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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart have given a November 8, strike notice to the Federal Government over Wednesday’s attacks, abduction and battering of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, among others. Leaders of the NLC and TUC at a briefing Friday, gave the Federal Government a six-point demand, including the immediate removal of …

“What was named as Presidential Yacht in the budget is an Operational Naval boat with specialised security gadgets suitable for high-profile operational inspection and not for the use of the President.” The presidency says the operational naval boat with specialised gadgets referred to as Presidential Yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget is not for the use of President Bola Tinubu. …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to put a stop to what he (Falana) described as as “the shame of bad elections in Nigeria must stop.” Falana stated this in an interview on Channels TV on Friday. He said successive regimes in Nigeria had set up electoral reform committees, but their recommendations had not been …

The International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network has condemned the ‘brutal’ attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Ajaero was allegedly picked up on Wednesday from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen and taken to an unknown destination. The Imo State Police Command denied arresting the …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira on Thursday depreciated to N1,180 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,170 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the naira appreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Thursday to N793.28 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the I&E window rose to N793.28 per dollar from N786.02 per dollar …

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza City” in heavy fighting with militants, the military said Wednesday, as hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza after more than three weeks under siege. The news came as U.S. President Joe Biden called for a humanitarian “pause” in …

The House of Representatives re-allocated the N5 billion earmarked for the presidential yacht to student loan in the supplementary budget. Nigeria’s House of Representatives has dropped the N5 billion presidential yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano) announced this on Thursday after the passage of the N2.17 trillion supplementary …

A senior U.S. Government delegation is travelling to South Africa to participate in the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Johannesburg, November 2-4, 2023, the U.S. Department of State has disclosed. It says AGOA is a cornerstone of the U.S. trade relationship with Africa. At this Forum, the United States looks forward to constructive dialogue with African …

Rabat, Morocco (AP) — Arab nations that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rabat and other Moroccan cities in support of the Palestinians. In Bahrain — a country that almost …

Lagos — Nigeria’s foreign debt is expected to rise further to about $51 billion, following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow additional $7.8 billion and €100million, as part of  his 2022-2024 borrowing plan. Some financial analysts have debunked the official reasons given for the borrowing, claiming it was rather meant as a bridging loan to …