LASEMA Blames Occupants For Four-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has attributed the collapse of a four-storey building in Lagos to the irresponsibility of the occupants, who ignored multiple warnings from the Lagos State Structure Control Agency to vacate the premises. According to PUNCH Metro, the building collapsed on Thursday, trapping several occupants under the rubble. However, LASEMA […]
FG Declares Labour’s N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Unsustainable.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the N494,000 national minimum wage demanded by organized labour, which totals N9.5 trillion, could destabilize the economy and jeopardize the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Idris made this assertion while addressing journalists in Abuja, responding to the threat of a strike by […]
Monday Labour Strike :Nationwide Shutdown Banks, Courts, Hospitals, Airports, And More.
Economic activities across Nigeria will come to a halt at 12 a.m. on Monday as workers from various sectors, including banking, oil and gas, healthcare, electricity, aviation, judiciary, and universities, have been directed by their unions to participate in a nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria […]
NANS Urges Tinubu For Transparency In Student Loan Scheme.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded transparency in the implementation of the student loan scheme. The country’s apex student body urged the Federal Government to appoint individuals of unquestionable integrity and competence to oversee the loan disbursement, ensuring the scheme’s success and sustainability. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday, NANS […]
Ezekwesili Reaffirms Stance Against New National Anthem.
Former Minister of Education Obiageli Ezekwesili has reaffirmed her opposition to adopting the new national anthem signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Ezekwesili voiced her stance in response to a video of Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu rejecting the newly adopted anthem by sitting during its recitation at a recent event. Supporting Yesufu’s protest, Ezekwesili […]
Monday Nationwide Strike Won’t Disrupt WAEC Exam _Controller.
The Branch Controller for Ekiti, West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), Mrs. T.A.Y. Lawson, has confirmed that the nationwide strike set to start on Monday will not interrupt the ongoing examinations in Ekiti State or across the country. In a letter titled Notice of Commencement of Indefinite Strike by NLC and TUC (reference number EK/BC/SC/EXAM/07/Vol.1/89), Lawson […]