Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has encouraged Nigerians to defend and uphold democracy in their nation. In order to ensure that the nation’s founding fathers and democratic heroes—especially those who battled to bring Nigeria back to democracy on May 29, 1999—would not have lost in vain, he emphasised that all hands must be…
According to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, it is ready to handle any potential cholera outbreaks in Lagos and is on red alert. In reaction to the five deaths and several hospitalised individuals exhibiting signs of the sickness in Lagos, the administration of LASUTH said that it had placed its healthcare staff on high…
Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, counseled President Bola Tinubu to support a democracy in which every person is allowed the freedom to express themselves without hindrance. He made an appeal on Tuesday during a one-day symposium held in the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria….
President Bola Tinubu has assured Organised Labour that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. “In this spirit, we have negotiated in good faith and with open arms with Organised Labour on a new national minimum wage. We shall soon send…
The Federal Government says it has rerouted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway path to avoid any possible damage to subsea cables belonging to telecommunication companies. The government also said it had reduced the project’s size from 10 lanes to six as a cost-saving measure for the legacy project. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who made…
President Bola Tinubu addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day for the second time since he assumed Office on May 29, 2024. In his speech, the President honoured heroes of democracy, rallied Nigerians to support his administration’s efforts to strengthen the economy and informed citizens that a bill for a new minimum wage will be sent to…
Organised Labour has refused to bargain for what it called a “starvation wage,” sticking to its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal. According to Chris Onyeka, the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, labour would reject the most recent offer of ₦62,000 as well as the ₦100,000 suggestion put up by certain people and…
After the removal of the wasteful fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Presidential CNG Initiative in October last year to deliver cheaper, safer and more climate friendly energy. The CNG Initiative was designed to deliver compressed natural gas especially for mass transit. The Federal Government as part of the…
The Nigeria Correctional Service has reportedly moved the popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky from the Ikoyi prison to Kirikiri prison. Bobrisky was sentenced to a six-month jail term for abusing the Naira on Friday, April 12, 2024. As expected fans and non-fans of the crossdresser Bobrisky responded to the most recent news…
