Nigeria’s labour unions have commenced nationwide protests. President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with Channels Television at Unity Fountain, Abuja, where workers gathered to hit the streets. He said there are some hindrances in the commencement of the protest in some states. “Protests have taken off…
World football body, FIFA, has announced its plan to pay directly into the players’ accounts of the winners of the ongoing women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. FIFA secretary-general, Fatma Samoura, confirmed this in a viral video on social media saying the policy change is due to unpaid allowance issues involving Nigeria’s Super Falcons. Recall…
Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser on media and publicity to President Bola Tinubu, says the administration is committed to a free press. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Ngelale said his principal’s administration seeks to promote transparency, hold public office holders accountable, and open up the presidency to the public. He added that Tinubu’s administration will…
World Bank President Ajay Banga will begin a three-day visit to Nigeria on Thursday during which he will meet with President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the international lender said in a statement on Tuesday. The visit is referred to as the next step of a global tour that is at the centre of…
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said the Authority was deploying series of measures, with the latest being the NEPZA Dispute Resolution Center (NDRC) to aggressively position the country’s Free Trade Zones as haven for unlimited investments. Adesugba made the remark in his welcome address at the…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has warned members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over their planned protest scheduled for Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that the unions had planned a nationwide protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. However, Egbetokun warned that although…
The Senate has directed the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), and the National Security Adviser, (NSA), to lift the subsisting restriction order placed on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. It argued that fuel subsidy removal by the federal government has substantially put paid to the smuggling of the products…
The Senate will screen the remaining 14 ministerial nominees today. The PUNCH reports that 14 out of the 28 nominees appeared before the Senate for screening. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had last week Thursday unveiled the 28 ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu. Amongst those to be screened are former Ebonyi governor and…
The Presidential Election Petition Court has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the February 25 election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, reserved judgement to a date to be communicated to…
“Our uranium imports are highly diversified, and Niger only represents 4% of global production”, a Foreign Affairs spokesperson told journalists on Monday. The Energy Transition ministry also confirmed there were no supply risks. [Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock] The general supply of uranium to France, a key raw material in nuclear fission, is not at risk, nuclear conglomerate…
