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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Council and the National Association of Seadogs, NAS, have jointly called for the release of Mubarak Bala, who has been detained for four years without trial. The two associations made the demand during a courtesy visit to the NUJ Secretariat in commemoration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. The NAS delegation was led by its Capoon, Mr. Olufemi Adesope and was welcomed […]
The Lagos house of assembly has stated that the creation of the state police is the panacea to solving the challenge of insecurity in the country. The speaker of the house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, during the plenary session noted that the stance of the inspector general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on state police is unacceptable. Recall that the inspector general of police while speaking in Abuja at a […]
Nigerians has rejected the reduction of the tariff payable by Band A customers made by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s from N225/kWh to N206.8/kWh The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, electricity consumers and civil society organisations, in interviews with Newsmen, demanded a reversal of the hike to the subsidy era tariff. The new tariff announced on Monday came 33 […]
The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. The governor made this known on today while inaugurating the Labour House named after Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north and former governor of the state. He also noted the new minimum wage is expected to take effect from May 1, 2024. Recall the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and […]
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments.He made this known while speaking at the special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tinubu stated that the removal of the petrol subsidy was a necessary action for the country not to go into bankruptcy and to reset the economy towards growth. “Yes, there have been drawbacks. Yes, there […]
The current petrol scarcity in Abuja and several other states across the country has worsened over the weekend. Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians are still struggling to get Premium Motor Spirit as many filling stations remained under lock and key throughout the weekend. The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, […]
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC has announced results of Saturday’s 27th April local government election. The results show that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party,PDP won all the chairmanship seats and councillorship positions in the 33 local government area of the state. OYSIEC Chairman, Aare Isiaka Olagunju (SAN) while announcing announced the results at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday, described the poll as free, fair, credible and violence-free. Here […]
The Federal Government has ordered a comprehensive manhunt for the fleeing inmates of Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this during his visit to the facility for an immediate assessment of the damage said that the government was considering the relocation of the custodial centre. Recall that 119 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja in Niger state […]
The Oyo state independent electoral commission, (OYSIEC) has disclosed that there will be movement restrictions from 6am to 4pm this Saturday’s local government election in the state. The chairman of OYSIEC, Aare Isiaka Olagunju who disclosed this at a media parley in his office explained that the voting exercise will hold between 8am and 3pm. The chairman noted that sensitive and non-sensitive electoral material has been distributed to over fifteen […]
