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Eight Weeks After: FG has Held no Discussions on Palliatives, Says Labour
Eight weeks after a commitment to an immediate restructuring of the framework for engagement with organised Labour on palliatives for Nigerians to cushion the effect of subsidy removal, the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-administration is yet to begin the process. And yesterday, the eight-week time-frame
Subsidy: Account for FG’s Palliatives, S’East APC Group Tells Soludo
The South East All Progressives Congress Young Progressives Forum, Anambra State Chapter, has asked the Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to account for the Federal Government’s subsidy palliatives assigned to the state. In a statement co-signed by the National Convener of
FG’s N5bn Subsidy Removal Palliative to States is a Loan
The relief aid given to the states by the federal government to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy is a loan, TheCable can report. Earlier, the federal government announced a N5 billion relief package for each state of
Labour Faults N180bn Palliatives, says govs will Frustrate Programme
The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not
N6.9bn Procurement Fraud: Federal Government Arraigns Emefiele, Allies Thursday
•CBN procurement director, six others to testify against ex-apex bank gov •Suspended CBN governor allegedly bought 100 vehicles through employees The Federal Government will on Thursday arraign the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele and his associates for
BREAKING: FG Seeks to Withdraw ‘illegal Possession of Firearms’ Charge Against Emefiele
The federal government is seeking to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The federal government, on Tuesday, approached the federal high court in Ikoyi with
JUST IN: Resident Doctors Suspend Protest After Meeting With Federal Government
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has postponed its nationwide protest earlier scheduled to commence today, August 9. The doctors and federal government representatives had a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the doctors’ ongoing strike and the upcoming protest.
FG withdraws Contempt suit Against Labour, NLC may Suspend Strike
The Federal Government on Monday backtracked and withdrew its contempt suit filed against leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for organising a nationwide anti-subsidy protests on August 2, 2023. The development came barely five days
Subsidy Protests: FG, Labour Talks Collapse, NLC Begins Strike Aug 14
Barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached to call off their protests, the rapprochement between the organised labour and the Federal Government appeared to have collapsed as the unions on Thursday night vowed
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
