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THE Nigeria Labour  Congress, NLC, yesterday said it has commenced mobilisation against the Federal Government’s proposed increase in petroleum pump price of over 200 percent in 2022. The Federal Government had announced that it would withdraw subsidy on petroleum products next year, saying the burden of  subsidy was heavy to …

Late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr The family of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of the Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died under controversial circumstances, has demanded a coroner inquest into his death. The news of Sylvester’s death went viral last Wednesday following a social media post by his cousin, Perry …

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that whether or not the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), assents to the electoral amendment bill, his reputation as a leader who bequeathed …

EFCC Chairman, Abdulraheed Bawa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against granting permission to sick Dr Ngozi Olejeme, a former aide to Goodluck Jonathan, to travel to South Africa and the United States for heart surgery. The commission described the …

Parents of students of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State and a former counsellor in the school have held a zoom meeting in the wake of the death of one of the students of the school, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The meeting, which recording was made public on Monday, was facilitated …

President Muhammadu Buhari   President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tasked the Nigerian Army to improve on its human rights record while discharging their duties. The president also urged the military to remain resolute in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities. The President stated this while declaring open the 2021 Chief …

IPOB allegedly plants IEDs along Owerri-Orlu road in Imo State Troops conducting ‘Exercise Golden Dawn, Sector 3,’ have reportedly uncovered four improvised explosive devices allegedly planted by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) along the Owerri-Orlu road in Imo State. A statement by army spokesman, Brigadier General …

The just concluded season 05 of the Charles O’Tudor Brand Masterclass was a huge success as brilliant minds and industry thought leaders were present to stimulate the minds of the audience, which was a mix of young entrepreneurs and business moguls in the corporate world. Thought leads present were Mr. …

President-Adama-Barrow-of-the-gambia Adama Barrow has been re-elected as President of The Gambia. It was reported that Adama Barrow has been declared winner of the Presidential election held in The Gambia on Saturday. He has now won a re-election for a second term. On Saturday, the president received 53% of the vote, …

The President, African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina has called the ban placed on African countries over the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic as ‘discriminatory’. Adesina made the statement as part of the reactions following the recent series of ban imposed on countries in the continent. …