Subsidy: NLC, TUC meeting FG at Aso Rock Villa
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union of Nigeria are meeting the representatives of the Federal Government at the Conference Hall of the office of the Chief of Staff, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes hours after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited announced a new pump price for petroleum products […]
Gunmen kill security man, abduct two in Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday, shot a security personnel and one other person dead while they abducted two persons at a farm in Awo village, Orile-Imo in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The kidnappers reportedly also shot dead a So-Safe Corps Area Commander, identified as Ogunrinde Saheed and a native […]
Panic as fire guts building in LASUTH
Fire, on Wednesday, gutted a building on the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in the Ikeja area of the state. The PUNCH gathered that the fire incident caused panic among workers and patients at the hospital The fire was said to have started around 4 pm. The Director, Lagos State Fire and […]
Subsidy: Tinubu holding ‘gun to head of Nigerians’ — NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, described the release of a new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit by the Nigerian National Population Company Limited as “an ambush.” The congress said through the act, President Bola Tinubu has put a “gun to the head of the Nigerian people.” The NNPCL on Wednesday afternoon confirmed it […]
Edo court remands two for trafficking minors for prostitution
A High Court in Benin, Edo State, has remanded two suspects, Gift Okon and Omokaro Valentine, to a correctional centre in the state for the alleged trafficking of young girls to Europe for prostitution and sexual exploitation. The suspects were arraigned by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on two counts […]
Dokpesi death a huge loss, says Amaechi
Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has expressed his condolences to the family of the Founder and Chairman of AIT, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, noting that his sudden death has come as a shock to many. A statement from Amaechi’s media office described Dokpesi as a lively and dynamic elder statesman who contributed significantly to […]
Subsidy: Tinubu trying to stablise Nigeria, says Fayose
A former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu is only trying to stabilise Nigeria after the alleged damage of the last administration. He also described the announced subsidy removal plan by Tinubu as “the best and wisest decision”. The PUNCH reports that less than 24 hours after Tinubu declared an […]
Bandits abduct two Kaduna APC women leaders
Bandits have reportedly abducted two women leaders of the All Progressives Congress along the Manini flashpoint in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened when the women leaders, Hajiya Lami Awarware and her assistant, Hajiya Haulatu Aliyu, attended the inauguration of the state governor, Uba Sani. The Chairman, Birnin Gwari Emirate […]
Just In: Tinubu, Chinese special envoy in bilateral meeting
The President, Bola Tinubu, is currently holding a bilateral meeting with the Special Envoy of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Peng Qinghua. The meeting happened barely 72 hours after envoys of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia pledged […]
Why we passed 40 bills in four years – Taraba Speaker
The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Kizito Bonzena, on Wednesday, said no fewer than 40 bills were passed in the last four years to facilitate good governance and development in the state. Speaking during the valedictory session to end the 9th Assembly of the house in the Jalingo area of the state, […]