JUNE 12: FULL TEXT OF SPEECH DELIVERED BY PRES. TINUBU ON DEMOCRACY DAY
For his second speech to the people of Nigeria on Democracy Day after taking office on May 29, 2024, President Bola Tinubu spoke to them...
DEMOCRACY DAY: PRES. TINUBU ASSURES NIGERIANS, SAYS NASS WILL GET MINIMUM WAGE BILL SOON
Organised labour has received assurances from President Bola Tinubu that the National Assembly will soon consider an executive measure establishing a new national minimum wage...
DEMOCRACY DAY: NIGERIA NEEDS TO RETURN TO A TRULY DEMOCRATIC NATION – PETER OBI
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has demanded that Nigeria should be returned to a truly democratic nation. Obi said in...
(PHOTOS) DEMOCRACY DAY: PROTEST BEGINS IN LAGOS AMID TIGHT SECURITY
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, protesters stormed the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos as the country marks the 2024 Democracy Day. There is, however, a heavy...
JUNE 12: PDP ACCUSES APC OF DESECRATING ABIOLA’S LEGACY
…says Nigerians angry over hardship The administrations led by the All Progressives Congress (APC), which have been in power since 2015, have been accused by...
JUNE 12: DEMOCRACY YET TO DELIVER PROSPERITY, LIBERTY TO NIGERIANS – ATIKU
...pays glowing tribute to Abiola, Yar’Adua, Rewane, others …says unity among opposition parties key to democracy’s survival The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party...
NASS BEGINS RECESS, TO RECONVENE JULY 2
The plenary session of the Senate has been adjourned. It will reconvene on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. While presiding over Tuesday's plenary session on the...
JUST IN: SENATE PASSES N98.5 BILLION 2024 SUPPLEMENTARY FCT BUDGET
The N98.5 billion 2024 supplemental budget for the Federal Capital Territory Administration has been approved by the Senate. Sen. Mohammed Ibrahim, a senator from Yobe...
JUST IN: TINUBU SACKS ARASE, APPOINTS ARGUNGU AS NEW PSC CHAIRMAN
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, as the new chairman of the Police Service Commission. His appointment came...
MINIMUM WAGE: WE EXPECT OUTCOMES THAT REFLECT FISCAL FEDERALISM — S’WEST GOVERNORS
On Monday, the Southwest governors said that the negotiations between the Nigerian government and organised labour should reflect fiscal federalism. The governors said they support...