The Federal Government has introduced a centralised commuter bus service for civil servants in Abuja to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal, the Head of Service (HOS), Alhaji Isa Sali, has said. Sali said on Tuesday in Abuja that the ge...
The IMF/World Bank did not instruct or direct the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chukwuemeka Wogu, said in Abuja on Tuesday. He said government took the decision in the best interest of the country...
A reckless driver trying to maneuver his commercial bus from a heavy bonfire by protesters at Ikosi –Ketu area of Lagos killed two peoplw who were on a motorbike. An eye witness said the accident occurred when the mass protesters stopped a ...
Some Nigerians in the Diaspora have criticised the continued flaring of gas in Nigeria, blaming the multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta for the trend. Mr. Aniedi Okure, the spokesman for the group protesting the removal of fuel su...
Following the violence, which trailed Monday’s protest against the removal of fuel subsidy in Gusau, the Zamfara Government has accused politicians of instigating the destruction of public property. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Gove...
The Federal Government is set to review sponsorship of overseas medical treatment for its officials, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said in Abuja on Tuesday. Reacting to the trend where government officials frequently went abroad for medic...
As the nationwide strike action called by organised labour and its civil society allies against the removal of fuel subsidy enters its second day, commercial activities remained grounded across most states of the federation. Here’s the situation ...
Mr Ade Ipaye, Lagos State Attorney General, has disclosed that a policeman who allegedly shot a protester to death during Monday’s nationwide protest against the removal of petrol subsidy will be prosecuted. The policeman allegedly shot the...
The local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja in Lagos remained grounded on Tuesday, the second day of the petroleum subsidy strike. The protest is led by Organised Labour and a coalition of civil society groups, to protest...
Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the country will overcome the current security challenges and come out stronger and more united. Petinrin made the observation while fielding questions from newsmen in Barki...
The Police in Kano State arrested 24 persons allegedly involved in an attempt to take over Government House, Kano, during protests against the removal of fuel subsidy on Monday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, told n...
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi yesterday was crowned the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or. He has therefore claimed the title of world player of the year for the third consecutive time. Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Ma...
Organised Labour yesterday commended Nigerians for the huge success of the first day in the indefinite mass rally and protest it declared against fuel subsidy removal policy of the President Goodluck Jonathan Government that made Lagosians come out in ...
Thousands of protesters took to the streets at virtually all major towns and cities in Jigawa State to demonstrate their disapproval of the removal of fuel subsidy by federal government. They also expressed their displeasure with the State Governor, Al...
What was billed as a peaceful protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government yesterday turned bloody in Benin City, Edo State, as hoodlums seized the opportunity to attack a Bureau De Change. The hoodlums that attack...