The 37 miners deaths in Niger State custody have triggered a federal probe, with Nigeria suspending 20 NSCDC officers after the detainees died on September 17 in Minna. MINNA, NIGERIA — The Federal Government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, including the Niger State Commandant, after 37 suspected illegal…
The NLC petrol N1,500 crisis has deepened across Nigeria as the labour union demands urgent government action, with rising fuel prices linked to the renewed US-Iran conflict and higher global crude prices. ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to urgently cushion Nigerians from rising petrol prices, saying the…
Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Atiku N600bn cash transfers figures released by Tinubu’s government, questioning the number of households reached and demanding verifiable payment records. ABUJA, NIGERIA — Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has challenged the Federal Government’s claim that it disbursed more than N600 billion in cash transfers to vulnerable…
Fake agency boss George Nwabueze has rejected an allegation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission that he ran an unauthorised federal outfit. Nwabueze produced an appointment letter he says came from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. ABUJA, NIGERIA — George Nwabueze, National Coordinator and Executive…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the arrest of George Nwabueze and suspended three permanent secretaries after the ICPC uncovered another alleged fake agency operating inside the Federal Government’s OSGF complex. ABUJA, NIGERIA — President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze and suspended three permanent secretaries after the Independent Corrupt Practices…
The NLC minimum wage debate has returned to the spotlight as organised labour says Nigeria’s ₦70,000 wage can no longer meet workers’ basic needs. The union is urging the Federal Government to begin fresh negotiations. BIRNIN KEBBI, KEBBI STATE — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for another review of Nigeria’s national minimum wage,…
