•Nigerian workers and Tinubu Nigerian workers, under the aegis of The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains— only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated tha...
•Tinubu Two years after President Bola Tinubu’s May 2023 decision to end subsidies on premium motor spirit (petrol), the federal government may have saved at least N7 trillion, but the unintended consequences triggered by sharp inflation and impact on vulnerable households and small businesses continue to linger. Small businesses, already stru...
As the world marks World Family Doctor Day, the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, SOFPON, yesterday called for urgent action to address mental health challenges in the country. It also highlighted the growing burden of mental health issues, amid economic instability, insecurity and rapid societal change, reports Vanguard. Speaking at a ...
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, says the poverty in the land has assumed a worse dimension such that those offering him things in the past now beg him for assistance. Speaking at the National Executives Committee (NEC) meeting and expanded stakeholders’ summit of his party at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, today, Obi [&...
Many Muslims had a low-key Eid-el-Fitr celebration following the growing cost of living, which made it difficult for many to celebrate in their usual style. The surge in the prices of food, fuel, and transportation, along with ongoing security concerns, significantly affected the festive spirit across several parts of the country, reports The ...
•Tinubu The League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State has called on the federal government to urgently embark on people-oriented policies and programmes that will alleviate the suffering of the masses. The body noted that the current economic hardship in the country has pushed many into distress, hence, the need for government interventions in [...
•Mustapha Sule Lamido Former Jigawa State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mustapha Sule Lamido, has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the electorate, stating that the economic hardship Nigerians are facing today was avoidable had they heeded PDP’s warning during the 2023 elections. S...
•Asemota speaking during the courtesy visit Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Contributory Pension Scheme Retirees Welfare Association, Andrew Asemota today alleged that members of the association were being given inhuman treatment after putting in 35 years of their lives into the public service. Asemota made the allegation when he led ...
•Nigerian workers The Nigerian workers under the aegis of The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern that many state governors abandon their states and reside permanently in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, while the citizens they are meant to govern suffer hardship. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, made this statement duri...
•Bishops The Archbishop of Ibadan Province, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Dr. Williams Aladekugbe, has lamented that the economic crunch in the country has prevented Christians from attending services and giving offerings in churches. He said this while delivering the 1st Distinguished Alumni Lecture of the Department of Religious Stud...

