Month: January 2012
Air Fares Not Likely To Rise
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) is not foreseeing an increase in air fares, association’s Assistant Secretary-General, Mohammed Tukur, said…
Protests: How I Escaped Death — Police Boss
The Ogun Commissioner of Police, Mr. NicholasNkemdem, on Tuesday escaped death at Ibafo area of the state as the nationwide…
Labour Dismisses ‘No Work No Pay’ Threat
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said they were not disturbed by the Federal Government’s…
Riot Over Slain Youth Averted
The plan by youths in Ifako Ijaiye Council of Lagos to invade the Pen Cinema Police Station in Agege, in…
Abuja Handset Dealers Seek End of Strike
The Chairman of the Abuja Handset Dealers Association, Mr. Ndubuisi Egbo, on Wednesday called for dialogue between the Federal Government…
Banks Run Skeletal Services In Jos
As the nationwide strike against the removal of fuel subsidy enters its fourth day, some banks have started running skeletal…
Nigeria Loses N50b To Fake Products Yearly
Facts have emerged on how the Nigerian economy loses over N50 billion yearly to counterfeit and substandard products. The Organised…
Traders Unhappy Over Closure Of Market
Some traders in Lagos on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the continued closure of markets and their loss of revenue, the…
Winners Emerge In Etisalat 9ja Free Credit Promo
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, has rewarded more subscribers from across the country with a cheque of N 1.5million each in its…
CBN Suspends 3rd Party Cheque Rule
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the third party cheque rule under its ongoing cashless policy until March,…
LG To Launch Google TVs
Google TV, which got off to a shaky start last year, may be getting some help in 2012, as LG…
Cadbury Fetes Consumers
Cadbury Nigeria Plc has sponsored four major events that made the festive period enjoyable and memorable for consumers and shoppers. …
Jonathan Must Account For The Billions His Government Inherited
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Civil Society Organisation and the generality of Nigerians have been on…
Time To End Subsidy On Inefficiency
President Jonathan’s decision to increase the price of petrol on January 1, 2012, will go down in history as one…
On The Nationwide Protest Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
There is no doubt that the ongoing gridlock over the removal of fuel subsidy can be traced to four factors…
Fuel Subsidy: I am In Support Of The People
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, in this interview with Ayodele Lawal and Simon Ateba, says President Jonathan…
Pro Wrestling: WUW Set For World Tourney
World Underground Wrestling, WUW, is planning to stage series of wrestling matches across the world soon. A representative of…
Olympic Judo: Matori Sure Of More Slots For Nigeria
President of Judo Federation of Nigeria, JFN, Isa Matori, has assured Nigerians of the federation’s readiness to secure more slots…
Ex-Governor Daniel Postpones dad’s burial
Former Ogun state Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has postponed indefinitely the burial of his father, Pa Adebola Daniel, scheduled for…
Subsidy Strike: Oil union set to shut exports
The most strategic of Nigeria’s workers unions, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior staff Association of Nigeria(PENGASSAN) said its members…
Activist Defies Kaduna Curfew
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna based human rights activist , Shehu Sani defied the 24 hours curfew order by the government…
Subsidy Protests: Jonathan Government softens
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There are signs that the embattled Jonathan government, faced with three-days of a paralysing general strike, is softening…
Strike cancels KLM Flights
The three day strike by Nigerian workers over the removal of oil subsidy has taken its toll on the Dutch…
Babangida’s Office Burnt, Police Inspector Killed
The Niger State capital, Minna in northcentral Nigeria, boiled today as protesters took to the streets and burnt down the…
Occupy Nigeria Rally: Day 3, Strike Continues As FG Holds Talks With Labour
Nigerians took to the streets in their thousands today nationwide as the rally organised by Occupy Nigeria entered its third…
Subsidy Protests: Death Toll Rises To 12
Since the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal started on Monday, at least 12 persons have been killed while several…
Fashola Orders AG To Prosecute Killer DPO
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye to take over…
Candle Light For Slain Demola
Tension mounted this morning as youths within Yaya Abatan and its environs blocked every road in and out of Yaya…
Police Intercept Arms
The police in Ghana have intercepted arms and ammunition about to be smuggled into Nigeria. The Greater Accra Regional Police…