The widespread scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, may ease off in two weeks. Our correspondents learnt, on Friday, that the Federal Government and the major marketers have reached an agreement for petrol to be imported into … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday insisted that the proposed mass rallies slated for Wednesday next week would go on as scheduled. While saying that there was no going back, the NLC also denied having any deal with the Federal … read more
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos state branch, on Friday agreed to go on a sympathy strike with members of the Medical Guild, who have been on strike since Monday, 4th of May, 2009 over the Lagos state government’s failure to … read more
Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, has said that it was not a policy of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government to induce militants monetarily The Minister who denied the report that N200 million gratification for militants … read more
The Federal Government yesterday apologised to Nigerians for the hardships and inconveniences they had suffered as a result of the lingering fuel scarcity assuring the nation that it had taking urgent steps to address the situation. In his first official … read more
Members of organised labour unions have begun mobilising workers towards the May 13 protest scheduled to commence in Lagos State. Labour unions last week, threatened to mount pressure on government for a new minimum wage, full implementation of recommendations of … read more
There was a bomb scare yesterday at Mile Two area of Lagos, following an explosion from a tear gas grenade, which reportedly dropped from a police escort van. The hand-held tear gas grenade was said to have dropped off a … read more
US prosecutors plan to launch extradition proceedings tomorrow against a British citizen alleged to be the key figure in an international bribery scandal. After more than five years of investigations covering half a dozen countries, a London solicitor, Jeffrey Tesler, … read more
The governorship candidate of the Action Congress in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and his party on Wednesday formally rejected the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission of Mr. Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has threatened to commence what it called an ‘unstoppable attack’ on major economic interests in the western fringe on the Niger Delta. The militant group gave the alleged ‘divide and rule’ … read more