Electricity union condemns Abuja DisCo’s mass worker layoffs, demands review

The National Union of Electricity Employees has expressed strong concern over the mass retrenchment of 800 workers by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, describing the move as both “unconscionable” and contrary to agreements between the unions and management. In a statement released on Monday titled, “Mass Retrenchment of Employees of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company”, the…

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Abuja Electricity Firm AEDC Lays Off 800 Workers Amid Power Sector Crisis

he Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has embarked on a large-scale retrenchment exercise, cutting about 800 jobs in a significant layoff in the power sector in recent years. The exercise, which began on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, marks a major phase in the company’s ongoing internal restructuring. AEDC, which supplies electricity to the Federal Capital…

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Gov Fubara Hails Tinubu For Posthumous Pardon, National Honours On Ogoni 13

Fubara appealed to the people of RuversState, particularly the Ogoni people, to see the Federal Government’s decision as a significant step towards addressing age-long demands of the communities, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his decision to bestow a Posthumous Pardon on the Ogoni 9 and the prestigious…

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela’s opposition leader and pro-democracy activist María Coria Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Machado, 58, was hailed by the Nobel Committee as “one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times” and praised for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela”….

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