The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest over the recent hike in telecommunications tariffs and the Federal Government’s default on the ₦70,000 minimum wage. According to a communiqué issued after the National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of the NLC yesterday, he protest is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Recall that the Federal Government approved a 50% increase after telecom operators initially requested a 100 percent hike. In response, the NLC on Friday called on Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication…
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FG secures $1.1bn AfDB loan to power 5m Africans by 2026
The Federal Government has secured a $1.1 billion loan, (approximately ₦1.71trillion) from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the provision of electricity for 5 million Africans by the end of 2026. According to President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser to the President, (Information & Strategy), the President made this known in a speech presented by Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, at the just-concluded two-day ‘Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit’, which was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Tinubu also stated that the AfDB’s $200 million in the Nigeria Electrification Project will provide electricity…
Read MoreSecurity operatives take over PDP Secretariat after BoT meeting clash
Security operatives have taken control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat, following a heated confrontation between the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) members, Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye over the rightful occupant of the party’s National Secretary position. The deployment included personnel from the Nigerian Army, the Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who intervened to restore order. Tensions escalated when Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye arrived for a BoT meeting. The situation took a dramatic turn when an aide to Anyanwu forcibly removed Ude-Okoye…
Read MoreFG slams 3-month suspension on Max Air over Kano airport incident
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has announced the suspension of operations by Max Air with effect from midnight, tomorrow Friday. This is coming after the airline’s incident involving the airline’s aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, which experienced a tyre-burst upon landing at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday. The NCAA Director, Consumer Protection and Public Affairs, Michael Achimugu, stated that statutorily, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has initiated investigation into the occurrence. Achimugu said during this 3-month period, the NCAA will conduct…
Read MoreNiger, Mali, Burkina Faso officially exit ECOWAS
The three military-led West African nations – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso – have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). The regional bloc disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday. This brings to an end a year-long attempt by ECOWAS to convince the countries to reconsider leaving the bloc. The Commission, however, said it intends to “keep its door open” if any of the countries want to return to its fold. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early…
Read MoreWike vs Gov Bala: “Stop betraying North” – Forum cautions Dogara
The Nigerian Democratic Front, (NDF), has cautioned the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, against betraying Northern interests in the lead-up to the 2027 presidential election. In an issued statement signed by its National Spokesperson, Engr. Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe, the NDF urged Northerners to disregard their actions and called for an end to the practice of political mercenaries. The group alleged that their recent criticism of Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed is a calculated strategy aimed at undermining the region’s political influence and preventing it from producing…
Read MoreAfenifere appoints Farotimi as Secretary, demands Kanu’s release
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has appointed lawyer, Dele Farotimi, as its National Organising Secretary of Afenifere. The group, in a communiqué issued on Tuesday, stated that “the General Meeting considered and approved the appointment of Barrister Dele Farotimi as the National Organising Secretary of the Afenifere”. The Afenifere leadership also called on President Bola Tinubu to forthwith release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to the group, the fair hearing of the separatist leader may no longer be guaranteed due to controversial and…
Read MoreEFCC operatives raid ex-NHIS Exec. Secretary, Usman Yusuf’s residence, arrest him
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, was yesterday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), According to sources, who spoke to newsmen yesterday, Yusuf was arrested by a large number of EFCC operatives who stormed his residence yesterday. “A truckload of EFCC operatives stormed Prof Usman Yusuf’s residence and arrested him”, one of the sources said. Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS), faced trouble during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, following a petition submitted by a group to…
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