President Bola Tinubu explained on Tuesday that the decision taken to remove subsidy on petrol was a challenging one but necessary to ensure a transparent and accountable energy sector. The President, who spoke at the opening of the 2024 Nigeria International Energy Summit, NIES, in Abuja, acknowledged that the decision has led to hardship, especially […]
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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 nurses demanded a reversal of the policy, urging the government to address poor welfare, poor infrastructure, and insecurity that “make nurses flee Nigeria Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja and Lagos chapters, have protested the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council […]
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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 Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the recent agreement to allow United Kingdom Attorneys to practice in Nigeria. The NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), in an email to lawyers of the Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday by 11:34 pm, titled “The Purported ETIP Agreement on Legal Services between the Government of Nigeria and the United […]
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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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