…Cautions Of Mass Resistance If Ajaero Is Not Released Immediately The United Action Front of Civil Society, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has warned that the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero in a gestapo manner at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) is an attempt by the Federal Government to cause national anarchy. Mallam Hamisu Santuraki,...

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has kicked over plans by the Federal Government (FG) to increase Value Added Tax (VAT), from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. Atiku’s condemnation came after the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee (PFPTRC) chaired by Taiwo Oyedele announced plans to propose a law to the National Assembly that would increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from the current 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent. It will...

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has sought the assistance of the Senate Committee on Youth Development in providing critical support for the upgrade of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in the state. Oyebanji also appealed to the Committee to develop policies aimed at fostering skill acquisition among Nigerian youths, emphasising that education without skills in this modern era will put the youths at a disadvantage. The Governor who stated these in...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it is still maintaining its position on pump price of fuel hike, pointing out that Nigerians have a right to a decent life free from intimidation and starvation. The labour union in a press statement on Wednesday signed by its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Comrade Benson Upah, stated that its attention has been drawn to the denial credited to the Senior Special Assistant to Mr President...