The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of playing to the gallery in his response to the ongoing nationwide hunger protests. The 10-day protests against the hardship occasioned by the escalating costs in prices of food items, other commodities and services being experienced across the country, entered its third […]
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After weeks of back and forth between the representatives of government, the Organised Private Sector (OPS), and the Organised Labour, the Nigerian government recently approved a new national minimum wage of N70,000. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday assented to the minimum wage bill forwarded to the National Assembly and speedily passed last week. In […]
Continue ReadingThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says a policeman was murdered while on duty during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests on Thursday. At a briefing in Abuja, the police boss said some of his men were also injured by hoodlums who disguised as protesters. Egbetokun said some police stations in the country were razed […]
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The nationwide protests against the policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration, which began yesterday, have entered the second day. Organisers said it would run for ten days, ending August 10th. According to reports, the first day of the protests was mixed across the country with many northern states experiencing violence, looting, vandalism, and killings, […]
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Factional leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has noted that the non-protest in all parts of South East has proven that the people of the region are not the enemies of President Ahmed Tinubu-led government. According to the Igbo group, the recent nationwide protests have stirred a wave of astonishment across the nation as the Southeast […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The country is stumbling from one crisis to the other. The Sword of Damocles which had been hanging over the nation’s neck has been partially put back in its sheath, partially because a governor, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State only yesterday said that he would not be able to afford the minimum […]
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engages investors meets stakeholders Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has disclosed that his administration is engaging investors to revive Ifon Ceramic Company, Okitipupa Oilpalm Limited, and other moribund industries across the State. The companies were among many companies established and effectively managed by the first civilian administration of the defunct Ondo State, now […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has appreciated the people of the State for their peaceful disposition in the wake of the nationwide protests across the country. A statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, noted that the people of the state on Thursday “went about conducting their civic and economic activities with the […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Senate President, Henry Okunomo has said that given the prevailing economic situation bedeviling the country President Bola Tinubu should take bold and decisive action to substantially reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria. The NANS Senate President made this known in a press statement signed and issued on […]
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There was mild drama in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday at the commencement of the nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country as the security forces sealed off the popular Eagle Square slated for the take-off. However, the organisers did not show up but rather surfaced at the Late MKO Abiola International […]
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