Tinubu meets Wike, Akpabio in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently in a meeting with Nyesom Wike, former governor of Rivers state, and Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs. The meeting is also being attended by David Umahi, former governor of Ebonyi state, at the state house. Last week, Wike met the president in the […]
Newspaper Headlines: 62 killed as bandits attack Sokoto, Zamfara communities
Reports on petrol subsidy removal and the planned nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers today. Source: Top Stories
NNPC terminating crude oil swap contracts, says Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has commenced the termination of crude oil swap contracts and will pay cash for petrol imports, Reuters is reporting. Mele Kyari, NNPC’s group chief executive officer (GCEO), said private companies could begin importing petrol in June. He said the national oil company will […]
TUC demands increase in minimum wage to ‘cushion effect of subsidy removal’
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has presented the federal government with a list of demands to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal on citizens. The demands include an increase in the minimum wage, tax holiday for certain categories of people as well as reverting to status quo as negotiations continue. […]
Sanwo-Olu to NLC: Don’t go on strike over petrol subsidy… Tinubu means well for Nigeria
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to go on strike over petrol subsidy removal. During his inauguration speech on May 29, President Bola Tinubu said “petrol subsidy is gone”. The president’s pronouncement immediately led to the resurface of long queues at fuel stations and […]
Report: Petrol prices soar in Benin Republic after subsidy removal in Nigeria
Petrol prices have almost doubled across fuel stations in Benin Republic after it was announced that subsidy would be removed in Nigeria, the BBC is reporting. Petrol from Nigeria is regularly smuggled into neighboring countries including Cameroon, Ghana, Benin Republic and as far as Sudan. The broadcasting company quoted sources to […]
Group accuses Ondo deputy governor of wife battery — but he denies allegation
A group known as the Society for Women Empowerment (SWE) has accused Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of Ondo state, of assaulting Oluwaseun, his wife. Damilola Charles, SWE’s national coordinator, said it is “disturbing” that Aiyedatiwa would perpetrate the alleged act and be allowed to cover it up. Charles asked Betty Akeredolu, first […]
Subsidy: Nationwide blackout looms as electricity workers join NLC’s planned strike
Electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), say they will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its planned strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. On Friday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) issued a five-day ultimatum to the federal government to revert to the old price […]
NLC absent as FG meets with TUC over petrol subsidy
A federal government delegation is in a meeting with representatives of organised labour at the presidential villa, Abuja, over the removal of subsidy on petrol. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) didn’t make the meeting. The meeting comes five days after a first meeting with the new government on the same issue, ended […]
‘Petrol is also a matter of time’ — reactions trail ‘drop’ in cooking gas price
The reported drop in the price of cooking gas in the country has ignited heated reactions among Nigerians on Twitter. On Sunday, Wale Adedayo, a freelance writer, took to the microblogging platform to share a receipt for cooking gas purchased on June 1. The receipt showed that 12.5 kg of cooking gas […]