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The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a two -day national protest on 27th and 28th of February to demonstrate outrage on the mounting hardship and insecurity across the country.       The NLC said if its demands are not met after the nationwide protests, it would issue a seven-day …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted trucks allegedly transporting banned goods to the Republic of Cameroon. The trucks, loaded with 600 50kg bags of cement each, were on Friday displayed to journalists at the headquarters of the Nigeria Police in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu …

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the Federal Government is seeking to raise N2.5 trillion in its second bond auction of the year.   In a circular issued on Wednesday, DMO stated that the offerings consisted of N1.25 trillion with a maturity date of February 2031 and another …

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors and some security chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the current hardships in the country.     It was reliably gathered that President Tinubu summoned the meeting in view of the economic hardship in the country as well as …

Diri took his oath of office at about 1:58 pm on Wednesday at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital.     Dignitaries that graced the inauguration included Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Governors Muhammed Bago of Niger State, …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the media to stop describing Daniel Bwala, as his former aide.   Recall that Bwala served as Atiku’s campaign spokesperson for the 2023 presidential election. But, Atiku has dissociated himself from Bwala, saying he’s no longer his associate. Atiku urged the public to …

The Nigerian federal government has assured the organized labour that it will resume the payment of N35,000 wage awards to public workers this week.   The commitment was affirmed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, during a meeting with representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress …

The Federal Government yesterday declared a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria. CBN, Odoh Ocheme, and two other persons are wanted for allegedly forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari to steal $6.2m cash from the apex bank.     In a letter addressed to the Assistant Inspector …

Access Corporation, the parent company of Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, has appointed Bolaji Agbede, an executive director at the company, interim CEO two days after the death of Herbert Wigwe. The appointment was confirmed in a statement by Access Holdings on Tuesday morning.   “The appointment of Agbede …

Tributes have been pouring in over the death of the Group Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe and five others who died in a helicopter crash in the US. Among them is former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, his …