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NLC Gives FG 7-day-ultimatum Over Naira Scarcity

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3 years ago

March 13, 2023

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday, threatened to shut down the economy if the federal government fails to address the lingering naira scarcity within seven days.

The seven-day ultimatum was issued after an emergency Central Working Committee, CWC, meeting in Abuja.

The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, while briefing journalists, decried that Nigerians were highly suffering as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s CBN, cashless policy and threatened to ask workers to withdraw their services around the country if the problem is not resolved in the next seven days.

The NLC President said: “First, it’s apparently difficult for us to assess the little money we have in banks and Nigerians are groaning. This is the same money they were asked to pay into the banks.

“We are also aware that it’s difficult to get petroleum products and where you see it, a litre costs N350 in some parts of the country.

“We will no longer be quiet about this issue of perennial fuel scarcity and arbitrary increase in prices.

“On the issue of cash crunch, the NLC is giving the FG, the agencies under it including the CBN and other banking institutions seven working days to address it. If they fail to do it at the expiration of the seven working days, the Congress is directing all workers in the country to stay at home because it has become very difficult to access even N1, especially for traders who do not have bank accounts.

“We’ve also discovered that even when banks give out old currencies, it can’t be spent. Even when you take them back to the same banks, they’re not accepting them. We’ve been frustrated to a level that we can no longer keep quiet.”

On the State Council elections of the NLC, Comrade Ajaero accused some state governors of illegally interfering with the proceedings.

According to him, “In the last few days, you may also have noticed that the position of the NLC and state council election that is going on, the state governors now dictate to the NLC through the chairmen in those states.

“In the last delegate conference, we told you that such is a no-no in this dispensation. That brings us to the case against Imo State where the Governor openly challenged that people should stick out for a particular candidate and in our attempt to say such things do not happen in civilised societies, it was met with manhandling by the Governor of the state. They came to disrupt our election.

“Our state secretariat in Imo has been destroyed by thugs sent by the Governor. The thugs took over that place for three months. And the state chairman was driven out of the state up till this moment.

“In terms of the security situation in the country, we are holding all political gladiators as the interest of this country is paramount to all of us”, he added.

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Bodies Of Terrorists Float In River As Boko Haram Murders 200 ISWAP Fighters [VIDEO]

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4 hours ago

November 12, 2025

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The supremacy battle between the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP fighters and Boko Haram insurgents in the northern region has reportedly claimed about 200 lives of terrorists.

It was learnt that while about 200 ISWAP fighters were killed in the clash, four Boko Haram insurgents were also eliminated.

A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed this in a post on X, formerly Twitter, while sharing video of lifeless bodies of terrorists floating in a river.

“More bodies of ISWAP found after a deadly clash that resulted in the killing of 200 fighters by Boko Haram”, he wrote on X.

It was gathered that the rival clash took place on the shores of Lake Chad near Dogon Chiku in the Northeast on Sunday.

DAILY POST reports that since ISWAP began as a splinter group from Boko Haram in 2016, both factions have repeatedly clashed.

The Northeast has been one of the regions in the country that is highly bedeviled by the activities of the criminal elements.

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[JUST IN] Terrorism: Nnamdi Kanu Appeals For Stay Of Proceedings Ahead Of Nov 20 Judgment

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5 hours ago

November 12, 2025

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has filed an application at the Court of Appeal, praying for a stay of further proceedings in his trial before Justice James Omotosho of Abuja Federal High Court.

In the motion, Kanu urged the Appeal Court to stay delivery of judgment pending the determination of the appeal.

Kanu’s appeal may impact the 20th November date fixed for delivery of judgment in the trial.

He filed the motion on notice in pursuant to section 36(1) of the Nigerian constitution.

Recall that Justice Omotosho had fixed November 20 to deliver judgement in Kanu’s terrorism trial.

But the IPOB had contested the charge, stressing that he can’t be tried on the basis of a repealed law, the terrorism act.

Details soon…

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PAP Begins Second Phase Distribution Of Laptops To Scholarship Beneficiaries

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7 hours ago

November 12, 2025

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The Presidential Amnesty Programme has commenced the second phase of the distribution of laptops to its scholarship beneficiaries who were deployed for the 2024/2025 academic year to universities within Nigeria.

The exercise, which followed the directive of the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, is aimed at enhancing learning and research by the students in their various institutions.

A statement issued by Mr Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said
he first phase of the distribution was carried out between April and May, 2025, and over 663 final year scholarship beneficiaries received the mobile computing device.

During that exercise, the PAP also diligently undertook a physical verification and orientation programme for the beneficiaries in the resumption list for the 2024/2025 academic session.

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Speaking on the second phase of the distribution, Otuaro reiterated that his decision was informed by the usefulness of laptop to academic pursuit and overall success.

He also stated that the gesture was in fulfillment of his promise to the scholarship beneficiaries during his tour of partnering universities in 2024.

Otuaro expressed the hope that the mobile computing device would greatly support learning and research by the students and also help them achieve academic excellence.

He urged them to make good use of it and justify the Federal Government’s huge investment in their education.

The PAP boss also advised them to take their studies seriously and avoid acts capable of jeopardizing their academic pursuits and bright futures.

He said the PAP would continue to support the beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme to achieve academic excellence.

He restated his leadership’s unwavering commitment to implementing the programme’s objectives for the socio-economic advancement of the Niger Delta in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

Otuaro further expressed profound appreciation to the President for supporting the PAP wholeheartedly, stressing that it shows his sincere love for the region and his strong desire to close the human capital development gap in the area.

He urged the youths and people of the region to return the President’s gesture by giving his administration the expected support in all areas.

He assured the President of his leadership’s unwavering commitment to complementing the renewed hope agenda in the Niger Delta by consolidating on the programme’s achievements.