PDP leaders meet today over fuel subsidy, polls
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will meet on Wednesday (today) to deliberate on a wide range of issues concerning the nation, The PUNCH can authoritatively reveal. The meeting, according to a reliable source at the party national secretariat, Abuja will be presided over by the acting National Chairman of the PDP, […]
NLC gives reasons for suspending strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, explained that it suspended its nationwide strike planned for Tuesday to protest fuel subsidy removal, because the government demonstrated willingness to hold dialogue and provide “reasonable palliatives to cushion the effect of its policies.” The NLC gave the explanation in a communique issued at the end of its emergency […]
Subsidy removal has doubled depot petrol price, say marketers
Prices of petrol at depots have increased more than 100 per cent following the official removal of subsidies since May 29, The PUNCH findings have shown. National Controller Operations, Mike Osatuyi, on Tuesday, told The PUNCH that many downstream businesses were currently struggling to stay afloat as a result of the hike in prices of […]
House alleges fraud, asks Tinubu to suspend Nigeria Air
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, declared the purported launching of Nigerian carrier, Air Nigeria, at the twilight of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari a fraud. The parliament asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend the process and probe those involved with the aim of prosecuting them. The declaration followed the denials by the relevant agencies […]
Football’s MVPs!
•Haaland, Vinicius, Saka ranked top expensive footballers Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is the world’s most expensive player and valued at 245.1m euros (£211.2m), a new study says. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka are ranked second and third respectively in the CIES Football Observatory’s latest report. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham […]
HR professionals seek to improve workers’ productivity at summit
Sages & Scribe, a leading consulting firm, would be organising a two-day summit on Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), aimed at providing innovative solutions to boost workforce efficiency and performance. In a statement, the firm stated that the event would hold on August 2-3, 2023, in Lagos. It noted that the event, which had the theme […]
Telecom tax: Stakeholders project rise in call cost
The cost of calls, data, and SMS may rise after the former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed a five per cent excise duty on telecommunication services into law despite protests against the move. As part of his last acts as president, Buhari signed the Finance Act 2023 into law on May 28, 2023. According […]
Time to track President Tinubu, governors’ campaign promises
Politicians campaign in poetry, but they govern in prose – Mario Cuomo, 52nd Governor of New York President Bola Tinubu and 28 governors have been in office for barely one week and what a baptism of fire it has been for some of them. As predicted, there has been no honeymoon period for the newly inaugurated political […]
Protect yourself, no friends in music industry – Artiste
A music artiste, Ogbemudia Aganmwonyi, aka Spykida, has described the Nigerian music industry as a space where there are no friends but people who only look out for themselves. Spykida, a graduate of sociology and anthropology from the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State spoke during an interview with Midweek Exclusive. He explained that for […]
109 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, confirmed receiving 109 stranded Libyan returnees at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement, said the victims were assisted back into the country through the special intervention of the International Organisation for Migration. He explained that the […]