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NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike, To Reconvene June 19

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday. The decision followed a meeting by the representatives of the Federal Government and the Organised Labour at the Presidential Villa on Monday night…

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I Won’t Pay N18m Tax, Iyabo Ojo Tells Lagos Govt

Popular Yoruba Nollywood actress has tackled Lagos State Government on the exorbitant tax levy of N18,640,092 she got from Lagos Internal Revenue Service on Monday with seven days ultimatum, adding that she is not ready to pay. Sharing the pictures of the…

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We’re Pressing Ahead With Planned Strike – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has vowed it is going ahead with planned industrial action to protest the removal of subsidy on petroleum products. The Congress said all the affiliate unions of the NLC are united with unshakeable resolve to prosecute, on Wednesday the…

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I Was Offered N71 Million to Withdraw Case Against My Husband’s Murderer – Widow

The widow of a Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Timothy Adegoke, said she rejected the N71 million offered to her to drop her pursuit of the prosecution of his murderers. Bolatito Adegoke said this in an interview with The…

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Subsidy: Revert To Old Petrol Price, TUC Tells FG

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Sunday asked the Federal Government to revert to the old petrol pump price of N194 per litre while negotiations continue over the recent increase of between N488 and N557 per litre occasioned by the removal of subsidy. The…

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Electricity Workers to Join Nationwide Strike Wednesday

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide by Wednesday over the sudden removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. The NUEE, in a strike notice issued Sunday by its acting General Secretary, Dominic…

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Subsidy Removal: NUJ Directs Journalists To Join NLC Strike

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike and protest declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the removal of fuel subsidy. NUJ in a press statement signed by its National Secretary, Shuaibu Usman Leman,…

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Probe Missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn Subsidy Payments, SERAP Tells Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing. SERAP claimed that the funds were unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019 and that they…

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Sanwo-Olu Hosts Arsenal Star Bukayo Saka, Receives Signed Jersey

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday hosted Arsenal player, Bukayo Saka, at the State House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu made this known on his Facebook page, as he shared pictures of the visit. The governor wrote, "Exciting day at the State House, Marina…

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FCTA Demolishes UTC Shopping Complex

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished the over 30-year-old popular UTC Shopping Complex to give way for the needed rebounding of the place. The administration said the structure was overdue for restructuring to fit into a shopping complex model required to…

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