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The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ogun State, Hammed Ademola-Benco, on Wednesday, said that there is no going back on the proposed N1m minimum wage for workers. Ademola-Benco stated this while addressing journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital as the union ended the two-day protest called to demand that the Federal Government address the challenges of […]
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has recovered an additional corpse from the scene of the boat mishap at Ikorodu. Mrs Wuraola Alake, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), said in an update on the accident on Tuesday in Lagos, that the submerged boat had also been recovered. She also shed more […]
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed five deaths following Lassa fever outbreak in the state. The confirmation is in a report on the outbreak of the disease made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed, on Tuesday in Kaduna. She stated that an initial six […]
The Chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress, Sokoto State chapter, Comrade Abdullahi Jungle, has appealed to the government to as a matter of urgency implement wage awards to the state civil servants. Jungle while addressing newsmen shortly after embarking on the national protest declared by the national secretariat of the union, further called for distribution of […]
Former President of Nigeria students in Australia and President of Diaspora Coalition for Good Governance in Nigeria, Comrade Tochukwu Onah, has called on Nigerians to support President Tinubu’s effort to revamp the economy which is biting hard in the country. He expressed with sadness that anger and frustration among Nigerians continued to rise and told […]
While the arrival of the Vice President Kashim Shettima; and Governor Alex Otti, was being expected as at the time of filing this report, some notable dignitaries from the South East geopolitical zone were spotted by our Correspondent at the venue. Some of the dignitaries include the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe; […]
The Pope prayed that efforts by the Nigerian authorities to contain the menace yield fruit “as much as possible.” He stated this in a statement via his X account on Sunday. He stated, “The increasingly frequent kidnappings in Nigeria are extremely concerning. I express my closeness in prayer to the Nigerian people, hoping that efforts […]
Members of the CSOs carried various placards such as “End Economic Hardship”, “FG End the Hunger in Nigeria Now,” among many others to state their grievances. The Benin protest is coming after Ibadan residents protested against economic hardship. Meanwhile, a human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” has hit the streets of […]
Ace aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo governorship race, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor has pulled out of the rescheduled primary election scheduled for today. Osunbor disclosed this in a letter dated February 21, 2024 Recall that the former Edo governor last Tuesday submitted a petition to the APC Appeals committee and demanded a […]
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to re-think the fuel subsidy removal policy. The Chairman of the Forum, Mal Ibrahim Dandakata, who addressed a press conference, in Abuja, this afternoon, said that the suffering occasioned by the policy had become unbearable to ordinary Nigerians. “To be fair to him, President Bola […]
