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The IMF/World Bank did not instruct or direct the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chukwuemeka Wogu, said in Abuja on Tuesday. He said government took the decision in the best interest of the country...
Some Nigerians in the Diaspora have criticised the continued flaring of gas in Nigeria, blaming the multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta for the trend. Mr. Aniedi Okure, the spokesman for the group protesting the removal of fuel su...
Following the violence, which trailed Monday’s protest against the removal of fuel subsidy in Gusau, the Zamfara Government has accused politicians of instigating the destruction of public property. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Gove...
The Federal Government is set to review sponsorship of overseas medical treatment for its officials, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said in Abuja on Tuesday. Reacting to the trend where government officials frequently went abroad for medic...
Mr Ade Ipaye, Lagos State Attorney General, has disclosed that a policeman who allegedly shot a protester to death during Monday’s nationwide protest against the removal of petrol subsidy will be prosecuted. The policeman allegedly shot the...
The local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja in Lagos remained grounded on Tuesday, the second day of the petroleum subsidy strike. The protest is led by Organised Labour and a coalition of civil society groups, to protest...
Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the country will overcome the current security challenges and come out stronger and more united. Petinrin made the observation while fielding questions from newsmen in Barki...
The Police in Kano State arrested 24 persons allegedly involved in an attempt to take over Government House, Kano, during protests against the removal of fuel subsidy on Monday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, told n...
Ms. Baleka Mbete, Speaker, South Africa’s National Assembly, once asserted that, “Parliaments can implement democracy by always putting the people at the centre of what it does. We have to listen to our people, we have to give our people an...
Mixed reactions greeted President Goodluck Jonathan’s introduction of cost-cutting measures in his administration, including the reduction of the salaries of political office holders by 25 per cent. President Jonathan stated in an address to the ...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River have threatened to sanction members who failed to join the ongoing strike to protest fuel subsidy removal. The Chairman of the State NLC, Mr Nyambi Njom, said shortly after...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has assured the people of the state of a possible resolution of the removal of fuel Subsidy face-off between the Federal Government and the organised labour. Oshiomhole gave the assurance when he received the leaders...
Opposition political parties in Nigeria, under the aegis of Patriotic Alliance of Nigeria (PAN), on Monday expressed unhappiness at the senate for "sitting on the fence during the nation’s time of distress". The National Coord...
Operators in the Nigerian capital market will for long remember 2011 as a year the Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded persistent share price losses. As at the close of 2011, the All-Share Index had depreciated to around 20,722.43 from the opening index o...
The Etsu Nupe Bida's palace in Niger was on Monday pelted by protesters as the labour- organised protest against withdrawal of fuel subsidy turned violent in the ancient town. The protest started on a peaceful note with members of the organised lab...