As the debate on fuel subsidy rages in Nigeria, amid a nation-wide fuel strike, the NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to “move swiftly to cut down the unnecessary spending and waste in the … read more
In the middle of a mass resistance that has virtually shut down Nigeria in response to the government’s abrupt January 1 withdrawal of a subsidy on oil, a previously-unreleased United States 2009 Wikileaks cable has emerged which indicates official manipulation … read more
The crew of the Spar Rigel bulk carrier have been rescued from their vessel after it was attacked by pirates off Nigeria. The crew of the Norwegian flagged vessel locked themselves in the ship’s citadel and called for help, which … read more
Since the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal started on Monday, at least 22 people have been killed while several others were injured in Lagos, Osun, Kano, Niger and Ogun states. In Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, some youths who were playing … read more
A union representing 20,000 oil and gas workers in Nigeria says it will shut down all production starting Sunday to take part in the nationwide strike over spiraling fuel prices. The strike began Monday after the Nigerian government reversed a … read more
Nigerian unions begin a second day of nationwide strikes on Tuesday to protest against the removal of fuel subsidies, as President Goodluck Jonathan and workers remain in deadlock after three people were killed in the first day of demonstrations. Nigeria’s … read more
Dubbed the “Mother-Of-All-Battles”, organised labour, yesterday, damned a court injunction and a resolution from an emergency “special session” of the House of Representatives, restraining it from embarking on mass protests. Labour, comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the … read more
The Federal Government lost billions of naira at the Lagos ports yesterday, just as airlines counted their losses following the sit-at-home order given by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Civil Society groups over the increase in the pump … read more
Economic activites came to halt in most states of the federation yesterday, as a result of a strike called by Labour in protest against the Federal Government’s withdrawal of the subsidy on petrol. Offices, markets and banks were shut, as … read more
When he took over the presidency of Africa’s most populous nation in 2010, Goodluck Jonathan seemed destined to live up to his name. But that was until recently, when a steady drum-roll of bad news from Nigeria appeared to be … read more