Obidient Movement Beyond Party Lines — Obi Declares, Says it’s a Diverse and Inclusive Collective
Against the backdrop of a Political Party creating a directorate for the Obidient Movement, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections and the Principal mentor of the Obidient Movement In Nigeria, Peter Obi has said…
Labour Party National Transition Committee Expresses Solidarity With Organised Labour On Struggle For National Minimum Wage
… Says Workers’ Struggle Has Revealed Abure’s Paymasters The National Transition Committee (NTC) of the Labour Party has stated that it stands in solidarity with Nigerian workers in their quest for a decent national minimum wage. In a statement jointly…
Despite Recent #Minister Lokpobiri “Clarification”, Tinubu Govt To Spend N5.4tn on Petrol Subsidy in 2024
In a recent comment on petrol subsidy status, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, attempted to addressed the ongoing debate about fuel subsidy in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu administration. Contrary to allegations in some quarters,…
Nigeria: Labour Unions Suspend Strike For Five Days After Total National Shutdown
A day after complete shutdown of the Nigerian economy and government activities, Organized Labour in Nigeria has decided to suspend its nationwide strike for a period of five days. This move aims to facilitate uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee…
Court Stops Awomolo from Removing Alegeh as BOB Crisis Gets Messier
The crisis rocking the Body of Benchers (BOB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession in Nigeria, has taken a different twist as the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim injunction restraining Asiwaju Adegboyega Awomolo, the…
Nationwide Strike in Nigeria: As Economy, Businesses Bleed, Government Fixes Date for Emergency Talks with Striking Unions
The ongoing nationwide strike in Nigeria, initiated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), which began on June 3, 2024, as a result of the failure of the tripartite committee to agree on a new minimum…
Courageous Citizens Award Echoes Events Of 2023 Presidential Elections
Occurrences of the 2023 general elections resonated loudly at the maiden edition of the Courageous Citizens award ceremony held in Abuja at the weekend. The award which was organized by the Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) was to…
BREAKING! Nationwide Darkness As Striking Workers Over Minimum Wage Shut Down National Grid
Protesting Nigerian workers have shut down the national grid, throwing the country in darkness over inability of the Federal Government to accept their proposed N494,000 minimum wage demand. Last minutes efforts by the leadership of the National Assembly to stop…
Amid NASS Peace Attempt Labour To Proceed With Strike Today
Amid last-minute efforts by the leadership of the National Assembly to stop the planned indefinite nationwide strike by the organised Labour, both Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) insisted on proceeding with their strike action beginning from…
May 29 Speech: Why It’s Too Early to Blame Tinubu – Coalition
Pro-June 12 activists, under the aegis of Coaliton of Pro-Democracy Groups for A Better Nigeria, have explained why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot be blamed for none May 29 speech amid economic woes. In a statement signed its national coordinator,…
One-Year-In-Office: Tinubu’s Local Government-friendly Disposition Excites ALGON, Hopes for More in Congratulatory Message
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his first anniversary in office, hails his administration for evidently being local government system-friendly in the last one year. In a congratulatory message signed by…
