A severe domestic energy crisis is forcing millions of households across Nigeria to abandon clean energy alternatives and revert to primitive cooking fuels. Driven by an unprecedented surge in the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, commonly known as cooking gas, and kerosene, many families in both rural and urban areas are returning to fi...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a fresh swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to stop giving excuses and focus on solving Nigeria’s worsening economic and security challenges. Obi said Nigerians are growing increasingly frustrated with the hardship across the country and expect ...
•Nigeria Labour Congress The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged workers to prepare for another major confrontation with the federal government over wages and welfare as economic hardship continues to bite across the country. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, gave the indication yesterday in Abuja during the unveiling of the roadmap for the 50...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State To cushion the effect of the recent fuel price increase, the Lagos State government has promised to pay all workers in the state an extra N50,000. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this today during the 2026 Workers’ Day Commemoration, themed: “Insecurity, Poverty – Bane of Decent Work,” held at the Mobol...
•Prof. Taiwo Obindo The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria has raised concerns over the state of the country’s mental health system, warning that widespread neglect, economic hardship, and structural barriers are worsening mental health conditions. The association said this in a communiqué signed by its President, Prof Taiwo Obindo, and S...
•An open market Some traders and shop owners in Obio/Akpor area of Rivers today opened for business in defiance of the state government’s no-movement directive during the local government council elections. They cited economic hardship and survival concerns as reasons for opening their businesses despite the ban, reports NAN. The Rivers Govern...
•Chimamanda Adichie Iconic Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says the suffering of ordinary Nigerians is what worries her most about the country’s current economic situation. Chimamanda lamented that the ongoing hardship has reduced many middle-class Nigerians, who were previously managing to get by, to the point of begging. In an exclu...
•Pastor Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will lead a national prayer session in July aimed at seeking divine intervention for the restoration of Nigeria’s struggling economy. The prayer session will take place during the church’s monthly thanksgiving service, themed “Divine Inte...
•Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Abubakar Malami, has reacted to the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term by some governors. On May 22, all 22 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors publicly backed President Tinubu as the party’s sole presidential candidate for th...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The issue of wage review beyond the national minimum wage has become a trending discourse within the Labour movement, especially because of the increasing rate of inflation even before the implementation of the N70,000 new national minimum wage. During May Day, it was also strident in the joint statement of the [&hell...
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