BY GODWIN OBI Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025 The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of theirContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI, ADOLPHUS DURU The Nigeria Labour Congress has frowned on the recent hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, describing it as the height of insensitivity against the masses. Senior NLC officials disclosed this in separate interviews with our correspondents on Sunday, as oilContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has struck out a suit filed by Chidi Lloyd and 20 other former Rivers council chairmen which sought to extend their tenure after it elapsed on June 16th 2024. The former chairmen had gone to court seeking to extendContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBIDangote Refinery has assured Nigerians that three of its partners will sell petrol for ₦970 per litre nationwide despite the company’s recent increase in the ex-depot price of petrol. A spokesman for the refinery Anthony Chiejina said the recent adjustment in the company’s ex-depot price “is directly relatedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Ogun State Government has said that it is considering signing the Death Warrants of condemned criminals sentenced by competent courts to serve as a deterrent to those who may want to commit heinous crimes in the state. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, CHIGOZIE EZEH It was a tragic weekend in Niger State after no fewer than 70 persons, including a pregnant woman and many children, were burnt to death while scooping fuel from a crashed fuel tanker. At least 56 residents sustained varying degrees of burns and were rushedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party took a new twist on Saturday when the 29-man caretaker committee set up by Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, warned Juiius Abure to stop parading himself as the party’s nationalContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commiserated with families of the victims of the tanker explosion along the Dikko/Kaduna Road, in Niger State but called for stricter enforcement of safety measures. Seventy-seven persons died and scores were injured during the incident that has thrown the country intoContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Traders and producers of local fabrics known as adire in Ogun State have expressed their displeasure over the alleged failure of the federal and state governments to address the incursion of Chinese-made and adulterated fabrics into local markets. The traders raised the alarm that the Chinese wereContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has announced plans to intensify its response to growing security threats by deploying additional officers to vulnerable states across the country. NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, on Friday. Frontline Reporters hadContinue Reading