June 03
Nigeria: NLC Officials Attacked in Plateau
Some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) enforcing the strike declared by the union are currently receiving treatment at the Plateau State Specialist Hospital. Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - FG Begs Labour As Fresh Meeting Kicks Off
Amid the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the federal government has pleaded with the leaders of the… Read more »
Nigeria: A Sustainable Approach to Nation Building and National Development
Nigeria's youth population accounts for about 70 per cent of the country's total population, estimated at over 200 million. Read more »
Nigeria: Yobe Doctors Boycott Nationwide Strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Yobe State Chapter, has refused to join the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) which began on Monday over the N60,000… Read more »
Nigeria: Ndic Begins Payment Process of Heritage Bank Customers
Following the revocation of the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - How Aircraft Meant to Convey Nigerian Pilgrims for Hajj Returned to Saudi Empty - Muric
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm over the effect of the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on thousands of Nigerian pilgrims and the… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Court President Laments High Administrative, Operational Costs
Justice Edward Amoako Asante, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has lamented the high administrative and operational costs of running the community court. Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - Soldiers Bar Journalists As SGF, Labour Leaders Meet in Abuja
Amidst the biting effect of the nationwide strike by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), Senator George Akume, is currently… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - NLC, Tuc Chase Ondo Revenue, LG Workers From Offices
The members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Ondo, on Monday, chased out some workers of the state's interval revenue to enforce the nationwide strike on the national… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Prices Slump As Opec+ Plans to Start Unwinding Cuts
Oil prices slid Monday as the OPEC+ group of major crude producers signalled they would start to unwind output cuts later this year, with softer-than-expected US manufacturing… Read more »
Nigeria: Arsenal Announce Departure of Okwonkwo, Ejeheri, 20 Other Players
Arsenal have announced the departure of 22 players ahead of the official Premier League announcement of all men's players who will be out of contract at their current clubs on June… Read more »
Nigeria: Mbaoma Hits Brace As Enyimba Win Big to Close Gap On Rangers
Chijioke Mbaoma's brace in the 4-1 trouncing of Rivers United in yesterday's StarTimes-NPFL MatchDay 34 fixture in Aba moved Enyimba within a touching distance of leaders Enugu… Read more »
Nigeria: Fed Cup - Mouktar Lauds EFCC, Naija Ratels On Historic Run
The Chairman of the FCT Football Association, Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has sent words of congratulations to EFCC and Naija Ratels for reaching the quarter-final of this year's… Read more »
Nigeria: Swiatek, Gauff Storm Into French Open Quarterfinals
Defending champion Iga Swiatek needed just 40 minutes to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Sunday with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Russia's Anastasia Potapova. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu in Kano
Any observer of Nigerian affairs over the past week would struggle to decide which of the two is more vexing: the government's completely unnecessary involvement in the still… Read more »
Nigeria: AFN Pledges Support for Athletes Seeking Tickets to Paris Olympics
The president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, has given the assurance that athletes seeking to qualify for the next Olympic Games in Paris will be… Read more »
June 02
Nigeria: Soldiers Invade Kwara Police Station, 'Eject Rescued Students With Force'
There was drama at Oro Ago Divisional Police headquarters in Kwara State, on Sunday, when soldiers invaded the station and forcefully moved out rescued Kogi varsity students. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change - 3,500 Farmers Gets Fertilisers, Water Pumps in Kwara
No fewer than 3,500 smallholder farmers in Kwara state have been provided with 50kg fertilisers and water pumps to improve yields. Read more »
Nigeria: Use Multi-Dimensional Strategy to Combat Banditry in Zamfara, CNG Tells Govt
A group under the auspices of Coalition of Northern Groups has called on the Federal Government to urgently use a multi-dimensional approach to curb the spate of banditry and other… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labours' Demand Will Jeopardise Welfare of Nigerians - Govt
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the… Read more »
Nigeria: We Need a New Generation of Leaders - Obasanjo
Nigeria must begin to recruit new leaders to take over the mantle of leadership, ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Rescues 61 Stranded Nigerians in Chad After Air France Technical Issue
Sixty-one Nigerian travelers, who were passengers on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja, found themselves stranded in Chad due to a weather-related technical problem that… Read more »
May 31
Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Regional, Global Alliance in Maritime Investment
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invited countries, especially those on the African continent, to take advantage of the investment opportunities that abound in the nation's blue… Read more »
Nigeria: Only 10% of Govt Contracts Executed By Women, UN Body Laments
The United Nations Women, an agency of the world body, has lamented that only 10 per cent of government contracts are executed by women. Read more »
Nigeria: 20,000 Penalised for Travelling to Makkah Without Hajj Permit
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has penalised 20,000 people for travelling to Makkah or residing in the holy city without a Hajj permit, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Read more »