The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, advised Nigerians to disregard reports of a probable suspension of its planned nationwide strike, which is set to begin on Wednesday. The Congress, on Tuesday night, disclosed this in a brief statement signed by its national president, Joe Ajaero, that the protests would go place as planned in major cities around the country. Earlier, during a press conference at the State House, NLC Secretary-General Emmanuel Ugboaja stated that the Congress might alter its stance on the proposed strike action. Ugboaja’s statement sparked a flurry of controversy, with reports of a probable suspension making headlines…
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The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services on Tuesday confirmed the four people that narrowly escaped death after a helicopter crashed in Lagos State. , The incident happened on Monday afternoon at the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa in the area. It was gathered that the chopper was used for training when it crashed into a building and went up in flames. The spokesperson for the agency, Amodu Shakiru, said the occupants sustained injuries He said, “The helicopter crashed into a building but nobody died. The helicopter was used…
Tinubu to Workers: Your Salary Review is Coming Soo President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerian workers that the salary increase they are expecting will come soon. The president disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast on Monday night. He said his administration is working with labour unions to review the current national minimum wage which is commensurate with the current standard of living on the country. “In the same vein, we are also working in collaboration with the Labour unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers. I want to tell our workers this: your salary review is coming.…
Burkina Faso, Mali Back Niger Junta, Warn ECOWA Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali”, the two countries said in a joint statement Monday. The governments of Niger’s two neighbours, both the result of recent military coups, made the comments after West African leaders threatened to use “force” to reinstate Bazoum and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists. “Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali,” the two countries warned. They said the “disastrous…
Following the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to handover the affairs of All Progressives Congress to former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, it is authoritatively confirmed that the former governor has forwarded the name of former Deputy Governor of Kano Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo as his replacement. Politic Digest learnt that the former governor initially wanted Alhaji Usman Alhaji, a former secretary to the state government as his replacement but sources told this paper that he decided to send the name of Abdullahi Gwarzo because of his closeness to the president for nomination. Apart from Alhaji, the former governor…
A Senior economic expert, Paul Alaje has said that President Bola Tinubu should also consider reviving the Moribon refineries that have long decayed alongside his palliative measures. The Meridian Spy reports that President had announced his plans to address the worried fuel subsidy removal and the plan palliative to cushion the effect on Nigerians. Recall the during the nationwide address broadcast on Monday night, the President noted explained economic plans to drive growth in the economy. Alaje, who spoke on Arise TV yesterday after the president’s address said Tinubu should look at revamping the refinery. He said “People can take…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has accused the Nigerian government of funding Simon Ekpa in order to “cause unrest in the South-East. “This came as he claimed that anyone still respecting the sit-in order was helping the Nigerian government “destroy our once peaceful land. “Kanu was cited as saying this in a statement made on Monday by IPOB’s chief counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. It read, ” We visited our indefatigable and formidable Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today, being the 31st Day of July 2023, at the SSS Headquarters, Abuja, where he is still…
The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a 50% cut in the fares charged by all state-owned transport services. Sanwo-Olu stated at a news conference in Ikeja on Monday that the fee decrease would begin on August 2. The governor stated that the state administration has reached an agreement with informal transportation providers, mainly yellow buses, to decrease their fares by 25%. Sanwo-Olu went on to say that the transporters would make an announcement later today. According to the governor, the move is part of the palliatives being rolled out by the state government to cushion the effects…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will spend 75 billion naira on 75 enterprises across the country from July 2023 to March 2024. The President who disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast on Monday night said this move is meant to strengthen the manufacturing sector, increase its capacity to expand and create good paying jobs for Nigerians. President Tinubu said the selection of the 75 enterprises will be based on their capacity to add value to his administration’s pursuit of economic growth for the country. “Our objective is to fund 75 enterprises with great potential to kick-start a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the administration saved over one trillion naira in two months of implementing his predecessor’s fuel subsidy removal policy. The President who made this revelation in a nationwide broadcast on Monday night justified his decision not to take the country back to the days of fuel subsidy payment, saying the huge amount of money would have been lost to smugglers and fraudsters. “In a little over two months, we have saved over a trillion Naira that would have been squandered on the unproductive fuel subsidy which only benefitted smugglers and fraudsters. That money will…
My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey to a better, more productive economy for our beloved country. 3. For several years,…
Drama In Senate Over ‘Discrepancies’ In Benue Ministerial Nominee’s Biodata There was drama in the Senate on Monday when lawmakers grilled a ministerial nominee from Benue State, Joseph Utsev, citing “discrepancies” in his biodata. Utsev started his introductory comments at exactly 02:07pm immediately after the Senate screened ex-governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. He told the lawmakers that he was born in Gboko, Benue State on December 2, 1980 and he attended the University of Agriculture, Makurdi where he studied Civil Engineering and graduated with a Second Class Upper in 2004. Utsev said he observed the mandatory one-year National Youth…