As Nigerian express anger over the proposed hike in electricity tariff, Civil Society Organisations under the umbrella of Forum for Good Governance in Nigeria(FGGN) said it has concluded arrangements to embark on a protest tomorrow against the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu for insisting on electricity tariff hike, despite economic hard...
•Minister Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the federal government plans to pay N2.75 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition required for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway today, Wednesday, May 1. Umahi said that the highway is projected to stretch from channel 0 to ...
•Ajaero The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has described the 35 per cent pay rise of the federal government civil servants as mischievous, saying living wage should be N615, 000. Ajaero stated this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television today. Recall that the federal government approved a pay ris...
The popular Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, is undergoing a significant transformation as demolition for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway commenced. Landmark Africa took to its X account today to lament the devastating state of the beach after demolition, uploading a before-and-after picture of the beach. The resort wrote: “Wh...
Buffeted by staggering food inflation, rising cost of living, biting fuel scarcity, poor electricity supply and widespread insecurity, Nigerian workers have said they have scant reasons to celebrate May 1 fondly known as Workers’ Day. The federal government has declared today a work free day to commemorate the workers’ day, reports Daily Sun. ...
•An explosion A yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and eight others have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred today at about 12:39 p.m, reports The PUNCH. Confirming the incident ...
•Atiku and Tinubu Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, today, asserted that increase in tariffs of different services amounts to Nigerians subsidising the corruption and inefficiencies in government. In a statement he personally issued in Abuja, he said the plight of the Nigerian wo...
•Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to discontinue the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to save jobs for Nigerians. Obi said the project is a misplaced priority by the federal government, adding that jobs would be lost to add to […]
•Gunmen Gunmen again, last night reportedly invaded the Bmuko Community, in the Dutse Baupma axis of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping four residents in the area. A resident of the community, Mr Isah, who spoke to newsmen today, said the gunmen arrived in the community at about 11:50 pm on […]
•Tinubu Strong reactions have trailed comments by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that there would be a total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. Adelabu said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power, which is investigating electricity tariff hik...