The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to N910 per litre at its retail outlets. Naija Blog Daily correspondents observed the price adjustment on Saturday at several NNPCL retail stations, including locations along Kubwa Expressway, Zone 4, and Gudu in the…
During the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration at Eagle Square, Abuja, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) made a bold call for a review of the retirement age for civil servants across all sectors. The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, urged the Federal Government to extend the 65-year retirement age or 40 years of service, already implemented…
Kwara State workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), joined millions globally to commemorate Workers’ Day 2025, urging the government to urgently tackle the rising cost of living and improve citizens’ welfare. The celebration, held at George Innih Stadium in Ilorin, brought together labour leaders, government representatives,…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has assured civil servants that no worker in the state earns below N72,000, exceeding the national minimum wage requirement. The governor made this known during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration held at Murtala Square in Kaduna on Thursday. Speaking to a crowd of workers and union leaders, Governor Sani emphasized…
As Nigeria marked Workers’ Day on May 1st, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to prioritising the welfare of Nigerian workers, describing them as the “engine of the economy” and essential partners in national development. In a message shared via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @officialABAT, President Tinubu hailed workers across…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a ₦1 billion lawsuit filed against former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele over the hardships caused by the 2023 Naira redesign policy. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, delivering the ruling on Monday, dismissed the case due to the plaintiff’s…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed the apex bank’s commitment to aggressively tackle inflation, aiming to bring it down to single digits in the medium term. Cardoso made this declaration over the weekend after the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings held in Washington,…
The Kano State Government has uncovered and removed 239 ghost workers from its payroll system, with 1,334 suspicious cases still under investigation. The discovery came following a biometric data capture and payroll verification exercise aimed at sanitizing the state’s civil service. Alhaji Umar Faruk Ibrahim, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), explained that the initiative…
As Nigeria grapples with escalating insecurity, groups like the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Agbekoya Farmers’ Society, and the Oodua Peoples Congress are urging the Federal Government (FG) to officially empower them to combat bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other terrorist groups hiding in Nigeria’s forests. With terror attacks surging across…
The World Bank has warned that poverty in Nigeria will worsen over the next five years, projecting an increase of 3.6 percentage points by 2027. This alarming forecast was published in the Bank’s latest Africa Pulse Report, unveiled during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC. Despite some gains in Nigeria’s non-oil…
