NLC gives FG two weeks to cut petrol price, review minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce the price of petrol and begin negotiations for a new national minimum wage. The ultimatum…
Atiku slams Tinubu’s ‘election-laced’ fuel discount
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a temporary measure that does not address the underlying cost-of-living crisis.…
NNPC gives up petrol profit margin as FG announces fresh relief measures
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has agreed to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell the product at cost for 30 days as part of measures by…
Imo CP denies ₦6m ransom payment for abducted corps members
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, has said he is not aware of any ransom payment for the release of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps…
₦50m to ₦6m: Mother reveals how kidnappers freed NYSC son
The mother of one of the National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State has revealed that she paid N6 million to secure her son’s…
FCT teachers’ strike: ASUSS tells members, ‘Ignore NUT, go to school’
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has rejected the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, directing secondary…
Edo lecturer dies after alleged sex romp in hotel
A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after allegedly collapsing in a hotel room following an encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker in…
Power generation falls 37% as DisCos lose ₦129bn
Power generation in Nigeria fell by 37.17 per cent to 3,885.72 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday, worsening concerns over electricity supply to homes and businesses across the country. The decline came…
Tinubu declares three-day mourning for 32 Air Force personnel killed in Ondo crash
President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning period for the Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in Monday’s aircraft crash in Ondo State. The President also directed that…
Helicopter crashes in Ondo, casualties feared
A helicopter has reportedly crashed in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, with several casualties feared. The incident occurred on Monday in the coastal community, triggering…