How protesting staff shutdown National Assembly
By OakTV
06 December 2018 |
11:04 am
Hundreds of National Assembly workers under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) on Tuesday grounded activities at the Assembly over owed salaries and allowances.
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