Labour undeterred by court order, TUC demands N200,000 minimum wage

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) team led by its President, Joe Ajaero (right); General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja and others during a meeting with the Federal Government on fuel subsidy removal at Presidential Villa, Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua • FG, NLC meet again, silent on way forward • Maritime, NASU, NUJ, 51 NLC affiliates to begin strike […]

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Be patient with new govt over subsidy removal, Bishop Oyejola begs Nigerians

Nigerians have been told to be patient with the present administration on the removal of oil subsidy which is currently causing agitation across the nation. The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese, Most Reverend Dr. John Akin Oyejola stated this at a Holy Mass he celebrated to mark the Solemnity of The Holy Trinity Sunday held […]

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Petrol subsidy removal: NLC boycotts meeting as FG, TUC seek options out of Wednesday’s strike

President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero (middle) during a press briefing shortly after the Federal Government’s meeting with NLC/TUC over subsidy removal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. • NLC: No negotiation until FG reverts pump price • Alake: TUC’s major demand borders on wage increase, to reconvene Tuesday • Sanwo-Olu appeals to NLC to […]

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More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods

People wade through a flooded street in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on June 4, 2023. – More than 500 people were evacuated on Sunday from the coastal province of Esmeraldas, in northern Ecuador and bordering Colombia, due to flooding caused by heavy rains, with no fatalities reported, said President Guillermo Lasso. (Photo by Luis Cheme / AFP) […]

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I never said I will work with Tinubu – Bode George says he was misquoted

A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has dismissed the report that claimed he said he was ready to work with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if invited. He said that the media platform which published the report was not even present at the press conference he held where […]

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Proud Dads Osupa, Pasuma celebrate children’s academic achievements in US

Osupa and Pasuma are long-time friends who have also had their moments of music rivalry. Pasuma’s son, Jibola, recorded an astonishing achievement by way of his emergence as the best-graduating student from Harlan Community Academy High School in the US. Posting a picture of himself on social media on Friday, June 2, 2023, Jibola, donned […]

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People didn’t believe we would get justice – Brother of slain OAU master’s student

Gbade, the elder brother of the late Timothy Adegoke, a former master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University who was found dead at Hilton Hotels Ile-Ife, Osun State, in November 2021, tells Bola Bamigbola how the bereaved family received the news of the conviction of the owner of the hotel, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, and two of […]

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