Category: Politics and Governance

Responding to concerns in some quarters to the stoppage of mass road grading program embarked upon by the Famuyiwa’s administration, the Council Chairman Hon. David Oladapo Famuyiwa has appealed to the residents to be patient, because the exercise has to be put on hold since the commencement of the raining season. The Council Mayor made […]

To avert a planned nationwide strike, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum have summoned an emergency meeting with the leaders of the Organized Labour for tonight, sources informed our correspondent on Sunday afternoon. A meeting has been called by the Senate President and the Nigeria Governors Forum, set for […]

The Labour Party’s leadership on Sunday called on the Nigerian Army to focus on apprehending the killers of five soldiers in Abia State, rather than targeting innocent civilians. This plea followed the military’s announcement of plans to avenge the soldiers’ deaths, which occurred during the Biafran Day celebration. In a statement issued in Abuja, the […]

Organised Labour has urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene in the ongoing minimum wage negotiations to avert an indefinite strike set to start on Monday. The Federal Government has warned that the minimum wage demand by labour could destabilise the economy. Labour had set a May 31, 2024, deadline for the new minimum wage. […]

Aviation unions in Nigeria have announced their participation in the nationwide indefinite strike organized by the Labour unions, starting tomorrow. Initially hesitant due to the absence of a directive from their affiliate, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the aviation unions have now instructed their members to cease operations at airports across the country. The decision […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo stated on Saturday that Nigeria is becoming increasingly volatile, uncertain, and complex. He attributed the growing insecurity to the country’s dangerous conditions, marked by widespread suffering and hunger. Speaking at the Africa Methodist Council Heads of Conference Summit and Women’s Movement Leadership Summit in Lagos, where he chaired the public lecture, […]

The Kogi State Government has announced the rescue of the last eight kidnapped students from Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara. According to our correspondent, the students were found in a forest in Kwara State during a joint operation with the Kwara State Government. Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information, stated on Sunday […]

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has assured members that the party will recover and succeed in the 2027 elections. Damagum gave this assurance during an event in Umuahia celebrating the 76th birthday of Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees. Damagum stated, With what we are […]

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 […]

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 […]