Category: Breaking News

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023. TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday. Osifo said the strike would remain until “government at all… Continue reading

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, took travellers arriving and departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by surprise as passengers were stranded. It was gathered that the labour leaders barricaded both major entry and exit of the airport, while on a protest as announced earlier by… Continue reading

The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Tuesday, ordered a shutdown of electricity and fuel supplies in Imo State following the brutalisation of the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, last week, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force The Labour Centres also… Continue reading

The Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and four other claimants in a suit instituted against the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and two others, were absent as Oyo High Court sitting in Awe area of the state struck out the case on Thursday. According to Punch, the Kingmakers… Continue reading

The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso,  on Wednesday, upturned the appointment of the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye. The Oyo State Government announced Pastor Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun and made him king on 8th September, 2023. Recall that  one of the contestants,Kabir Laoye who… Continue reading

The Senate has announced the appointment of Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC, Kwara South) as its new Deputy Leader of the Senate. It equally announced the appointment of Senator Nwebonyi Onyeka as its new Deputy Chief Whip. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the new appointments during Wednesday’s plenary. Before his… Continue reading

President Bola Tinubu has sent names of three additional ministerial nominees to the Senate Tuesday for approval. The three nominees are Dr Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas, and Ayodele Olawale Olawande. This is coming barely three months after the upper chamber of the National Assembly confirmed 45 nominees with various portfolios…. Continue reading

Following the backlash that greeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day Broadcast, the Federal Government has bowed to pressure as they announced that the N25,000 provisional wage increase announced for low-grade workers is now applicable to all levels of civil officials. The Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Tinubu, Femi… Continue reading

BREAKING: Tinubu bows to pressure, extends N25,000 provisional wage to all grade levels Following the backlash that greeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day Broadcast, the Federal Government has bowed to pressure as they announced that the N25,000 provisional wage increase announced for low-grade workers is now applicable to all… Continue reading

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023 Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence,… Continue reading