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The Presidency has faulted the nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress, alleging that some people are leveraging the situation in the country for their political agenda. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in an interview with TVC on Tuesday, monitored by one of our correspondents, said protests organised […]
It is clear that President Tinubu is not yet one year in office. It is also clear that he met gargantuan economic problems and challenges when he assumed office. It is also clear that those challenges and economic difficulties are systemic and system wide, as such not even a genius will overcome them in four […]
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has insisted that it was not part of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and would not participate in any process that, ab initio, it was not a party to. Meanwhile, the Congress also told President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, order the […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained telecom operators in the country from deactivating or barring any line or sim whose user did not link to the National Identification Number, NIN. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, restrained the telecom operators from taking such action on February 22, 2024, while ruling on an application […]
ABUJA — Protests yesterday , grounded parts of Edo, Lagos, Osun and other states of the country as citizens kicked against economic hardship and called on President Bola Tinubu to address the problem of hunger in Nigeria. The protests were organised by the Joint Action Front, JAF, the umbrella body of pro-workers civil society groups. […]
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve their proposed nationwide protest. On February 16, the NLC announced a nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28, in response to the economic challenges facing the country. This decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to […]
The Trade Union Congress has warned that the planned protest on February 27 and 28 being championed by the Nigeria Labour Congress may lead to anarchy. This is as the union stated that the country was too volatile and tense because of the prevailing hunger in the land. This warning was made by the Deputy […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reiterated his commitment to the implementation of economic reforms necessary to facilitate business growth and create investment opportunities that support Nigeria’s growing population. “We are challenged, and we believe we will overcome the challenges. I have a can-do attitude that must be translated into a must-do attitude. We have a […]
Governors on Thursday denied a claim by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the Federal Government disbursed N1.08tn to states to address the food crisis in the country. During the inauguration of the renovated central mosque in the Iseyin area of Oyo State on Thursday, the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, said as the Vice-Chairman of the […]
ABUJA —The Department of State Services, DSS, has asked organised labour to shelve its planned nationwide protest over high cost of living and sundry issues in the country in the interest of peace. But the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday dared the DSS to stop the protest, advising the secret police to face its of […]
