News as it breaks
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded the immediate withdrawal of troop of armed security operatives from the Labour House in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Head, Media and Public Relations, Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Benson Upah says heavily armed Security operatives invade the Abuja Labour House around 8.30pm…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven persons to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday…
Nigerian youths under the aegis of Ethnic Youth Leaders’ Forum (EYLF) have condemned in strong terms the dissolution of the House of Representatives ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committee by the Honourable Speaker of the House of Reps, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. In a press statement signed by EYLF’s National…
The #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protesters have reportedly stormed the residence of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to demonstrate against the hike in the cost of living in the country. The protesters, seen in large numbers in a viral video on Tuesday, were chanting and carrying placards with…
The US Vice President, Kamala Harris, announced Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate on Tuesday. This is as the VP prepares to take on Republican Donald Trump in November’s US election. Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to the Democrat’s campaign while also having notched liberal policy goals…
More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The WHO said the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic was still circulating and countries need to sharpen up their response systems. Several high-profile…
Save Nigeria Project, SNP Partners with South Korea To Establish four different plants of ethanol in four different states of the Federation namely, Osun, Kwara, Enugu and Akwa Ibom According to report by President of Save Nigeria Project, SNP, Chief Dr Charles Chukwu reported that SouthKorea firm, in partnership with…
The Kogi State Government has confirmed that two of her officials are currently at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo was in response to a report that a Federal High Court ordered their arrest. “Despite not…
Following widespread clamour against hunger and hardship in the country, the Federal Government said it has released ₦570bn to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens. President Bola Tinubu while addressing the country on Sunday, also disclosed that ₦9.1tn was accumulated as total fiscal revenue to the…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday ruled out the return of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) famously known as petrol. During a broadcast to over 200 million Nigerians after three days of unbroken nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests economic hardship, the President said the removal of subsidy on petrol was a painful…
