Category Archives: METRO
World Bank President, Ajay Banga, To Visit Nigeria In Global Tour
Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday for a three-day visit. According to a statement issued by the Bretton Woods Institution on Tuesday, Banga will arrive in the country following a two-day visit to
NLC Begins Petrol Subsidy Removal Protest In Lagos Amid Heavy Security
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have commenced protests over the removal of petrol subsidy. The protesters have converged on the Ikeja under-bridge in Lagos. Last Wednesday, NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to reverse all
We’re Reconsidering our Stance on planned Strike, say Labour Unions
The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), says it is reconsidering its decision to embark on a nationwide strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. The strike is scheduled to begin with a
JUST IN: Pandemonium As Helicopter Crashes Into Building In Lagos
A helicopter which lost control has crashed into a building in the Oba Akran, Ikeja area of Lagos State on Tuesday. According to reports, the incident occurred near the AP Filling Station and United Bank For Africa on Oba Akran
Borno Targets 1.8m Residents for Palliative Distribution
The Borno state government, on Monday, launched a substantial food and non-food palliative distribution to mitigate the impact of the hardship following the removal of the fuel subsidy. During the flag-off ceremony held at the Muna garage suburb of Maiduguri,
Post-subsidy Palliative: FG to Spend N100bn on 3,000 Units of CNG-powered Buses
President Bola Tinubu says his administration has made provision to invest N100 billion between now and March 2024 to acquire 3,000 units of 20-seater buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). Speaking in a nationwide broadcast on Monday, Tinubu said his
Despite Tinubu’s Promise to workers, NLC Insists on Nationwide Protest
Ajaero expressed doubts on the the sincerity of the interventions President Tinubu stated in his broadcast. In spite of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to review the minimum wage as demanded by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the organised labour has
Your Minimum Wage Review is Coming’ — Tinubu Promises Workers
Tinubu urged Nigerians to have faith in his palliative measures, saying he strongly believes his programmes for them would work. President Bola Tinubu has assured workers that his government is already working to introduce a new minimum wage for workers.
BREAKING: Lagos Slashes Fares by 50%
In a bid to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal, the Lagos State Government has slashed the costs of transportation of all state-owned transport systems by 50 per cent. The government also pledged to distribute foodstuff to the
JUST IN: Tinubu Commands Federal Institutions To Stop ‘Arbitrary’ Fees Hike
Nigeria’s president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered federal institutions to stop “arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable” amid the hardship faced by Nigerians as result of fuel subsidy removal. Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on communication and
