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The National Labour Congress (NLC) has began a nationwide protest over the removal of fuel subsidies and the perceived lack of adequate palliative measures. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in various cities across the country, demanding immediate government action to address these pressing concerns. The removal of fuel subsidies has sparked rising…

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the payment of N10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions. The governor also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line of defence. The chief press secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye announced this in…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is not backing down on a nationwide protest over the hike in the pump price of petrol and other issues, describing reports suggesting otherwise as the handiwork of “fifth columnists”. In a statement late Tuesday, the body said though it held a meeting with the Federal Government, the…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcome the directive, the Academic Staff Union of Universities,…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the provision of buses to students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country, removal of restrictions on students loan, as well as caution against arbitrary increase of school fees. The Federal Government said it was in furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of…

Academic unions, such as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have also begun nationwide mobilisation of their members for the strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday. The national presidents of the two unions, in separate interviews with our correspondent in Abuja, noted that as affiliate members of…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced mass mobilisation ahead of its planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin Wednesday to protest the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. In a schedule obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC urged Nigerians to “join us at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Wednesday, August 2,…

The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the comment of the presidency on the increase of school fees, describing it as deceitful and misleading. The presidency, through the Special adviser to the president on communication, Dele Alake on Wednesday said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are…

The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ejikeme Mmesoma, Soli Sada, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for the technological innovations deployed by the board for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Sada gave the commendation when the ad hoc committee visited JAMB headquarters,…

The Federal Government on Wednesday said that its universities remained tuition-free. This was made known in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Dele Alake. The statement said, “It was widely reported earlier this week across some news media outlets that the Federal Government had increased tuition fees in…