•Professor Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has urged the government at all levels to desist from taking citizens for a fool so as to bridge the gap between leaders and the led. Soyinka, who was a guest speaker at the Punch’s 50th anniversary lecture themed ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ insisted that the government ought [&hel...
•Bags of ‘pure water’ The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has revealed that the price of pure water may surge to N100 per sachet owing to the rising costs of production materials. Addressing the media in Lagos, the group outlined the numerous challenges they are currently grappling with, including the exorbitant cost o...
•Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, today has said that members of parliament are feeling the pulse of the nation and are willing to make adjustments in their salaries as a necessary sacrifice to help their constituents cope with the current economic realities in the country. He [&h...
•Vitus Okechi South East Development Peace Initiative (SPDI) has advised Ndigbo nationwide against joining the much talked about mass protest against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. There has been a nationwide outrage against the current administration with flashes of protests in different parts of the country due to rising inflat...
•Kaduna protesters Civil servants in Kwara and Kaduna States have stormed the streets of Ilorin and along Independent Way in Kaduna respectively to voice their concerns about the prevailing economic challenges in the country. The workers in their masses were seen carrying placards and banners with different inscriptions while chanting protest ...
•NLC Protest at Ikeja Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have kicked off the two days nationwide protest after gathering this morning across the country. Reports showed a heavy presence of security personnel in various states of the federation, as protesters expressed their frustrations at the current nationwide hardship. Our corresp...
Last-minute troubleshooting efforts by the federal government to avert a two-day warning strike and national protests against economic hardship in the country failed last night, following insistence by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC to go ahead with its activities. Speaking after a closed-door meeting hosted by the Secretary to the Government...
•Passengers on queue at Barracks Bus Stop, Ojuelegba in Lagos to enter Lagbus. Long queues yesterday characterised many termi-nuses of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) of the Lagos State Government following the slashing of BRT fares to ameliorate the suffering of residents. Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Thursday an-nounced a 25 per cent rebate on ...
The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the rights and freedom of protesters are protected if the proposed protest action by the Nigeria Labour Congress and other unions slated for 27 and 28 February goes ahead nationwide. The Force Headquarters while noting that personnel have been placed on red alert and will [&hel...
•Labour protest and Tinubu Civil society leaders, under the aegis of The Labour – Civil Society Front, has thrown its weight on the Organised Labour as regards the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country slated for tomorrow and next. The coalition of eminent civil society leaders and groups declared its suppor...

