FG, Labour reach truce, planned strike suspended for one month

Organised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the Memorandum of Understanding suspending the strike, were sketchy at the time of this report, the agreement, Vanguard gathered, was reached very late at night. The meeting was reconvened yesterday for both government…

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EFCC secures arrest warrant for Alison-Madueke as extradition proceedings begin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Recall that Alison-Madueke was arraigned…

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