Protesters stormed Ikeja under a bridge in Lagos on Wednesday morning, as the country marks 25 years of uninterrupted Democracy. It was learned that some civil society groups, including the Take It Back Movement, the Education Rights Campaign, the Coalition for Revolution, breath, and the Socialist Workers League, are spearheading the protest. The protesters with various inscriptions such as ‘President Tinubu, let the poor breathe’, ‘For another general strike with mass protest now’, and ‘Payment of living...

President Bola Tinubu has sacked retired Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase as head of the Police Service Commission and announced retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Argungu to replace him. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The release, titled “President Tinubu appoints new leadership for Police Service Commission and Nigerian Police Trust Fund,” outlined the new leadership roles. The statement further...

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the unionists were waiting on President Bola Tinubu to consider labour’s offer and that labour could not embark on strike because the President is yet to say his verdict on the figures presented by the tripartite committee. Ajaero, while addressing journalists on Monday at the ongoing International Labour Conference taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, said the submission of N62,000 as proposed by the government and the organized employers’ body...