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Simon Bako Lalong bio: Age, Political ambition, legal career, Minister of labour and Employment
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Simon Bako Lalong bio: Age, Political ambition, legal career, Minister of labour and Employment

Simon Bako Lalong CON (born 5 May 1963) is a Nigerian attorney and statesman, who held the position of governor of Plateau State from 2015 to 2023 and was designated Minister of Labour and Employment. Simon Education He completed his primary and secondary education in the Shendam Local Government Area before proceeding to S.P.S Keffi, which he left in 1986. He subsequently attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where he acquired a bachelor’s degree in law in 1990. He immediately followed this with enrollment at the Lagos Law School, where he was also called to the bar. Later, in 1996, he achieved a master’s in law from the University of Jos. Simon Professional life From 1992, the year after Lalong completed law school, until 1998, the onset of Nigeria’s new democracy, he ...
Celebrating Labour Day 2022: Inspiring Quotes, Rich History, and Heartfelt Wishes
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Celebrating Labour Day 2022: Inspiring Quotes, Rich History, and Heartfelt Wishes

Labour Day 2022: Background, quotations, and greetings. Labour Day 2022 – History of Labour Day The labor movements commenced in 1894 when the conditions for workers were atrocious. They were obliged to work over 12 hours daily, six days a week, in dirty, poorly ventilated factories. Supervisors were harsh and mistreated their staff. Consequently, numerous strikes and movements have been organized through the years to advocate for shorter hours and better working environments. Following the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, May 1st became symbolic. A few years afterwards, socialists assembled in Paris and proclaimed May Day a public holiday for workers. In 1894, laborers in America staged another strike to oppose the 16-hour work shifts. Gradually, businesses and manufacturers started...
Labour party crisis: Peter Obi risk disqualification
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Labour party crisis: Peter Obi risk disqualification

The turmoil within the Labour Party appears to have intensified as it presently jeopardizes the candidacy of their presidential nominee, Peter Obi. Peter Obi’s bid for the presidency under the Labour Party is reportedly facing jeopardy due to recent developments amid the ongoing turmoil within the party. The factional chairman of the Party in Lagos State, Mr Ifagbemi Awamaridi, disclosed that emerging reports suggest Peter Obi may face disqualification as the party's presidential nominee; nonetheless, the national leadership of the party has urged supporters to remain calm and dismiss misleading news. Punch newspaper indicated that the persistent factional conflict within the Party is currently undermining Peter Obi's presidential candidacy, asserting that the ongoing struggle for leade...