June 04
Nigeria: Police Uncover Gang Targeting, Killing Car-Hire Drivers in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested some members of a criminal gang suspected to be murdering car-hire drivers and stealing their vehicles. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's First Year - Fuel Subsidy Removal, a Costly Blunder - Chigbo
In a scathing critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's first year in office, Nwafor Chigbo, convener of the Good Friends Network for Peter Obi, has described the removal of fuel… Read more »
Nigeria: Shutting National Grid Is a National Attack, Senate, Reno Omokri Chide NLC, TUC
Senate has faulted the shutting of the national grid by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC. Read more »
Nigeria: Killing of 5 Soldiers in Aba - CSOs Petition Otti Over Reprisal Attacks On Residents
Civil society organizations, CSOs, and pro-democracy groups under the aegis of Abia Civil Society Network, ACSON, have petitioned Gov. Alex Otti, over what it described as ongoing… Read more »
Nigeria: Eno Appoints Verification Team Over Executed Projects in Lgas
GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed government officials as members of verification team to authenticate projects executed across the 31 local government areas of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Hardship - First Lady Seeks Nigerians Understanding
The wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to show understanding with the federal government in it's attempt to tackle the hardship… Read more »
Nigeria: Jntscn Appoints Okoisor Armstrong As Delta Chair, Launches I-Report Task Force
The Joint National Transport Safety Committee of Nigeria (JNTSCN) has appointed Mr. Okoisor Armstrong Ikemefuna as the Delta State Chairman and South-South Regional Coordinator. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Crack Down On Perpetrators' - Peter Obi Condemns Second Niger Bridge Vandalism
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has condemned the vandalisation of the Second Niger Bridge. Read more »
Nigeria: Our Operations Significantly Hampered By Strike - - Domestic Airlines
Domestic airlines in the country said yesterday that the strike declared by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has significantly hampered their… Read more »
Nigeria: Nama Md Wants Reversal of 50 Percent Igr Deduction in Interest of Safety
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar, has appealed for a reversal of the 50% deduction from the agency's internally… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Accomplish More When We Drop Partisan Politics, Personal Interest - - Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu said yesterday that the completion of critical infrastructure projects across Nigeria by his administration was a clear example of what the country was… Read more »
Nigeria: N1bn Transfer Scam - Detectives Spread Dragnet to Arrest Perpetrators, Finger Top Bank Officials
The police in Abuja have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the transfer of about N1 billion by a bureau de change operator in Abuja, Shamsudeen Ahmed… Read more »
Nigeria: Pftr C'mittee Canvasses 1 Percent Revenue Cost of Collection
The Presidential Fiscal and Tax Reforms Committee is recommending a far-reaching cut in cost of revenue collection to one per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: Petrol / Landing Cost Rises 46.8 Per Cent to N1,026.71 - Investigation
·As economy loses N19 billion Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Abuse - EFCC Offers Whistleblowers 5 Percent Reward
In a bid to further strengthen its crusade against the abuse of the naira, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced a 5% reward for whistleblowers who… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - 60 Reps in Support of Fubara
House of Representatives members, code-named G-60, have vowed to give total support to Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Access Bank-Unicef Charity Shield Polo - Crown Polo, Mangal Cement Win Top Laurels
Two debutant teams, Crown Polo and Mangal Cement, displayed exceptional skill on Sunday during the 2024 Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament. As the event heads into… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Give Maximum Support to PTI- - Lokpobiri
Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Heineken Lokpobri has promised that his ministry would continue to support the Petroleum Training Institute, PTI, Effurun, Delta State, to… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - PDP Postpones Inauguration of Edo Gov Election Campaign Council
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of the Edo State Governorship Election… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits' Infiltration - FCT Police Deploys Assets to Ensure Safety of Residents
Following intelligence given to security agencies by citizens alleging the infiltration of some bandits into some parts of Abuja, the FCT Police Command said it had deployed both… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - FG Offers 'Above' N60,000 Minimum Wage As NLC/Tuc Revert to Organs
The Federal Government has said it is ready to pay higher than N60,000 as minimum wage, urging organized labour to take the offer. Read more »
Nigeria: City of David RCCG - Iluyomade Transferred, Not Suspended - - Sources
The social media was yesterday awash with reports of the suspension of the Senior Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, City of David Parish, Region 20, Idowu… Read more »
Nigeria: Preventing Prolonged Labour Impasse
The "doomsday" was long expected because the two parties to the labour dispute did not approach it with enough spirit of compromise. Organised Labour - the Nigeria Labour Congress,… Read more »
Nigeria: UBA Sani Scores for Farmers
Kaduna State means business. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt. Reforms Should Not Push Nigerians Into Poverty - Ajaero
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, while speaking at the Vanguard Economic Discourse charges the government to fix the economy and not allow the citizens… Read more »
