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The federal government last night approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35 per cent for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. The announcement was made on the eve of May Day, or Labour Day, which is celebrated worldwide to recognise and honour the achievements and contributions of the working class. The announcement […]
About ten people have been reportedly injured in Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa, area of Lagos in a gas explosion. Gbenga Omotosho, the Lagos State commissioner for information and strategy, who confirmed the incident via his social media page, said some gas cylinders were being off-loaded into a shop on Tuesday evening when the explosion occured. “A routine offloading of gas […]
Commuters are now paying a hefty price to move from home to workplace as the persisting scarcity of fuel balloons Nigerians’ daily transport fares, putting pressure on already stressed wallets. With the petrol scarcity, many commercial drivers rely on black market sellers to source the fuel needed for their daily transport business. This explains why […]
A registered nurse anaesthetist, Prince Ovwiomodiowho, has accused a private hospital in Lagos State, R Jolad Hospital, Agege, of alleged negligence and failure to provide adequate care, which reportedly led to the death of his wife, Loveth and unborn son, already named Jason. The distraught man told PUNCH Healthwise, that his late wife started ante-natal at […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Monday warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. The minister disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power at an investigative hearing over the recent electricity […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said the Federal Government is working in the interest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank following a hike in electricity tariff. Falana stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He said, “The Honourable Minister of Power is acting the script of the IMF […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has availability of products exceeding 1.5 billion […]
Petrol queues, crowded bus stops, traffic and hikes in transport fares have returned to most states in Nigeria with residents resorting to buying petrol in jerrycans, fondly referred to as ‘kegs’ as black market prices soar towards N1000 per litre. Findings by BusinessDay showed long lines of motorists snaking around petrol stations, some waiting for hours only to […]
President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May, […]
Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune have revealed that the N2.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal road may lead to the abandonment of about N16 trillion railway projects which were incorporated in the 25-year railway roadmap unveiled during the administration of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and which will expire next year, 2025. The projects include the Ibadan-Kano Standard […]
