A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity said the death toll was provisional, and that the search for more bodies was still underway. At least seven Guinean schoolgirls drowned Sunday after a pirogue — a long wooden vessel — they were travelling in capsized, the education minister said. The girls were crossing the Niger…
The Kwara State Government on Monday directed that work days be reduced from five days to three per week for every worker in the state. This according to the government is following the astronomical hike in transport fares. This is contained in a statement in Ilorin, by Murtala Atoyebi, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov….
The labour relations consultant noted that Nigerians are aware of the process of subsidy and expect the government to have a running refinery to carry out a subsidy removal. Former Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Amaechi Asugwuni, has asserted that there is no going back on the proposed strike scheduled for Wednesday…
In his inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu announced that his administration would remove the subsidy on petrol. This led to Nigerians paying more for fuel amid battle with inflation. As soon as the decision was made, fuel queues popped up across the country as most filling stations quickly saw an opportunity to profit off the…
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George has dismissed reports claiming he is willing to work with President Bola Tinubu’s administration if invited. Bode said he never made the statement and never will, insisting that “if Tinubu calls him, he will pray for Nigeria”. The PDP chieftain claimed that…
United States of America sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said on Monday. At the 1968 US Championships in Sacramento, Hines became the first man to officially go below 10 seconds for 100m, running a hand-timed 9.9sec. Later that…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed fear that if the Federal Government fails to liberalize the oil sector to allow for more private individuals to invest, the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also called petrol may hit N1000 per liter by December 2023. The NLC national President, Joe Ajaero who made…
•NLC faults negotiation team, Lagos, Nasarawa, more state chapters join strike •TUC demands salary increase, fuel importers seek equal access to forex The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government to discuss the subsidy removal and the attendant hike in fuel pump prices across the country. The union insisted…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is pleading with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to embark on its planned strike. The NLC had threatened to strike on Wednesday after the prices of petroleum went up in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s announcement that the fuel “subsidy is gone”. However, Governor Sanwo-Olu has urged…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has exercised the authority vested in him by Section 105, sub-section 3 of the Nigerian constitution by announcing the dissolution of the 7th Osun State Assembly and proclamation for the 8th Assembly. Governor Adeleke conveyed the dissolution and the proclamation to the Clerk of…
