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“Workers Wretched Now Despite Salary Increment” – Oshiomhole
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has fault Nigeria's wage exploitation and cautioned that low pay negatively impacts security and economic productivity. He stated this at the Distinguished Personality Lecture organised by the National Institute for Security Studies, NISS, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oshiomhole highlighted how inadequate wages create a cycle of economic hardship, making workers vulnerable to manipulation and radicalization. Ex-Edo State Governor, Comrade...
Police Fire Tear Gas As Take-It-Back Protesters Flee In Rivers
In an attempt to disperse the demonstrators, Rivers State Command officers used tear gas on them, which changed the course of the #Take-It-Back demonstration. Organisers and supporters of the Take It Back Movement, Civil Society Organisations, and Niger Delta Congress had gathered at Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, only to be met with resistance from operatives of the Rivers...
Why I Granted Interview On Foreign Students Bringing Family Into UK – Emdee Tiamiyu
Emdee Tiamiyu, a Nigerian YouTuber who said in an interview with BBC that Nigerian students do not migrate to the United Kingdom for degrees but for greener pastures, has finally explained why he made the claim. The YouTuber has come under fire on social media after British Home Secretary Suella Braverman revealed in a statement on Tuesday that Nigerians and...
Journalists, Health Workers, Others Exempted From Curfew — Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said journalists and others on essential duty are exempted from the curfew imposed on the state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, made available to ABN TV, others exempted from the curfew are medical personnel, security agents, men of fire service and other paramilitary organizations "Kindly note...
Tinubu Applauds Success Of British-Nigerians In London Mayoral Elections
President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to two British-Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, following their recent election and inauguration as mayors in London. In a statement issued Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu praised both individuals for upholding the reputation of Nigerians in the diaspora and for continuing the legacy of excellence and service. The president commended...
Nigeria: Petroleum Marketers Threaten To Suspend Operations
Marketers of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol have threatened to shut down operations across all the states of the federation. In a statement on Tuesday by Mohammed Kuluwu, chairman, the marketers under the aegis of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) also ordered its members to suspend payment of ordering products from source until further notice. The association says...
NIWA Rescue Two Sand Miners In Calabar As Boat Capsizes
Two sand miners were rescued by the Calabar Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority after their boat overturned while in transit. Mr. Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oyebamij noted that NIWA, while on routine water patrol at about 5.00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, received a distress call...
Yuletide: Tinubu Approves 50% Cut In Transport Fare Nationwide
President Bola Tinubu has authorised a 50 per cent reduction in the fares that commercial buses charge on interstate routes during the Yuletide season. The Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Alake, announced the cut on Wednesday. According to him, the effort is a presidential intervention aimed at offering relief to the poor during the holiday season. He said, “President Bola Tinubu,...
PDP Chairmen Suspend Forum Leader Over Attempt To Stop Scheduled Party’s Convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Forum of Chairmen has suspended Mr Austine Nwachukwu and Amah Nnana, both state chairmen of Imo and Abia respectively. The decision followed their recent actions to obtain a court injunction to halt the party’s planned national convention scheduled for Nov. 15 and 16 in Ibadan. The forum at its meeting at the party’s headquarters in Abuja...
Army Clarifies Circumstances Surrounding Viral Video Of Soldier Confronting Anambra Deputy Gov.
The Nigerian Army has clarified the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing a confrontation between its personnel and Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, during Saturday’s governorship election in Awka. The video, widely shared on social media, shows the deputy governor questioning the presence of soldiers at Ukwu Oji Umubele, Awka Ward 5, asking who authorised their deployment and...
