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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has developed strategic plans to address the expected increase in traffic congestion in Jibowu to Agnes axis in Lagos State. According to a statement on Thursday by the General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the expected traffic congestion is due to plans by the …

Peter Obi condemned the government plan to buy New presidential jet describing it as being extremely insensitive to the struggles of average Nigerians at this unprecedented economic crisis in Nigeria He said At a time when our country is trending on the global media for facing its worst economic crisis, …

Members of the tripartite committee, comprising the federal government and labour unions, have resumed talks on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The committee reconvened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Festus Osifo, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), …

The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of the masses should be the top priority of Organised Labour, the …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which reinstates the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Senate President Godswill Akpabio made this announcement on Wednesday, May 29, at a joint session of the National Assembly that also commemorated the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. According …

President Bola Tinubu has officially flagged off the 700Km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, estimated to cost about N15 trillion.       Tinubu who cut the tape at exactly 6:03pm in Lagos was flanked by Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and about eight governors, including the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the salary increase announced by the Bola Tinubu-led administration on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.     According to Politics Nigeria, the federal government approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35 per cent for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. The announcement was made …

How I became Super Eagles coach after Oliseh’s departure – Siasia Former Nigerian footballer and coach, Samson Siasia, has opened up about his experience as the head coach of the Super Eagles, taking over after the abrupt departure of Sunday Oliseh in 2016. In a podcast with ex-international Emmanuel Babayaro …

Man jailed nine months for assaulting Lagos official, crossing highway A mobile court in Oshodi has sentenced a man simply identified as Paul to nine months imprisonment for not using a pedestrian bridge and assaulting personnel of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water …

Protesters barricade road over killings in Benue Indigenes of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State trooped out Tuesday evening and blocked the Makurdi-Naka road to protest killings. About 26 people in three communities were killed in the council area by bandits suspected to be herdsmen. The Local Government …