NLC Kicks Against NIC Ruling, Insists FCT Workers’ Demands Must Be Addressed THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed strong opposition to the National Industrial Court’s decision suspending the ongoing strike by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) workers, describing the ruling as unsatisfactory and dismissive of key labour issues. In a statement signed by its Acting […]
Oborevwori Mourns Ndidi’s Father, Describes Death as Painful Loss DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed profound grief over the death of Mr. Sunday Ndidi, father of Super Eagles captain, Wilfred Ndidi, who reportedly died in a fatal road accident in Umunede, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. In a […]
Rents Beyond Reach: How Nigeria’s Housing Crisis Is Pushing Families to the Brink NIGERIA’S urban housing crisis has entered a dangerous new phase. Across major cities in the South-West and South-South, rent levels have surged so sharply that they now exceed the annual income of many working families, forcing mass displacement, social […]
NLC, FCTA Workers Picket Industrial Court, Demand Wike’s Removal WORKERS of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday stormed the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja as part of their ongoing protest over unresolved labour disputes. The workers, who are observing a total […]
DHQ Admits Some Officers Plotted to Overthrow Tinubu Government Investigation Concludes, Military Judicial Trials to Follow THE Defence Headquarters has acknowledged for the first time that certain officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces were involved in an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The confirmation came in a statement issued […]
PW2 Alleges Police Altered His Statement in Ogwashi-Uku 5 Trial Witness Says IPO Omitted Key Facts, Defence Seeks Total Rejection of Evidence DRAMA unfolded on Tuesday at the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba during the trial of five prominent indigenes of Ogwashi-Uku, as the second prosecution witness (PW2), Mr. Lawrence Obasi, openly accused the […]
Oborevwori Orders Crackdown on Armed Criminals Ahead of 2027 Polls Directs Police to Arrest, Prosecute Firearms Offenders DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed security agencies in the state to arrest and prosecute any individual found in possession of firearms or involved in acts capable of disrupting public peace, particularly […]
Human Rights Group Faults Anambra Government Over Onitsha Market Shutdown THE Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has condemned the ongoing closure of the Onitsha Main Market, accusing the Anambra State Government of adopting a heavy-handed strategy that undermines economic rights and deepens hardship for thousands of traders […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has pledged to ensure fairness and transparency in resolving disputes over the location of oil and gas wells across Nigeria’s oil-producing states. The assurance was given on Monday in Abuja by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mohammed Shehu, while briefing journalists on the […]
Ibom CNG Bus Project Takes Off THE Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Umo Eno, has officially flagged off the Ibom Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) City Bus Terminal in Uyo, marking a major milestone in sustainable transportation and urban development. Situated at Obio Offot and Ikot Akpe, the site was once […]