President Tinubu’s Statement on the Killing of Soldiers in Abia 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu’s Statement on the Killing of Soldiers in Abia 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 2, 2024

I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, just two months after a similar tragic incident happened in Okuama in Delta state. These unwarranted barbaric and evil acts stand condemned and should never be condoned and tolerated in our country. Our soldiers and the...

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Organized Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOrganized Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and reversal of a recent hike in electricity tariffs. The negotiations finally collapsed after failed 7th attempts by the 37 members’ tripartite committee to reach a definite new minimum wage figure for Nigerian workers with the organized labour expressing frustration over the...

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Committee To Review Policy On Intellectual Property-Inaugurated

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCommittee To Review Policy On Intellectual Property-Inaugurated

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2024

To protect intellectual property, the Federal government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial steering committee to review intellectual property policy and strategy Draft for Nigeria. The inter-ministerial committee is expected to conclude the review in 4 weeks. The committee is headed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite. At the same time, the Minister of Art, Culture, and creative economy, Ms Hannatu Musa Musawa is co-chairman, and Senator Ben Murray–Bruce as a member....

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NLC Embarks on Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff Hike

NewsNigeriaNLC Embarks on Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff Hike

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 1, 2024

Nigeria faces a potential economic shutdown as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, launches an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at midnight Sunday. The strike is a response to the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage and reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff. NLC national president Joe Ajaero announced the strike at a press briefing on Friday, citing failed negotiations with the government. The union demands an increase in the minimum wage from the...

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Six Nigerians, One Chinese Nabbed In Ogun Over Illegal Mining

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSix Nigerians, One Chinese Nabbed In Ogun Over Illegal Mining

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 31, 2024

LAGOS – Six suspects and a Chinese national have been arrested following the recent protest by the residents of Ilate-Etido Community in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, over the activities of illegal miners in the area. The protesters lamented the negative and destructive impacts of the illegal dredging of sand in the area, which, according to them, affected their farmlands, environment and their sources of living. The combined team of soldiers from the 35...

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Military Vows “Overwhelming Pressure” After Soldiers’ Deaths in Abia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Vows “Overwhelming Pressure” After Soldiers’ Deaths in Abia

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 31, 2024

The Nigerian military has vowed to take action following the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday, 30th May. The soldiers were ambushed at Obikabia junction in Ogbor Hill. Videos circulating on social media show the assailants setting fire to a military vehicle after shooting dead the soldiers. The streets were deserted during the attack. The incident, which took place on Biafra Remembrance Day, has heightened tensions in the southeastern region. The...

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Minimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked as NLC Rejects FG’s N60,000 Proposal

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked as NLC Rejects FG’s N60,000 Proposal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 30, 2024

Nigeria’s plan to increase the national minimum wage appears stalled as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, rejected the latest proposal from the Federal Government. This throws the negotiations into further disarray as a 31st May deadline for a new minimum wage looms. The Federal Government, represented by the tripartite committee on minimum wage, proposed raising the minimum wage to N60,000 on Tuesday. This represents a N3,000 increase from their previous offer of N57,000. However, the...

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NAF Airstrikes Eliminate 30 Terrorists in Borno, Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Airstrikes Eliminate 30 Terrorists in Borno, Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 30, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, successfully neutralised 30 terrorists in coordinated airstrikes conducted on 27th May in Borno and Katsina states. This comes as a significant blow to terror groups operating in the regions. According to Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji targeted terrorist hideouts in Kankara Local Government Area, Katsina. The operation aimed to dismantle the network of a notorious terrorist...

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Nigerian Government Drops Terrorism Charges Against Miyetti Allah Leader

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Government Drops Terrorism Charges Against Miyetti Allah Leader

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 30, 2024

The Nigerian government on Wednesday withdrew terrorism charges against Bello Bodejo, the president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani cattle herders association. Bodejo was arrested in January 2024 after he launched a vigilante group in Nasarawa State to assist security agencies in combatting crime and banditry in the State. He faced three counts of terrorism-related offences, including establishing an ethnic militia and activities threatening national security. He had been in detention since his arrest....

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Police Arrested 3,078 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescued 1,750 Kidnap Victims

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrested 3,078 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescued 1,750 Kidnap Victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2024

The Force spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi says 3,078 suspected kidnappers have been arrested and 1,750 kidnap victims were rescued in the past one year. ACP Adejobi disclosed this while parading some suspects in Abuja on Tuesday, said: “Over the past year, we have made substantial progress in arresting individuals involved in crime, including 4,826 armed robbery suspects, 3,078 kidnapping suspects, 2,479 suspects for rape/sexual crimes, 1,243 for unlawful possession of...

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