The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday, issued a warning that it would mobilise its members to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike if the current price of petrol increases. Joe Ajaero, the president of the NLC, made the statement at the African Trade Union alliance meeting in Abuja.
Over the weekend, oil marketers hinted that the pump price of petrol would rise to over N700 Naira per litre if the naira continues to depreciate against the dollar, especially at the parallel market. NNPC on the other hand In a tweet on Monday, debunked claims of increasing their PMS pump prices as widely speculated.
The Governor of Borno State Babagana Zulum took charge of a significant food palliative distribution on Monday. The remarkable gesture was aimed at extending relief to over 10,000 households in Banki town, situated within the Bama Local Government area of Borno state.
Last week the Governor distributed palliatives to people of the Mafoni community in Maiduguri In the first round of food distribution targeting 300,000 beneficiaries across the state. DSS in a tweet on their official Page on Monday, debunked arrest of Reportera boss over a lawsuit filed by Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
The feud between the Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, widened over the weekend after Obaseki accused Shaibu of manipulating the election of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, in the state to further his governorship ambition.
The Governor made the claims during the celebration of the International Youth Day in Benin city, Godwin Obaseki, had earlier alleged, that his that his deputy, hatched a plan to kick him out of office.
Shaibu on the other hand accused the Governor of preventing him from performing his constitutional duties, and filed a suit at the federal high court in Abuja to prevent an alleged impeachment plot against him.
Last week, while addressing stakeholders Obaseki claimed that Shaibu had become so desperate to succeed him, ahead of the Edo governorship election in 2024.
Students of the law department of the University of Calabar on Monday trooped out in protest over alleged sex for grades perpetrated by their department’s dean, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
The professor was re-appointed as Dean of the law faculty in 2022 after he was removed over allegations of rape, back in 2016. He was also suspended in 2015, after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level law student.
In a video making the rounds on social media, the Unical law students were heard chanting songs and carrying placards with inscriptions like, law girls are not bonanzas, stop grabbing us.
Some unidentified soldiers on Monday were seen in a video that has now gone viral, beating up an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in the Ojota area of the state. The video is coming after a soldier was attacked by a traffic officer last week.
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