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...
•Pa Reuben Fasoranti The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, today, disagreed Pa Reuben Fasoranti over the call on the Yoruba people not to exercise their right to protest in joining the NLC and other protesters concerning the alarming situation in the state of the nation that affects every aspect of governance. Afenifere, in a...
•Lekki Port, Lagos The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria said it will join the two-day nationwide protest being organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was contained in a statement today by the Head of Media, MWUN, Kennedy Ikemefuna, reports The PUNCH. Ikemefuna said the move was necessary following the directive of NLC that its [&helli...
•The protesters A human rights group, Take It Back Movement, has begun a nationwide protest in Lagos against the economic hardship being experienced in the country. This is despite the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, reports Daily Trust. The protest is coming preparatory to the Organised Labour’s bill...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed to go ahead with its plan to hold rallies from Tuesday to Wednesday to register its displeasure over the rising cost of living the country. The labour union, in a letter it wrote to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said […]
•Women protest A group of women under the auspices of the “Voice of Women in Nigerian Leadership Initiative” trooped out in large numbers on Saturday to protest the economic hardship in the state and Nigeria as a whole. The women who converged at the Old Airport roundabout carried placards with various inscriptions to express their […]...
•Security operatives Armed to the teeth security operatives yesterday took over the DSC and Effurun roundabouts in Uvwie local government area to prevent the “no to hunger and hardship” protest in Nigeria billed to commence from 6am in Uvwie and Effurun local government areas of Delta State. A Journalist and Bureau Chief South South of [&helli...
•Troops Soldiers from the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State in the early hours of today arrested the South-South Bureau Chief of Galaxy Television, Mr. Dele Fasan, for recording video clips during a planned labour protest in the metropolis. Also, the soldiers whisked a human rights activist, Comra...
Women from the 23 local government areas of Rivers State today marched through the streets of Port Harcourt, the state capital, to declare support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The stakeholders, under the auspices of Rivers Women Unite for Sim, began the walk from the popular CFC junction along Aba Road to the Polo Club in […]