The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised foreigners to obey its stay-at-home directive on May 28 and 29 and stay away from the presidential inauguration. The NLC President, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, gave the advice on Tuesday at a press conference organised … read more
Oil workers under the under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN yesterday vowed to cripple the economy by embarking on indefinite strike to protest the … read more
In what appears an ugly drama that could mar Nigeria’s first transition from one civilian government to another, key members of out-going President Olusegun Obasanjo administration are plotting to either retain their present position or bag other juicy appointments under … read more
Nigeria and the United Kingdom yesterday met to find lasting solutions to alleged violation of the principles of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) by the British authorities. Nigerian international carriers such as Arik and Bellview airlines, have been denied access … read more
Abuja may reciprocate the new British visa policy which requires Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to return to Nigeria to renew their travel documents. Foreign Affairs Minister, Joy Ogwu, said at her valedictory news conference on Wednesday that Nigeria�s … read more
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two people when they opened fire on a crowd at a bus station in Nigeria’s southern city of Port Harcourt, witnesses said. They said several other people were wounded in the shooting, the latest example … read more
Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hours to get gasoline, wondering why there is … read more
AGAIN, Lagos erupted in bloody violence yesterday as suspected rival street urchins, popularly called “Area Boys,” clashed over the control of Oshodi Market Motor Park. At the end of the bloody encounter, about six persons were feared killed. Dangerous weapons, … read more
A senior Nigerian diplomat was detained by Indian authorities after they seized $2.27m in cash from him at the international airport in New Delhi, media reports said on Tuesday. Captain G A Ojedokun, defence adviser to the Nigerian envoy in … read more
Aviation Unions Grand Alliance (AUGA), umbrella body for all aviation workers in the country, has given the Federal Government 21-days ultimatum to pay 5,465 former workers of Nigeria Airways their salary and pension arrears, which have been denied them for … read more