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The Nigerian Labour Congress on Wednesday officially declared a nationwide strike over the scarcity of cash in the country. The national president of the union, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive during a media briefing in Abuja. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has itemised 12 alleged malpractices by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that helped Bola Tinubu clinch Nigeria’s presidency. Mr Tinubu, the president-elect and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Atiku in the 25 February presidential election. The president-elect scored 8.8 million votes to beat Atiku who came …

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suspended former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former president of the Senate, Pius Anyim; Prof Dennis Ityavyar and Aslam Aliyu. Pius Anyim and Ayodele Fayose The suspension, which takes effect on Thursday, was arrived at after an extensive review of the affairs of the party, pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution …

Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has hinted that the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence operation before the swearing-in of a new administration on 29 May. The minister disclosed this at the ongoing National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja on Thursday. “Operation of local and international flights will commence soon. Before the end of this administration, before May 29, …

…Urge commission not to issue certificate of return to APC candidate Activities at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja, was grounded on Thursday when protesters from Kaduna State, stormed the secretariat to demand for the review of the outcome of the governorship election that produced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uba Sani. Armed …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Enugu State governorship election, Peter Mbah, has emerged as the winner of the governorship poll in the state. Mbah was declared winner of the Saturday’s Governorship Election, on Wednesday, after the results of the controversial Nkanu East Local Government Area results were collated. The INEC state Collation and Returning Officer, Prof …

The British High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections in Nigeria. The commission said the UK was already collating names of perpetrators and would impose sanctions “including preventing people from obtaining UK …

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government, through its relevant agencies, to fix dysfunctional facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the PUNCH reports. At the plenary on Thursday, the House specifically urged the government to “as a matter of urgency” fix the escalators and lifts at the airports across the country as well as provide more …

London (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty Thursday of conspiring to transport a street trader to the U.K. as part of an organ-harvesting plot. Ike Ekweremadu, who was deputy president of the Nigerian Senate and a lawyer, and his wife, Beatrice, were accused of arranging the travel of a 21-year-old man to the U.K. …

By Eben Enasco   Civil Rights Activists in Edo State say they are apprehensive over the delays in obtaining a certificate of occupancy as a legal document that gives the holder certain land rights. The leader of the Talakawa Parliament, Marxist Kola Edokpayi whose group is Challenging the issuers, the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS), believes that the burden …