The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a Monday midnight to the Federal Government to unconditionally release its President, Joe Ajaero, or face dire consequences. NLC has therefore fixed a National Executive Council, NEC, meeting for Tuesday, 9am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiquĂ© at the end of its…
The crisis rocking the Labour Party has taken a different turn with the factional national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, disclosing how the Obi-Datti 2023 presidential election campaign was funded. Abure who spoke during an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party on Monday, September 9, said the funding of the 2023 presidential…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration against the indiscriminate arrest of labour leaders, activists, protesters and innocent citizens; because such arrests could throw the nation into chaos. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, gave the words of caution while reacting to the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called out the Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to implement the new national minimum wage without further delay. The demand comes on the heels of the recent arrest of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS),…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the expansion of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across the country. According to NNPC, CNG stations are now available at Gaduwa, Wuse, Gudu, Dei Dei, Ushafa, and Gwagwalada in Abuja, with plans to extend to other locations nationwide. The company,…
The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Julius Abure says all its tickets ahead of the 2027 general election are open to all qualified Nigerians to contest for. The faction took the decision after it held a national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday. “NEC in session also reviewed the decision of the…
Some bandits have invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients. According to Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of a local Vigilante group, the bandits initially targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, arriving around 9 am on Monday,…
Weeks after arresting Okuama community leaders, armed soldiers in their numbers and gunboats allegedly stormed the town in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State early Monday morning, shooting at anything in sight. A man from the community who spoke to Vanguard on phone from the bush said the military personnel came on land…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the men from the Department of State Services (DSS) have stormed the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). Upon arrival at the office, DSS officers demanded to see the directors of the organization. The rights group took to social media to condemn the invasion, calling on President…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused security operatives of abducting its President, Joe Ajaero, and forcefully whisking him away without a warrant. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported Ajaero’s arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport this morning. Following the arrest, the NLC alerted all its affiliates, state councils, and Nigerian workers, urging them…
