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NLC task force shuts down schools, banks, offices in Jos
Businesses in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, the capital city of Plateau state, have reportedly shut down following the strike declared ...
Is this the end of the NLC, as Nigerians ignore it?
During the swearing in of the Ayuba Wabba faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo ...
NLC strike: More states join nationwide protest (PHOTOS)
Groups of people led by the National Labor Congress across the nation are currently protesting the increase in pump price ...
YNaija Says: For Buhari’s government to maintain trust, it needs to cut its costs now
Trust in government may help governments to implement structural reforms with long term benefits… In a low-trust climate, citizens will ...
“We are not on strike,” TUC president re-confirms this morning, as strike appears to fail across the nation
by Chi Ibe The Trade Union Congress which made an official statement of disagreement with the strike organized by the ...
Morning Devotion: To strike or not to strike? New national carrier & Social Media Bill thrown out
The current dark cloud that looms over the nation is the removal of fuel subsidy. As is the norm, strike ...
‘We’ll achieve Biafra without war’ -IPOB
Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Wednesday, vowed that it will not go to war to achieve ...
NLC strike: ‘No work no pay’ – FG tells civil servants
The Nigerian government has threatened to invoke the principles of “no work no pay” on any government official who does ...
Did Jonathan leave an empty treasury? Let’s check the figures
On Friday May 6, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the appropriation bill into law. The signing into law of the ...
BREAKING: NLC, FG reach agreement on fuel price
After marathon meetings between the federal government and the Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), an agreement ...
YBNL Princess, Temmie Ovwasa might just have some talent – watch these 5 short videos
You’ve got to give it to her – she has some voice and who knows, YBNL General, Olamide might yet ...
N145: Senate supports new fuel price
The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday expressed its support the N145 proposed by th federal government as the new pump price ...
‘Surrender your guns’ | Police call on all Nigerians
Alarmed by the increased use of prohibited firearms in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon E. Arase, has directed ...
Morning Devotion: Buhari meets Wike, Pay your electricity bills, Kachikwu and the House of Reps, NYSC call-up to be delayed?
In this 6th episode of Morning Devotion, Joachim would have loved to be privy of Buhari/Wike closed door session regarding ...
NLC, FG meeting on fuel price ends in deadlock
A four-hour meeting between the federal government and organised labour to discuss the hike in fuel price, on Monday night, ...
‘Wike, Fayose, are accidental leaders of PDP’ -APC
The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, said Governor Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti state counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, ...
Billionaire Orji Uzor Kalu arraigned in court for stealing N5.6bn (PHOTOS)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wants Orji Uzor Kalu to give account of an alleged misappropriation of N5.6billion wile ...
House of Reps session turns rowdy over discussion on fuel subsidy
Members of the House of Representative, on Monday, held a special session to deliberate on the fuel subsidy removed by ...
Opinion: Feyi Fawehinmi reviews Buhari’s one-year record on corruption
*This is the first of a three-part series. Is Nigeria fantastically corrupt or not? If you disagree, I invite you ...
Meet Mamman Daura, the guy they call our ‘unofficial Vice President’
An online news portal, SaharaReporters, tweeted this: It went viral, with many believing it and others questioning the veracity of ...
Morning Devotion: NLC strike cometh, Hollande in Abuja and the tomato pests that stopped Dangote’s plant
On today’s episode, Joachim Mac-Ebong continues to address the forthcoming NLC strike, Francois Hollande’s visit to Nigeria and the suspension ...
Our favourite photos from Kiss Daniel’s album launch concert
G-Worldwide act, Kiss Daniel held a launch concert to celebrate the release of his debut album- New Era on Sunday, ...
The NLC will be meeting the government today
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Peter Ozo-Eson, while speaking to Punch Newspaper on Sunday, May 15 revealed ...
“It is nonsensical” | Ijaw Youth Council says Jonathan has nothing to do with Avengers
The Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide has rejected the notion by an ex-militant, Israel Akpodoro, that former President Goodluck Jonathan founded ...
Ali Modu Sheriff just ate humble pie
Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has extended an apology to stakeholders of the ...
A timeline: Kiss Daniel’s journey to his album launch today
From an unknown singer to national phenomenon, Kiss Daniel has risen above what many expected. With 4 solo hit singles, ...
Mimiko says the APC has failed, and that’s great news for the PDP
The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, on Saturday urged the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take advantage the ...
Akah Bants: David Cameron’s fantastically curious case of verbal diarrhea (WATCH)
Akah Nnani is back with this week’s episode of Akah Bants. In this new video, he invites actress, Nancy Isime to ...
President Buhari says Boko Haram is using weapons they stole from Nigerian military
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no empirical evidence to suggest that the dreaded terrorist sect, Boko Haram is ...
Lai Mohammed is explaining, and explaining and explaining why he asked for N13m loan
First, he gave a curt response to SaharaReporters, that blew the whistle. Then, he gave an interview to Lagos’s Radio ...
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