Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the…
*One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) *Organised labour to begin warning strike Wednesday over minimum wage (Nation)
One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) Barely a week after three suspected cultists were killed in separate clashes in Lagos around Ikorodu and Ajah, the cult war moved to Ilasa area of the state yesterday in a…
*NSCDC official shoots Lagos tricycle rider for overtaking van (Punch) *Two arrested for stealing celebrity’s Jewelry (Nation)
NSCDC official shoots Lagos tricycle rider for overtaking van (Punch) There was commotion along Oregun Road, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday as an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state shot a commercial tricycle rider. Our…
In search of a revenue formula in favour of states – Ifeanyi Afuba
The leadership of organised labour in Nigeria has continued to betray strategic naivety on the struggle for enhanced wages and better service conditions for workers. Its prominent arms, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have been congratulating themselves…
*Man dies while jogging in Lagos (Punch)*Man sentenced to four years imprisonment for stealing car (Vanguard)
Man dies while jogging in Lagos (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified man collapsed and died while jogging on Sunday morning on the WEMCO Road, in the Ogba area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the man collapsed due to suspected cardiac…
*Pupils protest over mass failure in Lagos public schools (Punch) *Minimum Wage: Labour Urges FG Not to Raise Fuel Price, Taxes (ThisDay)
Pupils protest over mass failure in Lagos public schools (Punch) There has been protest by pupils in public secondary schools in Lagos State against mass failure following their promotional examination from SSSII to SSSIII. The state Ministry of Education determined…
*Seven pregnant girls escape from Lagos baby factory (Punch)*Lagos closes Costain bridge, roundabout, issues travel advisory (Nation)
Seven pregnant girls escape from Lagos baby factory (Punch) Barely two weeks after 19 pregnant girls were rescued from a baby factory in Lagos State, another set of pregnant girls has been found by policemen attached to the Isolo Police…
We can’t afford to fail Lagosians, Sanwo-Olu tells workers
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday urged workers in the state to brace up and contribute their quota to the development of the state, saying that they cannot afford to fail Lagosians at this critical point. A statement…
Minimum wage, maximum wahala, as expert predict many states will go bankrupt (Punch)
A former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Dr. Adebayo Adewusi, says many states will become bankrupt when the implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage commences. He said some states did not have the capacity to pay the new…
Nigerian workers and the new minimum wage (Independent)
Workers in Nigeria deserve to expect the implementation of the N30,000.00 new Minimum Wage, the law of which President Muhammadu Buhari recently endorsed. That expectation should not be jeopardised by anyone for any reason, considering that the struggle for the…