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The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on Saturday said the recent increase in electricity and fuel prices will benefit ordinary Nigerians in the long-run. Mr Mohammed made the remarks while meeting with online publishers in Lagos. He also appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its industrial action planned for Monday. The planned action, […]

The Federal Government has warned civil servants against participating in the planned nationwide strike called by the organised Labour. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and its affiliate unions had called on workers to embark on an indefinite industrial action on Monday over the price of petrol and electricity tariff. But in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said the controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA) will enhance the fight against corruption. Mr Buhari said this at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2020 Virtual Leaders’ Summit on Thursday. The bill assented by President Buhari on August 7 has generated furore amongst Nigerians. The critics, majorly clergymen, condemned certain […]

Nigeria on Friday recorded Coronavirus uptick, as Lagos and Plateau States led the pack in infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 213 new national infections on Friday. This represents an increase from the 125 cases raked in by the nation on Thursday. With the new figures, total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria have […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday insisted that it will go on with its planned mass action scheduled for Monday, September 28. In a communique by its General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, the NLC asked its members across the nation to come out in large numbers to protest the increase in fuel and electricity prices. […]

Four aviation unions have backed the Organised Labour nationwide strike expected to commence on Monday. The unions asked their members to withdraw services from all aerodromes nationwide indefinitely. With this, airspace may not be open for operations from Monday. This was confirmed to Punch by the General Secretary of the National Union of Aviation Employees, Aba […]

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there is likely to be an even more devastating second wave of coronavirus in Adamawa and other states in the country due to the non-compliance to COVID-19 health guidelines. A technical adviser in the implementation of NCDC’s action plan in Adamawa State, Fahad Mohammed, who […]

The UK Government has said it is surprised by the federal government’s stance, that it would consider disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty, for any outside authority to sit in judgment over the conduct of its citizens and apply punitive measures such as visa restriction, unilaterally. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, stated this while […]

The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders in the real estate sector to work out modalities for residents to pay house rents on monthly basis instead of yearly. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the call on Thursday in Lekki, during the Policy Roundtable Dialogue with key stakeholders in the Real Estate Sector. […]

The Federal Government has reiterated that the nation’s 60th independence anniversary celebration will be low-key. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on Thursday, in Abuja, said this is not unconnected from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The 60th independence anniversary celebration will be low-key just as the President has already […]

Former APC National chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has broken his silence after his preferred candidate in the Edo state governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of APC lost to the incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole who was in a running battle with Governor Obaseki, worked hard for the governor to be removed from office and […]

The policemen involved in an operation that led to the killing of an upcoming musician, Daniel Ikeaguchi, aka, Sleek, have been arrested and transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Ikeaguchi was reportedly shot on Monday in the Elelenwo area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, while fleeing from an anti-kidnapping squad that stormed […]

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said he worked as a plumber about 30 years ago. He made the revelation during the graduation of 6,252 students of the 18 skill acquisition centres in the state. Sanwo-Olu advised youths and women to engage in vocational skills and become employers of labour rather […]

The Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has told the probe panel investigating him that he’s never received a bribe from anyone in his life. At the proceedings yesterday, Magu challenged anyone who has ever offered him a bribe which he accepted to “come out publicly to confront […]

Vice Chancellors of universities were told on Tuesday to conclude arrangements for the immediate and full reopening, following the decline in COVID-19 infection rates. The National Universities Commission (NUC), which issued the directive, said the Federal Ministry of Education has accepted its request for varsities to get set for immediate resumption of academic activities. The […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had disbursed N3.5 trillion to different sectors of the economy to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. It will also contribute N1.8 trillion into the N2.30 trillion Federal Government’s one-year Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) through its Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs). CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele stated this on Tuesday […]

Italians have voted to reduce one-third of the country’s lawmakers in order to save cost. Almost 70 percent of the citizens voted in favour of the move in a referendum which followed an earlier decision by the parliament. The move will see the number of parliamentarians downsized from about 945 to 600; the senators will […]