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De-accreditation of 25 State House correspondents: SERAP sues Tinubu, wants reversal

For the second time since his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu has been slammed with a lawsuit over the unlawful ban and withdrawal of...

N6.9bn procurement fraud: FG to arraign Emefiele, accomplices on Thursday

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and his accomplices will be arraigned for N6.9 billion procurement fraud...

Just in: FG slams 20 fresh charges on Emefiele in FCT court, to withdraw Lagos arms case

There appears to be more troubles for the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as the Federal Government on Tuesday...

Implement ‘no work, no pay’ policy on striking resident doctors, FG directs CMDs

Following the footsteps of the defunct Buhari administration, the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of...

FG not sincere, deceiving Nigerians, says NLC, as subsidy palliatives meeting fails to hold

Leaders of the organized labour on Friday left the Presidential Villa, Abuja, disappointed as the meeting on petrol subsidy palliatives failed to hold....

FG denies raising fees in federal varsities, says tuition is free

The Presidency on Wednesday clarified the recent increment of fees by federal universities, saying tuition is still free in tertiary institutions. It, however,...

Petrol price hike: COEASU directs lecturers to work two days per week

Following petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government, the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members to henceforth report...

Buhari’s govt. borrowed N1.83tn from CBN in Q1 2023, pushes borrowings from the bank to N25trn, says official report

The ex-President Muhammadu Buhari government borrowed N1.83tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the “Ways and Means Loan” in the first...

Port congestion: FG, NPA to clear ports of overtime cargoes, containers

In a bid to rid the ports across the country of cargoes and containers that have overstayed their required time are to be...

FG, NLC, TUC resume petrol subsidy negotiations, communique being expected

Following the rescheduling of their meeting for Monday, June 19, the organized labour and the Federal Government resumed negotiations on salary raise and...

Insecurity, dastardly attacks shrink NRC’s revenue by N1.3bn in Q1 of 2023 — NBS

Insecurity and dastardly attacks on the rail transportation have drastically reduced patronage by passengers across the country in the first quarter of 2023...

Fuel Subsidy And The God Of Jonathan

by Reuben Abati One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom...

Subsidy Removal: Exploring the Facts behind the Figures By Femi Soneye

With Nigeria’s total debt stock projected to hit N80 trillion by the end of 2023 further subsidy payments could cause a total collapse...

Breaking: Court stops NLC, TUC from embarking on strike

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from mobilizing workers...

Subsidy removal: TUC, at Sunday’s parley with FG, demands wage increase, others

As part of efforts to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal on workers and Nigerians, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday...

FG closes Ijora-Olopa Bridge in Lagos after it caved in

  The Federal Government has directed the immediate closure of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge following the discovery that some miscreants have tampered with the...