archiveMay 2020

President of the United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC), Joe Ajaero, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to further reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, to N60. Ajaero gave the advice when he addressed the media as part of activities to mark the International...

  Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has disclosed that 3,000 health workers would be deployed to Kano state to help in the fight against COVID-19. Mustapha, speaking at the presidential task force briefing on Friday, May 1, said the workers were put together by the...

    By Ola Awoniyi My brother, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, once observed that those who believe do not need further explanation, and neither do those who have made up their minds not to believe. I cannot agree more with Femi. Yet,...

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to grant three months tax holidays to Nigerian workers. Olaleye made the appeal in his contribution at the Workers’ Day Virtual (online) dialogue with stakeholders to commemorate this year’s annual Workers...

  Gives directive on commercial transportation   Following the extension of the lockdown for a week by President Mohammadu Buhari, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has extended the total lockdown in the State for another one week. The governor also adjusted the relaxation window by adding three hours to...

The Association of Progressive Nigerians has appealed to the Central Bank to withdraw old and tattered naira notes from circulation as the country is battling COVID- 19 pandemic. The group made the appeal in a statement it issued in Lagos on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

 The Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has called for concerted efforts by government, businesses and workers to address the effects of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic on employments and remunerations. Amb. Ayoola Olukanni, Director-General of NACCIMA, gave the advice in a statement to newsmen on...

  The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the decision taken by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, relaxing the Coronavirus lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States. The medical body described the decision as premature, adding that it can potentially expose more Nigerians to the deadly COVID-19. The doctors warned...

Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, says it will only be carrying 20 commuters with face masks per bus as from Monday to contain further spread of COVID-19. The Managing Director of the firm, Mr Fola Tinubu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday  confirmed 238 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,170. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the...