The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address current fuel and naira scarcity in the country. Briefing journalists at the Labour House on the outcome of a meeting convened by the Central Working Committee of the congress, NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero said the union would declare a nationwide strike and …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has threatened to sanction any business that fails to collect the old Naira notes, warning that any bank branch that act in same manner would be shut down immediately and reported to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a letter he wrote and addressed to Lagosians on Monday, the Governor directed residents of …

A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Gideon Vitallis has been arrested by operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for allegedly murdering a cash point operator, Patience Ago Quaye at the Twumasiwaa Memorial Clinic in Accra, Ghana. Thirty-two-year-old Patience, who worked at the centre, was allegedly found dead in a store room at the facility last Wednesday after she had been missing …

A Makurdi Magistrate’s Court on Monday remanded two students – Ugosor Japhet and Gwebe Ageba – over alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery. The suspects were arrested for allegedly killing a student of the Benue State University, Erkaa Naomi Dooshima. The Magistrate, Mrs Erdoo Ter did not take the plea of the defendants for want of jurisdiction. She ordered the …

The former Chairman of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Aliyu Issa Ore has berated a former Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Wahab Oba over the claim that the state government is yet to accommodate local government workers in the N30,000 minimum wage cycle. Oba was CPS to former Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed. Ore noted that …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct compliance with the terms of the orders made by the Supreme Court in its judgment delivered on 3 March in respect of the Naira redesign policy. The Supreme Court ordered that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain in circulation till 31 December, this year. The apex court also …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. On 9 February, Adeleke filed an appeal challenging the judgment of the Osun State Gubernatorial Election Tribunal. The tribunal, headed by Justice Tertsea Kume, had on 27 January, nullified the election in which Adeleke was declared winner. It ruled in favour …

The Kano State Executive Council (KSEC) has given approval for the Kano State Anthem Bill 2023 and its transmission to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. The KSEC has also approved the state Rural Access Roads Establishment (RARA) Bill 2022 and the State Roads Funds 2022 Bill. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Mallam Muhammad …

The Afegbua family in Edo State has announced the death of Second Republic Senator, Franca Afegbua. She was the only female Senator in that era, which ran from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983. The family’s statement reads: “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman senator in Nigeria, Senator Franca Afegbua, whose …

No fewer than 35 persons have been killed in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna and Katsina States. Of the figure, 17, including a policeman, were reportedly killed in  Zangon-Kataf communities in Southern Kaduna. Eighteen persons were killed in the Kankara council area of Katsina State. According to The Nation, the trouble started in the Zangon-Kataf area on Thursday when …