The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted what it described as the single largest heroin consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The agency also arrested members of an organised criminal organisation which specialises in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in an operation leading to the…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, joined the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress in its peaceful protest. During the protest, Makinde assured the protesters that the current hardship would soon be over. The workers began their protest from the NLC state secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital, down to Gate –…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its decision to sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change operator across the country. This is coming more than two years after the suspended former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, stopped the sales of foreign exchange to BDC operators in that segment of the forex…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their grievances over the current economic hardship. They are also protesting the government’s alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The decision followed the conclusion of a…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Anambra State are currently at the state capital in Awka, protesting the economic hardship in the country. The protest was led by its chairman, Humphrey Nwafor. The protesters were seen gathered at the Aroma Roundabout in Awka on Tuesday and marched towards the Government House gate in the…
The Federal Government on Monday said it would extend its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, disclosed that the programme would see unemployed Nigerian youths being paid…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding,…
The Lagos police command has exhibited an unprecedented magnanimous character by distributing water and biscuit to protesters in the state. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) kicked-off a two day protest against hardship in the country this morning and so far, Lagos police command has been supportive. Despite warning against such protest some days back, the…
TWELVE years after it received the Stephen Oronsaye Report, the Federal Government, on Monday, approved the implementation of some of its recommendations to reduce the cost of governance. Consequently, 29 government agencies will be merged even as eight parastatals will be subsumed into eight other agencies. More so, four agencies have been relocated to four…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Bayelsa State are currently protesting the high cost of living in the country in Yenagoa, the state capital. They are marching towards the Government House gate in the state capital. Policemen are providing protection for the NLC protesters to prevent hoodlums from hijacking the rally. Details later…
