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By Femi Alabi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 45 blocks of heroin weighing 49.70kg. at Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Agency also arrested 4 cartel members who specialize in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa in a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday said the conference is in line with the Agency’s policy of transparency. Marwa, said, “It started on February 10, 2024, when NDLEA operatives of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command intercepted a suspicious package at the SAHCO Import Shed…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army Troops have on Monday destroyed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) hideouts in Egbuoma/Osiam in Oguta Local Government Area of Anambra State. During the operation, one of the group members was killed, one Mercedes Benz 350 4matic was recovered from their camp. The Nigerian Army in a press release signed by Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu added that the Army also rescued 10 passengers onboard a mass transit bus that was hijacked by kidnappers while travelling from Calabar to Abuja in Kogi State. He stated that the Army responding to a…

By Femi Alabi After about three years of suspension of sales of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change (BDC) operator’s, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the suspension. In a new circular issued and signed by the Director of the Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud, the Central Bank of Nigeria stated that it would sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change operator’s. The allocation will be sold at a rate of N1,301/$, reflecting the lower band rate of executed spot transactions at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market as of the previous…

By Femi Alabi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kano State Chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the purchase and use of made-in-Nigeria goods and services to stimulate local production and save jobs. The Congress also urges the Federal Government to revert to fuel subsidies as a measure that will alleviate the current economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. NLC State Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Inuwa, while addressing the state governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, at the government house, shortly after a peaceful protest march that took off from the Race Course, also asked that government should re-open the…

By Femi Alabi Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Activists under the auspices of Dialogue 360, Coalition for Revolution, Joint Action Force, Osun Civil Society Coalition and Committee for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR), and other participants took to the streets in Osogbo to demonstrate over the current economic hardship in Nigeria. The protesters who converged on the popular Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, snaked through Old Garage, MDS, Orisumbare and terminated the demonstration at Olaiya iconic bridge. They were seen chanting anti-government songs and placards with several inscriptions like, ‘Let the poor breathe’; ‘Stop stealing palliatives meant for the working poor’; ‘End…

By Kamil Opeyemi Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Tuesday said the Federal Government is not yet ready to reduce the cost of governance given the current spending culture of political leaders. Falana, while speaking at the House of Assembly complex in Lagos during the nationwide protests organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress, said the rate of acquisition of exotic cars by members of the National Assembly puts a lie to the claims by the Federal Government to want to cut down costs of governance. His accusation came bare 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu gave an order for the…

By Femi Alabi The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC planned Protest witnessed another twist when the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde personally joined the protest. The protesters expressed their anger towards the government saying things had become so though for the masses. In order to ensure that the protest doesn’t degenerate into anarchy, the Governor arrived early at Total Garden, along Secretariat road, Agodi. Makinde while addressing the protesters called for calm noting that the hardship would be over soon. Makinde, who declared his support for the protesters calling for an end to hardship and hunger being experienced by the…

By Halimah Olamide Protesters on Tuesday made their way into the complex of the National Assembly to register their protests against the state of the economy. The protesters demanded an address from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio as they chanted Akpabio’s name. Akpabio was however not available to see the protesters as the senate Committee chairman on Labour, Diket Plang addressed them. They were however not ready to listen to Plang as continued to shout the name of Akpabio. Plang managed to say a few words to the protesters just as he promised to pass their grievances to the senate…

By Halimah Olamide There was an unusual sense of cooperation and understanding among protesters and the police in Lagos on Tuesday as police personnel shared snacks and water with some of the protesters amidst anti-government rally. The scene had attracted attention as a police van carrying bottled water stopped for one of its personnel to share the water to needy protesters. It was a rare scene that shows a departure from the past where police personnel and protesters had confrontations. On Monday when the Joint Action Front staged its protest, some policemen were seen joining the protesters in a rare…

By Femi Alabi Secretariat flyover bridge in Jos the capital of Plateau state was on Tuesday besieged by hundreds of protesters who had come to participate in the planned protest against the prevailing economic hardship on Nigerians. The protestants were unruffled by the heavy presence of the officers of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies, they went on with their protest peacefully and orderly. To drive home their grievance against government, Nigerian Labour Congress NLC and people who had joined the protest lamented the economic hardship and insecurity being faced by Nigerians in the state and other…