#NIGERIA: After Court Battles, New Labour Party Chair Assumes Seat

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The Labour Party, has announced the resumption of office of its embattled national chairman, chairman, Julius Abure.

Also, the party said that other national officers of the party have fully assumed their constitutional responsibilities.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday following a press conference held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Abure was elected the party's chairman in 2021,but the previous chair disputed his legitimacy and the question of the leadership of the party has been embroiled in the courts ever since. 

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#NIGERIA: Labor Leaders Meet House Speaker To Oppose Minimum Wage Bill

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The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured labor leaders that the House would not do anything to hurt Nigerian workers as they consider a minimum wage bill.

Speaking during a meeting with a delegation from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) led by NLC president Ayuba Wabba in Abuja, the speaker called on the organized labor to use advocacy and lobbying as tools to register its disagreement with legislative decisions and actions.

He said the controversy being raised by the Minimum Wage Bill could be addressed successfully during the public hearing, where all stakeholders would have the opportunity to speak against the draft legislation.

Labor leaders led workers in a protest march to the National Assembly, demanding the withdrawal of the bill on the grounds that it would “enslave” workers and erode the gains achieved in the over 40 years of wage negotiations in Nigeria.

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#NIGERIA: Lawmakers Seek To Place Presiding Members On National Security Council

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A bill seeking to include presiding officers of the National Assembly in composition of the National Security Council (NSC) has passed the second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.

The Council advises the president on matters relating to public security, including matters relating to any organisation or agency established by law to ensure the security of the federation. Lawmakers say presiding members of the legislature should be included on the NSC to help give them more information about security matters in the nation.

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#NIGERIA: Pres. Buhari Gets Early Support For 2019 Election From Pro-Democracy Group

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A pro-democracy group, the Northern Alternative Forum, NAF, has endorsed Nigerian Pres. Muhammadu Buhari for a second term ahead of 2019 national elections, saying Buhari remains the most credible presidential candidate from the region.

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#NIGERIA: After 104 Days Abroad, Pres. Buhari Returns Home After UK Medical Treatment

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country on Saturday after more than three months in the United Kingdom for medical treatment for an undisclosed "health challenge." The 74-year-old left for London on May 7.

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#NIGERIA: Allies Of Pres. Buhari Already Laying Groundwork For 2019 Re-Election Bid

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Associates and supporters of Pres. Muhammadu Buhari are making plans for his re-election bid in 2019, despite some opposition among critics and opposition legislators. His associates are creating campaign structures outside of the president's All Progressives Congress Party to highlight his achievements in fighting corruption, insurgency and his policies for economic recovery. He was elected to a four-year term in 2015. Presidents are entitled to two terms in Nigeria.

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#NIGERIA: Gov't Refuses To Disclose Cost Of President's Medical Trip To London

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The government of Pres. Muhammadu Buhari said it would not disclose to the legislature the costs incurred by the president for his medical trip to London, saying the information was too sensitive. But it did form a committee to interface with the National Assembly to mend the seemingly frosty relationship between the executive and the legislature.

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#NIGERIA: Senator Melaye Says He Will Prove He Earned Bachelor's Degree in Libel Lawsuit

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Determined to prove that he was awarded a Bachelors Degree by the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Senator Dino Melaye says he will produce his certificate before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, as part of a libel suit against an online publication that claimed he did not receive the degree.

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#NIGERIA: Gov't Proposes US$7.5 million Budget For Presidential Jets, A 19% Increase

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Despite an ongoing harsh economic climate, the government is proposing to spend US$7.5 million in 2017 on fueling and maintenance of the presidential jets, an increase of nearly 20% over the US$6.27 million approved in the approved 2016 budget. In October, Pres. Muhammadu Buhari announced that two of the nation's 10 presidential jets would be sold in an effort to cut government waste.

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#NIGERIA: In Historic Victory, Muhammadu Buhari Becomes First Candidate To Defeat Incumbent President

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Muhammadu Buhari has defeated incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, the first time in the nation's 55-year history an incumbent president has been defeated. Jonathan was president for 16 years, but was politically damaged by his inability  to defeat the Boko Haram terror group.