Buhari orders immediate reduction of fertilizer price

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has ordered the reduction of the cost of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 naira per bag. This directive was announced by the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu. He disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House reporters in Abuja […]

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NLC speaks against planned hike in electricity tariff

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to take a decisive action on the plan by DISCOs to hike electricity tariff in the country. Ayuba Wabba, the NLC president, on Tuesday in Abuja made the call in a statement titled: “Increase in Electricity Tariff by Abuja DISCOs – a […]

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Minimum wage saga: Shelve planned strike for sake of poor masses – Eze pleads with Labour

An appeal has gone to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to seek other means of pressing for its demand for increased minimum wage, other than embarking on an industrial strike. Making the appeal in a statement circulated to the media in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, a renowned good governance advocate and chieftain of the All […]

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