RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...

LABOUR UNIONS SEEK SPECIAL SALARY FOR ABUJA WORKERS.

Image result for nigerian labour union               The Trade Union Congress {TUC} and the Nigerian Labour Union Congress {NLC} have called for a special salary for the employees residing in the Federal Capital Territory following the high cost of living in Abuja.The Union Leaders made the call yesterday Monday at the 2017 May Celebration in Abuja,with the Theme: ''Labour Relations in Economic Recession: An Appraisal''.Mr Amodu Olayinka,TUC FCT Chairman,said the Federal Government and the FCT Administration need to urgently create and adopt a special salary structure for workers residing in the capital territory.He said special salary would motivate and increase the morale of workers in Abuja as civil servants are the engine room off any government.Olayinka explained that the prevailing economic recession and high cost of living in the FCT made it imperative for government to create a special salary structure for employees residing in Abuja.According to him,the new injection of luxury buses for transportation by the Federal Capital Territory Administration {FCTA} has reduced the stress and suffering of commuters .''We will appreciate if more buses can be provided and other MDA's to follow the same step to help ease the stress of the common man''.According to him,the creation and completion of more access roads to link up area councils will reduce traffic congestion,stress and fatigue experienced by commuters on daily basis.Also,Mr Amaechi Lawrence,NLC FCT Chairman,said the non-regular payment of pension to retirees was becoming a recurrent issue and urged that remittance should be monitored against sharp practice of with-holding some percentage of pensions of retired civil servants.Lawrence said delay in staff promotion was demoralising and appealed to MDA's to conduct promotion and release the result on time to boost the morale of workers and lay to rest stagnation in the service.He,however,commended the Federal Government on its efforts towards economic revival with the launch of New Economic Reform Plan.
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