Police ready for peaceful protest in Kano – CP
The Kano State Police Command has placed its security personnel on red alert ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday’s proposed protest by members of the organised labour unions in…
Economic hardship: PDP, LP back NLC protest as APC kicks
Two major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, have thrown their weight behind the two-day protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, as per PUNCH.NYSC…
Third Mainland Bridge: FG announces 24-hour total closure
The Federal Ministry of Works on Monday announced that both bounds of the carriageways of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will be closed to traffic from…
Police urge peaceful conduct during planned protest in Taraba
The Taraba State Police Command has called for caution and peaceful conduct when the nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress between February 27th and 28th commences,…
Man arrested for allegedly killing friend in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had arrested a man, Adebayo Peter, who allegedly killed his friend, simply known as Lekan, in Akure, Ondo State…
Lawmakers’ salaries too small for job responsibilities -Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they…
FG to pay youth unemployment benefits, sets up consumer credit programme
The Federal Government on Monday said it would extend its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards, DAILY POST reports.JAMB Result Addressing journalists…
NLC members set for national protests
The Nigeria Labour Congress and other related unions are preparing for the planned protests it declared over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity and hardship in the…
Herders kill man, wound several others in attack on Benue communities
One person is feared to have been killed and several others injured, and many houses razed on Saturday when suspected herders invaded Tsokar, a farming community in the…
Navy arrests two suspected fuel smugglers, seizes 5,100 litres of petrol
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operation Base, Ibaka, in Akwa Ibom has arrested two suspects and seized their wooden boat filled with 5,100 litres of petrol, as reported by…