Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday held a peaceful march, to protest the hardship on Nigerians, caused by the removal of fuel subsidies by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. Various bodies that make up the union gathered at the state office of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), from where the protest kicked off. The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions marched to Ekwueme Square Awka, a short distance...

Civil servants in Enugu State on Wednesday under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, call on the State Governor, Dr. Ndubuisi Mbah to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by increasing workers’ salaries. Speaking on behalf of workers, the Chairman of NLC Enugu Chapter, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo made the appeal during a peaceful protest at the Government House. “Since the removal of the fuel subsidy, the country has known no peace....

…Accuses Tinubu’s government of inability to fight corruption Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  on Tuesday, condemned the ‘bow, ‘go ministerial screening exercise by the Senate. Frank noted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration lacks capacity to fight corruption and criminality in the country. The former APC chieftain who made this assertion in a statement in Abuja, strongly condemned the ongoing “charade” termed ministerial screening by the Godswill...

… 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...