The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have put on hold the planned strike action scheduled to start on Wednesday over the fuel subsidy crisis. The delegations of the NLC and TUC met with that of the Federal Government late into Monday evening and agree to suspend the action. The negotiation will continue on 19th June …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers to commence a nationwide strike next Wednesday, 7th June, if the Federal Government fails to reverse the new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (better known as fuel). Announcing this as the outcome of an emergency meeting of the NLC’s National Executive Council (NEC) in Abuja on Friday, the National President of …

At about 11:450 pm, the aircraft lifting Nigerians stranded in crisis-torn Sudan landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It was the first batch of the rescue operation by the Nigerian government. There were 376 stranded Nigerians in this first batch. They were the first batch of evacuees who arrived Argeen border last Wednesday for airlifting in Aswan Egypt. …

An unspecified number of people have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus at PWD area of the state. The incident happened around past 7 am on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo said rescue operation was ongoing. “The accident recorded many casualties as the bus is fully …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is ready for the announcements of the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted yesterday. The collation centre will now open for the announcement by 6 pm, according to INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu had said on Saturday that the collation of elections on Sunday by midday. He said …

The Supreme Court has said that it will deliver judgment in the suit challenging the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 3 March. The seven-member panel of the apex court communicated the decision on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had consolidated various suits instituted by state governments – numbering 10 – with …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that only the N200 notes will remain legal tender. He said in a national broadcast on Thursday morning that the deadline for the swap of the old N200 notes is 10 April. The President directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to return the old N200 notes back into circulation until the new deadline of …

President Muhammadu Buhari will make national broadcast at 7 am today (Thursday), according to a statement released last night by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina. According to the statement, “television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till 10 February. Before the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, the initial deadline was Tuesday, 31 January. The regulatory bank said it added a 10-day extension of the deadline “to allow for the collection of …

Former Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has been declared the winner last July’s election. In a majority decision of two judges to one, the state’s Election Petition Tribunal, chaired by Justice Tertse Kume, ruled against Governor Ademola Adeleke. The majority judgment ordered that the Certificate of Return should be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Oyetola. The tribunal ruled …