The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has appealed to the National Assembly to liaise with the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage to set up mechanisms for regular and systematic review of wage levels to ensure they keep pace with inflation and cost of living. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call on Monday in…
A man who wanted to commit suicide, Monday morning, to protest the roiling economic hardship in the country by climbing the tallest radio mast in Abuja, is now in police custody. Nigerians, indeed, residents of the nation’s capital, woke up, Monday morning, to behold the terrifying sight of the middle-aged man hanging precariously close to…
Thousands of Nigerians on Monday took to major streets in Abuja to protest the unbearable hardship and hunger occasioned by economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The protesters who carried banners, urged the Federal Government to reverse some of its policies which have been impoverishing the people. They also asked government officials, political appointees…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2024 budget to the House. The order follows the first sitting of the pro-Wike House on Monday after some months. The other House led by Victor Oko-Jumbo is also holding a parallel sitting….
A business oriented group in the Southwest Nigeria, New Initiative for Business Rights(NIBR), has said the report of favourable rating of Ekiti State in revenue collection by a prestigious tax organisation confirmed that Governor Biodun Oyebanji has progressive economic policy to propel prosperity. The group, which described Ekiti’s meteoric rise in IGR collection ladder, as…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Ikwerre people to be proud of who they are, stressing the roles politicians can play in preserving the Ikwerre history. The former Minister of Transportation, who was represented by Senator Andrew Uchendu, said, “Ikwerre people should tell who they are and ignore all the stories…
President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government. Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the…
Rafiu Kuteyi, an author who wrote a book about Leah Sharibu’s situation, has spoken about her continued captivity. Leah was one of the Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, a terrorist group in 2018. While the rest of the girls have been freed, Leah remains held by the group. Speaking in a video shared by…
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has called for death penalty for appointees in President Bola Tinubu government’s trying to sabotage Dangote Refinery and push Nigerians into further hardship. The senator, who gave the suggestion on Thursday, said that the move by local crude oil companies to frustrate a Nigerian plant like Dangote…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cautioned retirees against donating their pension to churches and mosques in the name of thanksgiving or tithe. Sanwo-Olu said retirees should use their pension to solve their family problems. He gave the caution during the 105 batch of retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees in the state…
