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A lie has been put to claims making round by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that N1trn was saved within two months of the subsidy removal. President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, claimed that the committee that the Federal Government set up to negotiate with the unions disclosed that not a single kobo had been saved since subsidy was ...
Events
August, 2023
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3 August
AGF to be, Fagbemi,(SAN), plans EFCC, ICPC, merger
One of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has announced his intention to seek the merger of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related matters Commission (ICPC) and other anti-graft agencies if made Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice. Fagbemi said this during his screening ...
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3 August
NLC Calls Off Nationwide Strike After Meeting With Tinubu
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called off its nationwide strike after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening. Dele Alake, the President’s spokesperson, in a press statement signed on Wednesday, 2 August, noted that the striking workers agreed to discontinue further protests. The statement reads: “The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its President, Comrade ...
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2 August
Doctors in Lagos go on indefinite strike over colleague’s tragic death
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter, has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike over the death of its colleague, Dr Vwaere Diaso. The NMA also declared a five-day mourning period in the state and asked doctors in the other government-owned hospitals to scale down activities as ...
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2 August
Tragedy !. Elevator crushes lady Dr. to death 2wks to end housemanship
A medical doctor, Dr. Vwaere Diaso, Tuesday, died at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, after an elevator she took crashed. She had just two weeks left to the completion of her housemanship at the hospital. Though the manner of her death is being concealed, YOUNEWS’ sources maintained that the hospital elevator that killed the late Diaso crashed from the ...
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2 August
Behold,!..These 18 make Tinubu’s new ministerial list
The president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubbu, has forwarded additional 19 names of ministerial nominees. The Chief of Staff and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajamiabila has presented the new batch of ministerial list to the Senate. The Rules of the chamber were suspended at 3:15 pm to allow for the Chief of Staff to enter the hallowed ...
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2 August
Tinubu sends 2nd ministerial list today
President Bola Tinubu will today send a new batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening. According to a very reliable source in the Senate, the names would either come on Tuesday night or very early on Wednesday morning. Though Bauchi, Cross River and Katsina states got two slots each on the last week ministerial list in Nigeria, eleven ...
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2 August
IG warns protesters, “we’ll tolerate only peaceful rally”
Ahead of the labour unions’ protests, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered watertight security nationwide. The Force Headquarters on Tuesday said the IG was deeply concerned about recent developments regarding the planned nationwide protests by the labour unions. “While being mindful of the right to peaceful protest as enshrined in our constitution, the IG urges all parties ...
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2 August
Uncertainty as protest begins 7.30 a.m, NLC members pull out, Oil workers going ahead !
Are we striking, are we not ? Were questions on lips, even as at 7.30 this morning. YOUNEWS can authoritatively say that many of the Labour members are still in confusion, as you read ! It was confusion in many sector. Lawyers were in Court, but Judges are notavailable. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) may have asked its ...
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1 August
August 2 Protest weakened by pull out, to be cancelled !
YOUNEWS projection in the early hours of today, that the much expected protest slated for August 2, may be cancelled afterall is coming to pass. Indication that the Organised Labour might shelve the impending nationwide strike – to protest against hardship occasioned by recent fuel subsidy removal, are very strong. Less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s planned nationwide strike and ...
