State governors, yesterday, backed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to end petrol subsidy, promising to work with him to ameliorate the short-term impact of the decision. The governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, expressed their strong support for the removal of the petrol subsidy at a meeting with the President at the State House. The meeting, which was attended by Vice-President Kashim Shettima and new Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

President Bola Tinubu has urged state governors to collaborate with his administration in tackling the menace of poverty in the country, saying the level of impoverishment was unacceptable. The President made the remark yesterday when he hosted the state governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, at the State House. “We can see the effects of poverty on the faces of our people. Poverty is not hereditary, it is from society. Our...

Senator George Akume has been sworn in as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. Akume took the oath of allegiance and oath of office yesterday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The oaths were administered by President Bola Tinubu. Among those who witnessed the ceremony were Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Senate President Ahmed Lawan; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State. The...

NASS seeks prosecution of individuals, groups, or organisation involved in unveiling airplane Dayo Olumide, the acting managing director of Nigeria’s purported national carrier Nigeria Air, has revealed that the airplane unveiled two weeks ago by Hadi Sirika, the immediate past minister of aviation, for the proposed Nigeria Air was chartered from Ethiopian Airlines, ET. Recall that on May 26, 2023, a Boeing 737-800 series airplane with the ‘Nigeria Air’ inscription, which left the Addis Ababa...

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended their planned nationwide strike earlier scheduled for tomorrow. The decision followed a meeting between the leadership of the labour union and the federal government at the Presidential Villa on Monday night. The NLC, in a statement last Friday, announced a boycott of services nationwide from Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in protest against the sudden removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu...

“You are enjoined to pay a total sum of N18,640,092 to government coffers…within seven days,” reads the letter from the Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, that made Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo take to social media to vent her anger on the Lagos State Government. According to the letter dated May 22, 2023, the actress has a tax liability of N7,376,000.00 for the 2022 income year and an outstanding liability of N11,264,092 for 2021 which amounts...

The National Industrial Court of Nigra, NICN, has restrained the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, from embarking on their planned nationwide strike on Wednesday. The NLC, in a statement last Friday, announced a boycott of services nationwide from Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in protest against the removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu which has resulted in an upsurge in the price of premium motor spirit, PMS, otherwise known...

In an effort to avert industrial action by Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Federal Government has adjourned a meeting with TUC leadership tomorrow Tuesday to allow for more consultations. Dele Alake, leader of the Federal Government negotiation team, told newsmen that adoption of the agreement needed President Bola Tinubu’s consideration. “This engagement has been very productive. The TUC that attended today presented a list of demands, which we have studied and will present to Mr....