The government of Edo and Kwara states have announced the reduction of work days from five to three to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on civil servants. In a statement on Tuesday, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, said his government shared the pains of the people, assuring that his administration will stand […]
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Following a meeting with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the planned strike over the removal of the petrol subsidy. The labour unions announced the suspension after a meeting of their leaders and representatives of the federal government on Monday. They are to reconvene on June […]
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An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of Lagos state. It was gathered that Adekunle and his school mate identified as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and […]
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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has suspended its indefinite strike for 21 days. The suspension of the strike was made known to the media after a meeting between the leadership of the union and President Bola Tinubu, on Monday. Confirming the situation to TheCable, Obinna Ogbonna, JOSEHU’s acting chairman, said the union is suspending the strike […]
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The latest ranking of countries with the highest unemployment rate has shown Nigeria at the top of the chart for the wrong reason. The World of Statistics in its latest release on Sunday via its verified Twitter handle ranked Nigeria high, indicating the country has the highest level of unemployment in the world at 33.3%. […]
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The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has denied the allegation of demistic violence, which claimed that he was fond of beating up his wife, Mrs Oluwaseun. A group, under the auspices of the Society for Women Empowerment, alleged that Ayedatiwa had physically assaulted his wife twice in four months which, according to […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was absent as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has presented the federal government (FG) with a list of demands to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal on citizens. The demands by the TUC included an increase in the minimum wage, tax holiday for certain categories of people as well […]
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The meeting on subsidy removal between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the federal government of Nigeria has ended without an agreement. The meeting called by the federal government, was intended to reach an agreement with organised labour after President Bola Tinubu’s announcement that petrol subsidy would cease to be in […]
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Former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be beneficial to the country’s economy. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, inaugurated the refinery, which is currently the world’s largest single-train petroleum refiner, in Lagos State on Monday. Top government officials from […]
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The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the Dangote Group has paid back 70 percent of the loans it took to construct an oil refinery. Emefiele spoke at the commissioning of the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery in Lagos on Monday. The CBN boss said the refinery was initially […]
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