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…
Ahmed Aliyu Jalam: ALGON Mourns Late Bauchi Commissioner, Condoles Gov. Abdulkadir, Family
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Commissioner For Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs, Bauchi State, Ahmed Aliyu Jalam, who died in a fatal auto crash around Misau-Darazo Highway on…
Court Sentences Woman to Death for Killing Husband
In what is considered to be a high-profile case, the Kebbi State High Court has sentenced Farida Abubakar, an ex-wife of a Chief Magistrate, to death by hanging for the murder of her former husband, Chief Magistrate Attahiru Muhammad Ibrahim….
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…
How Delta State Governor Celebrated Former 1st Lady Edith Okowa at 63
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the wife of the immediate past Governor of the state, Dame Edith Okowa, on her 63rd birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori, in statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in…
Full Text of President Tinubu’s Statement On The Killing Of Soldiers In Aba
I have yet received another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, just two…
