The eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry the rising cost of living. More so, a 41-year-old […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has vowed that his campaign team would account for the donations received during the 2023 presidential election. Obi made this vow in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Friday. According to him, the Obi-Datti campaign team has commenced public accounting of the funds received […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, directed its members and affiliate unions to begin mobilisation for a two-day national protest expected to take place on February 27 and 28 if the federal government failed to implement all the agreements signed with it in October 2023. The two-day national protest will take place at the […]
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The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that the country can no longer continue to subsidise electricity. According to the minister, Nigeria must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, adding that the country is currently indebted to the tune of 1.3 trillion naira to generating companies (GenCos) and 1.3 billion dollars owed […]
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Hundreds of Nigerians are currently protesting in Ughelli, Delta State, against unchecked police brutality and extortion from Nigerian youths. In a video of the protest seen by Daily Reporters, the protesters are calling on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and “all lovers of the country to rein in on […]
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The Federal Government plans to establish a National Commodity Board to solve the escalating food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Tuesday at a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilization held in Abuja. Shettima explained that the board would be given the mandate […]
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President Bola Tinubu-led federal government and the organized labour have met in Abuja over the two-week strike notice issued by the NLC and the TUC The federal government team, led by the minister of state for labour and employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, promised that the payment of wages would be prompt, urging the union to suspend […]
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The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has disclosed that organized labour may have no choice but to demand one million naira as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV, the NLC president argued that when they were considering two hundred thousand naira (₦200,000) as the minimum wage, […]
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Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has banned the sale and distribution of food items and farm produce in bulk from the state to other Nigerian states. Bago announced the ban during a press briefing, stressing that the sale of food items in bulk has resulted in scarcity and food starvation within the state. The […]
Continue ReadingThe State Commissioner for Special Duties, Security, Timothy Kasuwa, said five persons lost their lives in the incident. State Commissioner for Special Duties, Security, Timothy Kasuwa, confirmed the incident to Channels Television in a telephone conversation on Wednesday, where he revealed five persons lost their lives in the incident. “It is true that they killed […]
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