The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said that it would organise a nationwide protest on 7th May 2024 owing to the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The body of student also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. In a statement on Tuesday by its Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde, NANS …

The transport situation in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, worsened on Sunday following the scarcity of petrol, which forced commercial and private vehicles off the road. It was observed that the few filling stations that were selling fuel witnessed long queues of vehicles. The scarcity had also forced fuel prices to jump to a little below N1,000 per litre from the …

A private university in Gombe, Pen Resource University has taken steps to mitigate the effects of the fuel subsidy on its employees by announcing a salary increment for all categories of staff. The increment, which ranges from 25 per cent to 35 per cent, is aimed at cushioning the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. The move comes amidst a …

The Ministry of Defence, through its Steering Committee on Social Safety NET, on Saturday evening, flagged off enrollment of veterans for palliatives to mitigate the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, who was represented by a Director of Joint Service Forces, Jude Alozie, stated that the initiative was to …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the N35,000 wage award for civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. This was disclosed in a memo issued by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Barrister Ekpo Nta. The memo stated that all federal civil servants are beneficiaries of the wage award. Dated 19th October …

The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved a 25 per cent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Wednesday, in Asaba. The statement said the reduction in the acceptance fee was in line with …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has approved the immediate release of N1 billion, which is the first tranche of the state government’s donation to augment the palliatives package from the Federal Government. He also approved the release of N2 billion being the second tranche for the payment of gratuities to retired teachers in both state and local government …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum announced on Saturday the allocation of N36.4 million as palliatives to the 1,215 youth corp members deployed to the state for their national service. Each of them is to receive N30,000. The governor visited the NYSC orientation camp at the weekend four days after he attended the swearing-in of the youth Corp members …

The Federal Government has approved N5 billion for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enable them to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum said at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, that, in addition to the fund, …

Organised labour has vowed to proceed with a “total, comprehensive and indefinite” nationwide shutdown of the country if there is another increase in petrol pump price from the existing N617, which it describes as “illegal”. At the African Trade Union alliance meeting in Abuja on Monday, NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero warned against undermining the demands of the union. On …