President Bola Tinubu BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu says the 1,350 Mega Watt Independent Power Plant in Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory, is a renewed hope for power consumers across Nigeria. The president said this during Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony in Gwagwalada for the gas-based plantPresident Tinubu told thoseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has regretted the impending exit of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria after 51 years. This follows the company’s announcement of plans to end its prescription medicines and vaccine production in the country.Continue Reading
The Nigeria-Niger border in Jibia, Katsina State. BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government on Friday ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with the Niger Republic over the current political instability in the latter. The policy, according to the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCoS), Bashir AdeniyiContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to withdraw a lawsuit filed against the organised labour. It is threatening a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, if the government fails to do so. The NLC reached the decision during its NationalContinue Reading
NLC BY GODWIN OBI Organised labour says the ongoing Nationwide protest is against the N520 per litre hike in Petrol and has not decided yet on the N617 per litre. Labour says the federal government is confused for the President said over one Trillion naira has been saved from nonContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Following the initial 28 names nominated for ministerial positions, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, sent 19 new names to the Senate for screening. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the names out on the floor of the Senate after the screening of the first batch of namesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have resolved to return to the negotiating table with the Federal Government to tackle what they termed “anti-poor people policies”. The announcement was contained in a statement on Wednesday by NLC President Joe Ajaero andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. The areas include but not limited to the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jettyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is not backing down on a nationwide protest over the hike in the pump price of petrol and other issues, describing reports suggesting otherwise as the handiwork of “fifth columnists”. In a statement late Tuesday, the body said though itContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A small aircraft has crashed in the Oba Akran area in Ikeja, Lagos State, Frontline Reporters has learnt The Spokesman for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Tuesday afternoon. Also, an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management AgencyContinue Reading