednesday mounted pressure on the country’s military council by calling for a million people to march to demand power be handed over to a civilian administration.

“We are calling for a million (people to) march on Thursday,” said Ahmed al-Rabia, a senior leader of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the umbrella group that launched protests against deposed president Omar al-Bashir in December.

In a separate statement, the SPA said the march calls for “civilian rule” in Sudan, the central demand of protesters since the army ousted Bashir on April 11.

The demonstrations began in the central town of

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INEC fixes March 23 for Bayelsa assembly supplementary poll

March 14, 2019 1:33 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will hold the House of Assembly supplementary election on March 23 in areas where election was declared inconclusive in February 23 in Bayelsa State.

The Head of INEC Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr Wilfred Ifogah, disclosed this in a statement issued on behalf of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner on Thursday in Yenagoa.

“The election will hold in five wards in Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA).

“It will also take place in two wards in Southern Ijaw LGA and one ward in Brass LGA,” he said.

According …

APC, PDP brag ahead of March 23 extra elections

March 12, 2019 8:43 pm

A war of words broke out yesterday between the two major political parties ahead of the March 23 supplementary elections to decide who will control power in six states.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were bragging about their capacity to carry the day.

The Independent National Electoral commission  (INEC) has fixed 23rd March  for supplementary elections in Sokoto, Benue, Adamawa, Plateau, Kano and Bauchi states.

INEC announced the date in a press statement signed by the National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye.

INEC noted that it acted in complaince …

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