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Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has staged a protest at the Corporate Affairs Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. According to the union, the picketing was organized over alleged anti-labor matters. The NLC is accusing the Corporate Affairs Commission management of clamping down on union members who challenged anti-workers policies. However, the Trade Union Congress […]
North East Elders for Peace and Development is cautioning Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, against justifying armed banditry and other associated criminality ravaging the north. The elders expressed fear that recent comments and attitudes of the cleric could embolden the bandits. Dissociating themselves from comments credited to Gumi where he accused the Nigerian military of […]
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has lamented the proliferation of arms including AK-47 rifles among herders and farmers in the country. Lalong, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, stressed that the full implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan was the solution to the frequent skirmishes between host farmers and nomadic […]
A technology-driven civic organization, BudgIT, says about thirty-three states in Nigeria lack portals that enable members of the public to monitor and scrutinize their annual budget performance.This was the position of the organization during a virtual workshop on ‘Advocacy and Budget and Project Monitoring’ recently.In his paper presentation on ‘Advocacy for Fund Disbursement and Improved […]
In January 2021, Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to sixteen point four-seven percent. National Bureau of Statistics which confirmed this in its data, noted that it was a zero point seven-two percent increase from that of December. According to the report, the consumer price index which measures inflation increased by sixteen point four-seven percent year-on-year in […]
Screening for the newly appointed service chiefs will take place before the House of Representatives on Wednesday. According to Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, the exercise will be carried out behind closed doors for security reasons. The service chiefs are Major General Lucky lrabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major General Ibrahim […]
Commissioner of Police in Lagos will be questioned on the events at the Lekki Toll Gate, the venue for last Saturday’s planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests. This was confirmed by the Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, in a televised interview. During the protest, comedian Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr. Macaroni, along with some others […]
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed a twenty five-count charge against a former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, some of her aides, a Chinese firm, and others for their alleged complicity in the laundering of about ten billion naira. The Charges filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja listed along with Oduah, as […]
Nigerian troops are ready to partner with Cameroonian and Chadian soldiers to end the insurgency. Addressing troops at the Army Supercamp 1 Ngamdu in Yobe, the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, reaffirmed his commitment to end insurgency and restore normalcy to the North-East and the entire country. Attahiru said the successes recorded […]
Senate will today debate on clashes between farmers and herders in parts of the country. Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, who confirmed this while addressing journalists at his office in Abuja, said his deputy, Ajayi Boroffice, would raise a motion on the issue. While noting that local political leaders should be encouraged to find […]
