•LP National Chairman Julius Abure and NLC President Joe Ajaero The Labour Party (LP) has urged Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stop interfering in its affairs as directed by the Registrar of Trade Unions in Nigeria, Mr Falonipe Amos. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary, LP said this in a statement on today in Abuja. […]
•Naira notes The Multidisciplinary Finance Professionals (MFP) Group has asked the government to stop the dollarisation of international transactions and floating of the Nigerian currency as part of strategies to address the devaluation of the currency. These were contained in the communiqué of the group at the end of the sixth edition of its ...
•Tinubu and protesters 72 hours after Nigerians, mostly youths, took to the streets across the nation in protest against the downturn in the economy, President Bola Tinubu has said he has heard them “loud and clear”. Tinubu spoke on Day Four of the 10-day nationwide protest organised under the auspices of #EndBadGovernance. In the broadcast, [...
•Sanwo-Olu addresses protesters Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has told the #EndBadGovernance protesters to call off their actions because their voices have been “heard, loud and clear.” He praised what he called peaceful conduct of the protesters in Lagos State, saying they have chosen peace and shunned the path of destruction, repor...
•Atiku and Tinubu A former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Tinubu-led federal government to investigate, arrest and prosecute those behind the trending #IgboMustGo campaign on social media X. Atiku’s call came following a trending warning on X, ordering Igbos...
•Adegboruwa Lawyer to some of the organisers of the planned hardship protest, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has appealed to the protesters to reduce the protest to one day or a maximum of three days. The #EndBadGovernance protests which is gaining momentum on social media is slated to be held from August 1 to 10, reports Channels […]
•Yam An unemployed man, Cletus Gandu, 40, today confessed that he stole two tubers of yam because he was hungry. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft, reports NAN. Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State: “Hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occassions. ...
•Tinubu The Convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), Prophet Dr. Isa El-Buba, has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the lingering issues causing hardship and anger in Nigeria to prevent the planned nationwide protest from August 1 to 10. Prophet El-Buba, speaking to newsmen in Jos, [&h...
•Emefiele The trial of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued yesterday with a banker, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonaya, telling the court that the ex-CBN helmsman abused his office by awarding CBN contracts to his personal firms. Emefiele is standing trial, alongside one Henry Omoile, before Justice Rahman O...
•Binance chief, Tigran Gambaryan The cross examination of the First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Abdulkadir Abbas, in the ongoing trial of Binance Holdings Limited and its Executive Officer, Tigran Gambaryan, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, continued yesterday, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss...

