The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has rejected the planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the recently approved 50 per cent increase in telecoms tariff. PTECSSAN in a letter, dated January 27, 2025, addressed to the NLC leadership, argued that the tariff hike, though painful, is necessary to prevent the imminent collapse of the sector, which could have far-reaching consequences for the economy. The NLC had earlier rejected the tariff increase, describing it as an additional burden on Nigerians already grappling with rising costs of living. The labour union directed its…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, embark on a nationwide protest against the planned 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariffs. In a communiqué signed by Congress President, Joe Ajaero, at the end of its National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting, which was held in Abuja yesterday, the NLC said the one-day rally and protest will take place in all 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “To express our collective opposition to this arbitrary tariff hike, the NLC will embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The…
Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has applied for a plea bargain with the Lagos State Government over his protracted trial. This was disclosed during his re-arraignment of the former ringleader at the High Court in Ikeja. He was re-arraigned on amended five counts bordering on murder, attempt to murder, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping preferred against them by the Lagos State Government. Addressing the court on behalf of his client, Emefo Etudo, a lawyer said the convict is now a repentant person. “He was a young man consumed by crime, but he is now remorseful. Presently, he is…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has pledged to intensify domestic resource mobilisation strategies to ensure ownership and sustainability of the country’s HIV/AIDS response. The Director General of the agency, Temitope Ilori, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Ms Ilori, a doctor, said the move became necessary following the executive order by President Donald Trump to reevaluate and realign United States’ foreign aid which includes a 90-day pause on foreign development assistance. She said the development has raised significant concerns among stakeholders with regards to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) technical support and funding. One of…
By Shadrach Okon The government of United States of America has given a special “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” for HIV Treatment Funding across all the countries that receive United States foreign development assistance. The news of the ” Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” was made known in a Press Statement from UNAIDS in Geneva to commend the decision of the US Secretary of States to continue HIV life-saving funding and convene partners to assess and mitigate impact on HIV services. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, in the press statement stated that the approval given by the United States Secretary of States Marco Rubio…
By Shadrach Okon Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA) has carried out a last minute sensitization and stakeholders engagement exercise against street trading in Uyo metropolise. The sensitization and stakeholders engagement took place yesterday Thursday 30th January, around Ibom Plaza, major junctions, and flyovers within the capital city. Speaking during the sensitization exercise, the Chairman Uyo Capital Development Authority Hon.Anietie Eka said the sensitization and stakeholders engagement exercise was necessary before the agency embark on enforcement exercise against street trading within the capital city. Rt .Hon. Eka while interacting with stakeholders at Ibom Plaza, said while Akwa Ibom State Goverment…
Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that a staggering 1.4 million Nigerians are trapped in modern slavery. Speaking as Special Guest Speaker at the 2025 yearly academic summit at the University of Abuja, yesterday, the minister lamented that most victims of modern slavery were women and girls. Citing the Global Slavery Index (2023), Sulaiman-Ibrahim revealed that Nigeria ranked among the top 10 countries with the highest number of trafficked persons. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Publicity, Jonathan Eze, the minister referenced some statistics, which, according to her, do not…
According to the cocoa farmers, proceeds from cocoa farming in the outgoing season tripled what they realised in the previous cocoa farming season. Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday, a cross-section of cocoa farmers confirmed that the 2024 farming season was the most profitable of their farming years. According to them, proceeds from cocoa farming in the outgoing season tripled what they realised in the previous cocoa…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) to focus on issues that border on the region’s development in its advocacy as a voice of the region. Diri gave the admonition yesterday when a delegation of PANDEF led by its new chairman, Amb. Godknows Igali paid him a courtesy visit in the Government House, Yenagoa. He expressed his administration’s commitment to collaborate with the forum to address issues of development bedevilling the Niger Delta region. The governor stressed that PANDEF needed the collaboration of governors of the region as well as…
-Promises hell for criminals in Akwa Ibom By Shadrach Okon Nigeria Police Force Akwa Ibom State Command during the week paraded 33 suspects caught in connection with various criminal activities in Akwa Ibom State in the past few weeks. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP John Timfon who is the police spokesperson for the command revealed this during a press briefing at Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo. The criminal suspects comprising: three burglary suspects, two suspected thieves, three child traffickers, 17 illicit drug dealers, one notorious cultist, one fake currency dealer, and six suspected tricycle thieves were arrested…