Month: August 2023
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IGP Warns Against Violence as Labour Stages Protest
The Nation Newspaper Labour yesterday insisted on going ahead with today’s planned protest against petrol subsidy removal. But acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun warned against violence. He ordered police commissioners to beef up security. Labour said the protests would start because the relief package unveiled on Monday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was…
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Danfo drivers begin 25% fare slash today
Punch Newspaper The Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators, on Tuesday, said it had put modalities in place to comply with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive for the implementation of 25 per cent reduction in transport fares in a bid to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on residents of the state. The PUNCH…
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NLC Reacts To Viral Report of Plan To Shelve Nationwide Protest
President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has enjoined workers and Nigerians to disregard some online reports that tomorrow’s mass protest has been called off. Ajaero told Vanguard that, “We have no reasons to call off the planned protest. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that…
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Just In: NLC Hints Postponement of Nationwide Protest
Daily Trust The organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Tuesday, hinted that it could reconsider its planned nationwide protest scheduled to start on Wednesday. Secretary of the NLC, Emma Ugbaja, spoke to State House reporters after the rescheduled meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives held at…
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NAF Jets Bomb Hideouts of Zamfara Bandits’ Warlord, Dankarami, Scores of Terrorists Killed
Nigerian Military airstrikes in Zamfara State have eliminated scores of terrorists believed to be foot soldiers of the notorious bandit kingpin, Dankarami. Another separate military air interdiction was also launched at the enclave of Ado Aliero, also a terrorist kingpin in Zamfara, near Asola Mountain in Tsafe local government, killing over a dozen armed bandits.…
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Senate halts screening of 3 ministerial nominees over alleged forgery, age falsification
The screening of at least three ministerial nominees was put on hold for reasons of age forgery and age falsification, among others, as the Senate commenced the exercise yesterday. Of the 14 nominees listed on the order paper for screening, seven, including immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, were asked to take a…