THE decision by the Federal Government to remove subsidy on petrol came to many as a bang. For an aviation industry that is reeling under so many taxes, uncertainty, harsh business climate, this action would sure have serious impact on the sector. Agreed that aviation fuel, otherwise known as JET A1 had been deregulated, cost […]
FG Orders massive deployment of paramilitary personnel across the federation THE nationwide strike over the removal of subsidy on petrol enters the second day, as thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Lagos, Abuja, Akure, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and some other cities in the country. And as the impasse between the Federal Government […]
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NIGERIAN officials announced a nighttime curfew for the northern city of Kano on Monday after clashes between police and protesters seeking to storm the governor’s office left two people dead. “Following the sad incidents in the city today where some hoodlums hijacked a peaceful protest by labour unions, the state government hereby imposes a 14-hour […]
THE strike embarked upon yesterday by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over fuel subsidy removal was peaceful in Cross River, Imo State while it was aborted in Bayelsa State. Early in the morning, business activities went on as usual in Calabar as the markets opened while commercial drivers […]
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THE Federal Government’s offer of palliatives after it has removed the fuel subsidy has been described as “medicine after death” by Prof. Wole Soyinka. In a statement at the weekend entitled, ‘Back To The Trenches, Predictably,’ the Nobel laureate said: “Rarely has government alienation from the people it is meant to serve been so pronounced […]
PRESIDENTIAL spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, has dismissed an allegation that he has been sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan. He also denied reports that he had resigned. Abati was alleged to have been sacked due to his poor handling of the President’s image in the face of growing criticism of his boss over security challenges and […]
THE indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) against the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government began yesterday on a peaceful note in most states of the federation. Except in a few cases, where some security personnel displayed excessive use of force, there were […]
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