Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has identified some mistakes the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government made in the negotiation process with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the ongoing strike. Sani said it was wrong to delegate Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila and his spokesman, Dele Alake, to negotiate with representatives of NLC….
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has congratulated the management, students, and staff of INTERLINK POLYTECHNIC, Ijebu Ijesha on their 3rd Convocation ceremony held over the weekend During his address at the event, he applauded the foresight and vision of the founder of the school for establishing the institution in the state. Adeleke,…
Nigerian workers protesting the removal of fuel subsidy at the National Assembly have pulled down the main gate leading into the complex. The protesters, on the platform of the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) forced their way to the National Assembly complex despite the resistance of security operatives. It would be…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the response of the government will determine the duration of its ongoing protest. Sahel Standard reports that NLC President Joe Ajaero said on Wednesday that the union would not be deterred by the use of force by the government. “It’s in the interest of the NLC to…
States and local governments got N2.59tn from the federation account in the first six months of 2023 amid worsening economic hardship in their respective states. This is a 27.62 per cent increase from the N2.03tn that was shared in the corresponding period of 2022. Also, the total revenue shared among the three tiers of government…
Officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress, representatives of civil society groups alongside concerned citizens are currently marching towards the Federal Secretariat and National Assembly in a bid to express their displeasure against the hike in fuel price and failure of the Tinubu administration to reverse “unfriendly policies targeted against the poor”. The unionists who had…
President Bola Tinubu will today send a new batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening. According to a very reliable source in the Senate, the names would either come on Tuesday night or very early on Wednesday morning. The source exclusively told our correspondent that the names of the new batch of ministerial…
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has faulted the special investigated appointed by President Bola Tinubu over the probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Sani, in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, said the special investigator appointed by the President cannot objectively and transparently investigate the CBN. He stated, “One person…
There was confusion in Osun state among the labour unions and other civil societies over venue of convergence for the schedule protest against government economic policies on Wednesday. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had declared nationwide protest against economic policies of the Federal Government, saying it is anti-masses and urged its members across the country…
There was heavy security on ground at the Ikeja under-bridge in Lagos as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) commences nationwide protests over the removal of petrol subsidy. Recall the organised labour said the palliatives rolled out by the President in his nationwide broadcast on Monday night, was very insignificant to cushion the effect…
