… FG should listen to Nigerians, not IMF, World Bank The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide strike which commenced today has been very peaceful, especially in Lagos State, even as labour says government must act fast and should rather listen to Nigerians than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The mass protest commenced as early as 7am on Wednesday from under bridge, Computer village in Ikeja and terminated at the Lagos State House...

Nearly a week after sending the first batch of minister-nominees to the Senate for ratification, President Bola Tinubu has sent another list comprising 19 names. The list was delivered to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, on Wednesday. The new list contains nominees from the eleven states, namely Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Plateau, Osun, Yobe and Zamfara which did not get a slot...

Borno State Government has targeted more than 1.8 million vulnerable people across the state with a new palliative initiative to cushion the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, who flagged off the distribution exercise at Muna IDP camp in Jere Local Government Area, said the state has keyed into the presidential food emergency declaration. He said under the initiative, each eligible beneficiary will receive 0N5,00 cash, a bag...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi lost his phone on Tuesday while sitting at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Obi, who was dressed in his usual black attire sat close to his running mate, Ahmed Baba Datti throughout the court’s proceedings, but his phone was allegedly stolen. Obi discovered that his mobile phone was missing after court...