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There may be a showdown between the security forces and the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters today (Monday) following plans by the organisers to march on the Presidential Villa to pressure the government to release from custody Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. This is even as a Federal High Court in Abuja […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its earlier 10-day deadline on September 10. The decision followed a six-hour meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, held virtually on Wednesday. The President of NARD, Dr. Tope Osundara, […]
A group of discharged Nigerian soldiers on Thursday resumed protests in Abuja, demanding the payment of their entitlements. The ex-soldiers called off their protest on August 4, after a meeting with officials of the Ministries of Defence and Finance, who assured them that their outstanding entitlements would be paid by August 10. The ex-servicemen, […]
Police launch probe Alleged Government backed thugs on Saturday attacked a coalition meeting of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna, leaving several people injured and vehicles, including that of former governor Nasir El-Rufai, vandalized. The attack took place at the NUT Endwell Conference Hall, Magadishu Layout, despite police presence. […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to hold congresses across campuses to determine its next line of action after Tuesday’s nationwide protests, even as Vice Chancellors and academics decried poor remuneration for lecturers. The protests, which highlighted unresolved demands under the renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, came ahead of a crucial Federal Government […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has given the Federal Government enough time to meet the demands of its members. The President of ASUU, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers of public universities had made sacrifices and deserved their entitlements. “We’ve been on this for such a long time, and we have, in our […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to return what it claims to be billions of naira taken from workers’ insurance contributions. It also demanded that the government fill the leadership gap in the country’s pension regulatory commission within a week. The NLC accused the Federal Government of […]
The Labour Party has disassociated itself from a protest slated for Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the organisers as “impostors” and “political impersonators.” In a statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the party’s Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, the […]
Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government have commenced a three-day warning strike to protest unilateral salary deductions implemented by the state treasury office. The strike, declared by the Medical Guild—the umbrella body for medical and dental practitioners employed by the state—began on Monday, July 28, 2025, and is scheduled to run until […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday met with retired police officers who staged a protest in Abuja over poor welfare conditions and their continued inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The meeting was held at the Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, following a demonstration earlier in the day at the National Assembly. The […]
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