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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A federal high court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not have the powers to invite serving and past officials of the state government for the purpose of explaining how the state’s funds are utilised. Delivering his ruling on a suit instituted by Zamfara government […]

Burna Boy has sold out an 80,000-capacity stadium in London, becoming the first African artiste to solo headline a UK stadium. Source: Top Stories

Ahmed Ododo, governorship candidate of the APC in Kogi, has selected Salifu Joel, a primary school teacher, as his running mate. Joel is the incumbent chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and the treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi. The governorship election is scheduled to take place […]

The Enugu state government has asked schools and businesses to quit observing the Monday sit-at-home directive issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).  Peter Mbah, the state governor, issued the order in a public service announcement on Saturday. The directive is sequel to his annulment of  Monday sit-at-home in the […]