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Majority of citizens can no longer feed themselves. Stirrings of industrial unrest in the country are palpable with the decision of organised labour to embark on a two-day nationwide strike on 27 and 28 February, in response to what it considers as the Federal Government’s bad faith in implementing a 16-point mutually agreed pact. The dual policies of fuel subsidy …

Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – Dr Kingsley Okundaye, a Chieftain of Labour Party in Edo State, has said that Olumide Akpata’s emergence as the party’s candidate has set the stage for the party to win the September 2024 governorship election in the State. Dr Okundaye who made the assertion while speaking to newsmen in Benin City at the weekend, said …

…Says Guards Brigade’s task is to protect Seat of Power The Defence headquarters on Monday debunked allegations in an online media organization claiming that the Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following suspicious movements around the seat of power, indicating fears of coup plot. A statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier Gen Tukur Gusau …

…Says Akpata has come to change the old order  Labour Party (LP) Chieftain in Edo State, Dr Kingsley Okundaye has described  the purported parallel primary election of the Lamidi Apapa faction of the party as unnecessary, saying that such practice  which has become very common among Nigerian politicians is unhealthy for democracy. Okundaye emphasized that the unity of the party is …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the transparent, open and technology-based public procurement system being operated in the State has helped the government significantly save monies which is deployed to pursue more developmental projects across the State, ensuring improved livelihoods for the people. L-R Executive Director, Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) of Liberia, Bodger Scott Johnson; Edo State …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said it would not join the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its plan to protest the “mounting hardship and insecurity on Tuesday and Wednesday.” President of the TUC, Festus Osifo said this at a press conference. The NLC has said it would go ahead with its protest despite the Department of State Services …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the government has perfected plans to launch attacks against the two-day nationwide peaceful rallies it scheduled for 27 and 28 February. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the allegation in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Abuja. In a swift response, however, the federal government has denied the allegation …

The first electric school buses in the United States began running a decade ago in three school districts in California, providing a ride that was much less noisy, smelly and dirty than the diesel buses kids and parents were used to. Yet despite the availability of the technology all these years, fewer than one percent of the 489,000 school buses in the U.S. were electric …

The move by the government seems to be yielding the desired outcome across the unauthorised forex market since Saturday, as the naira appreciated slightly by the weekend Nigeria’s naira has on several occasions in recent weeks tumbled across both the official and unofficial markets amidst an increased forex demand and a significant spike in the prices of goods and services …

Maritime workers under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday announced plans to join the 2-day nationwide protests by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Speaking exclusively with the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, the President-General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, explained that the protests won’t affect port operations. “We will be joining the nationwide protests by …