NLC Suggests 5% Telecoms Tariff Increase, Vows to Proceed with Protest   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly rejected the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) approved 50% telecom tariff hike, calling it "unjust" and a huge burden on Nigerians already struggling with economic hardship. The country’s labour...

A few weeks ago, the nation witnessed Nigerians taking to the streets en masse. This was not a spur-of-the-moment demonstration but a protest driven by persistent hunger and the demand for good governance, aptly named the #EndBadGovernance protest.

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am.

Hardship Protest Grounds Markets, Banks, Others in Abia Residents of the two major cities in Abia state, Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, the commercial nerve of the state, stayed away from their shops and business premises on Thursday, August 1, following the uncertainty of...

Hunger Protest Grounds Abuja Banks, Markets A nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship triggered by recent government reforms brought parts of the nation’s capital to a standstill on Thursday, August 1. The protest, which had been earlier announced, led to the closure of banks, filling...

Alh. Ibikunle Tajudeen Baruwa, the President of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), is urging Nigerians and members of the union across the country to shy away from the planned nationwide protest against hardship scheduled to commence on August 1.