President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Nigerian workers on the occasion of Workers’ Day, celebrated annually to honour the pivotal role they play in the nation’s progress. In a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the…
Some Borno pensioners still earn N4k monthly – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid N4,000 monthly as pension. The NLC Chairman, Mr Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May…
France protests: More than 100 police hurt in May Day demonstrations
At least 108 police officers have been injured in clashes across France with protesters angry at pension reforms, the interior minister has said. Gérald Darmanin said such a large number of police wounded was extremely rare, adding that 291 people…
May Day: Okei-Odumakin salutes workers for steadfastness
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President of Centre for Change, has felicitated Nigerian workers for being steadfast in spite of harsh economic environment. This is contained in a solidarity message Okei-Odumakin signed in commemoration of the 2023 Workers Day. Workers Day also known…
One dead, at least 27 hurt in Venezuela May Day clashes (ENCA)
A woman was shot dead and more than two dozen people were injured during May Day clashes between opposition supporters and Venezuela’s armed forces in Caracas on Wednesday, with opposition leader Juan Guaido attempting to rally demonstrators against President Nicolas…
*Lagos launches new buses with free service on five routes* Cultists on rampage in Lagos, kill guard (Vanguard)
Lagos launches new buses with free service on five routes The Lagos State Government on Wednesday launched the new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) with free service on five routes, assuring that the development would redefine public transportation…
May Day: PDP Salutes Nigerian Workers, Warns Against Unproductiveness (ChannelsTV)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed all Nigerian workers for their service towards the stability and development of the country at the 2019 May Day celebration. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan,…
Echoes of struggle for better welfare as workers mark May Day (Guardian)
From Lagos to Sokoto, from Bayelsa to insurgency-ravaged Maiduguri and Damaturu, workers may lament their deteriorating conditions today as they mark the 2019 edition of May Day. The celebration of the 2019 edition of Workers Day popularly called May Day…
May Day: Obi salutes Nigerian workers, tasks those owing workers to clear debts
As the world celebrates this year’s May Day, Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Nigerian workers for their commitment, saying that it is their labour that keeps Nigeria going. Speaking to airport…
*NAPLWD demands full implementation of Lagos disability law (Leadership)* Tackle poverty among disabled persons, NAPWPD urges Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
NAPLWD demands full implementation of Lagos disability law (Leadership) Nine years after the signing into law, Special Peoples Law 2010, members of the National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities, (NAPLWD), Lagos Chapter yesterday demanded for full implementation of the…