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With Agency Report Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks were out to monitor the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities. Members of the 7,000-strong…
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Traders and businessmen under the aegis of the Igbo Traders Association in Ilorin, Kwara State closed their shops on Friday in protest against alleged intimidation and over taxation of their businesses by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS). It was gathered that the development left many traders and businessmen stranded in such locations as…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asserted that the two-day protest led by its members is focused on addressing hunger, rather than solely advocating for a review of the minimum wage. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, February 27, NLC President, Joe Ajaero clarified that contrary to certain assertions, the union’s protest is not solely centered on…
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. Says Claims Are Speculative & Protests illegal The federal government has denied the allegation of a plot to attack the planned NLC protest describing it as “speculative.” The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said by raising the allegation, “NLC is feeling guilty in hatching its hidden agenda influenced…
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As countdown to the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the hardship faced by Nigerians narrows, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has written to ask the Attorney General Of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to provide security for the demonstrators. Barring any last-minute change, the NLC will on Tuesday, February…
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–Demands immediate release of detained former Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed –He’s being held under the law -EFCC ILORIN: A group of PDP protesters today staged a peaceful protest at the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), during which the command was accused of breaching the rights of detained former governor Abdulfatah…
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Residents of Osogbo in Osun State have taken to the streets of the state capital to protest against economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria. The protest occurred less than 12 hours after the police warned residents of the state to shelve the protest because hoodlums may hijack it. The protesters were carrying banners and placards…
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Some Nigerians in diaspora under the Renewed Hope Vanguard based in the United Kingdom have condemned the hardship in the country and petitioned President Bola Tinubu to remove the Central Bank governor, Yemi Cardoso over the foreign exchange crisis. The UK group in a release sent to SaharaReporters on Wednesday noted that it was embarrassing…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) planned nationwide protest slated for August 2 (today) has commenced at 7:30 am across the federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rextun City Updates reported earlier that the planned protest was to express the labour union’s displeasure over what it described as the unfavorable policies of the…
As the deadlock between organized labour and the FG persists, making it more likely that the labour, trade and student Unions will embark on their planned protests today, the kwara state commissioner of Police, CP Rotimi Adelesi psc+, FISN has met with leaders of the labour and student bodies in Ilorin. At this meeting, CP…
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