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The Labour Party and its standard bearer in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, have kicked against the offer of board slots to state governors, including those elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, by President Bola Tinubu. Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Abdulrahman […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have thumbed down the N500bn palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu, stating that it is grossly inadequate to assuage the hardships confronting workers sequel to the fuel subsidy removal. They are demanding a 300 per cent salary increase to enable workers to cope with the challenges

Former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state said he will never accept ministerial appointment from President Bola Tinubu should the president consider him for a position. Fayose stated this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. When asked if he would accept Tinubu’s ministerial appointment, Fayose said, “I will never take

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, differed yesterday on the security situation in the country. While PDP governors raised the alarm that insecurity in the country is worsening, the APC said the Federal Government is addressing the situation, stressing that the Bola Tinubu

The economy is not smiling on anybody, this time around. While the poor lament, the rich also cry. Irrespective of other perceived bad policies that fuelled this hardship, the cash crunch occasioned by naira re-design, nailed the coffin. However, the recent removal of fuel subsidies is now conducting the funeral of an otherwise deadly situation

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, said yesterday Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also lamented the fact that the country currently shared its sovereignty with bandits and terrorists, in view of the pervasive insecurity in Nigeria. Kukah spoke as

Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has claimed that poverty has deepened, while inflation skyrocketed within the first 40 days of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He stressed that Tinubu’s administration had made Nigerians “susceptible to manipulation.” In a statement he signed, Shaibu insisted that

A group, United Action Front of Civil Society, has faulted what it termed combative reaction of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, following a report on the last general elections released by European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM). Head, National Coordinating Centre of the group, Olawale Okunniyi, yesterday, said: “It is indeed obvious that the Tinubu-led

Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and delivered at

It noted that the government-owned broadcasters did not have editorial and financial independence. The report said NTA and FRCN policy lack merits, and former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, enjoyed this privilege during the election, as the government-owned outlets notably quoted him during the political campaign period. “Both can be dismissed on vague grounds,” the