October’s headline inflation rate in Nigeria rose from 26.72 percent in September to 27.33 percent. This was revealed in the National Bureau of Statistics’ Wednesday Consumer Price Index report. The headline inflation rate for October 2023 was 0.61 percentage points higher than the headline inflation rate for September 2023. Additionally, the headline inflation rate was 6.24 percentage points higher on a year-over-year basis than the rate recorded in October 2022 (21.09 percent). This suggests that, when comparing October 2023 to the same month in the previous year (i.e., October 2022). Nigeria’s inflation rate was reported to be 25.58 percent in…
Author: Mathew Aremu
On Wednesday, Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, announced the arrest of some alleged political goons who had beaten Joe Ajaero, the national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). According to the DAILY POST, on November 1, when workers in the state held a demonstration over unpaid salary, the NLC president was attacked in the capital of Imo State, Owerri. In order to demand the arrest of the alleged thugs and their backers, the NLC and the Trade Union Congress, or TUC, had called for a statewide strike. In a statement signed by Zakari U. Mijinyawa, Head of Strategic…
The Lagos State Police Command announced that it has begun a manhunt in the Oworonshoki region of the state for the alleged murders of a politician known as Samsondeen Ali. PUNK According to information obtained by Metro, two individuals shot and killed Ali on Saturday at the Precious Seed Community in Oworonshoki following a fight between the unidentified thugs and Ali, who was thought to be a land thief. According to a community member who spoke with PUNCH Metro under the condition of anonymity, Ali—who ran for the local council seat—was challenged by the thugs while trying to build a…
Governor Ademola Adeleke is the target of N2 billion lawsuits brought by members of Osun State’s four recently dissolved statutory commissions before the National Industrial Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to The PUNCH, the governor declared the dissolution of the Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission, Osun State Judicial Service Commission, Osun State Civil Service Commission, and Osun State Independent Electoral Commission on October 30, 2023. On Monday, the commissions inaugurated their new boards. However, in four different lawsuits, members of the dissolved commissions said that they were fired before their five-year term, which was supposed to expire…
Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, has bemoaned the fact that the current government took over a bankrupt nation from the prior administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He claims that the government under Bola Tinubu is using its money to pay back the things that were taken from the nation. At the Chief of Defence Intelligence Annual Conference 2023 in Abuja on Monday, the National Security Advisor made this declaration. Nevertheless, Ribadu said that the Federal Government will exert every effort to guarantee a strong and functional defense management and apparatus in the nation, even in light of the financial…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu has been directed by an Abuja Federal Capital Territory High Court to stop impersonating the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national secretary. The order was the result of a lawsuit that sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the PDP from appointing Anyanwu as the party’s national secretary while the main lawsuit was being resolved. Douglas Nwachukwu is the complainant in the complaint filed under the file number FCT/HC/M/015/23. The defendants are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the PDP (Anyanwu). Judge M.M. Adamu stopped Anyanwu from impersonating the PDP National Secretary after hearing a motion on notice…
Expert in experiential marketing Otis Ojeikhoa has once again proven his domination for his exceptional contributions to the field by winning multiple major accolades at the September 2023 Marketing Edge Excellence accolades. At the September 2023 Marketing Edge Award of Excellence, Otis won the same honor and was named the decade’s most experiential personality. This extraordinary honor served as a testament to his unwavering dedication to his art and ongoing greatness. At several industry gatherings, his extraordinary career and indisputable knowledge were honored, solidifying his reputation as a top specialist. Additionally, Otis Ojeikhoa was acknowledged by Marketing Edge in 2021…
In accordance with the Nigeria Labour Congress’s direction, some public schools in Osogbo, Osun State, closed early on Tuesday and asked employees to take strike action. Around nine in the morning, students who had returned to their various schools in the town could be seen making their way home through the streets around Stadium, Ayetoro, and West Bye Pass in Osogbo. However, when the students were dismissed from several of the city’s schools, teachers were seen in their different offices. Among the educational institutions that were visited were Adenle Grammar School, which is situated in the Ayetoro Area of Osogbo,…
Usman Baba Pategi (Samanja), a legendary actor, broadcaster, and retired soldier who passed away on Sunday at the age of 84, was remembered by the family with condolences from President Bola Tinubu. According to a statement released by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the popular thespian made contributions to the nation during his lifetime through his varied vocations. The president called the thespian’s passing a terrible loss. When his country called for his service, the late Pategi made the decision to answer it. For many years, Samanja, his television program, was a must-watch. He instilled respect for our service members…
According to information obtained by The PUNCH, a Canadian investigative team is currently in the Federal Capital Territory looking into an incident that happened inside the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria. On November 6, 2023, there was a fire incident that resulted in two fatalities and two injuries. After the fire, the commission ceased operations, with the exception of the visa application centers in Lagos and Abuja, which remained operational. Demilade Kosemani, a member of the commission’s public affairs department, provided our reporter with a statement on Tuesday stating that the investigative team would collaborate with the appropriate Nigerian authorities…
With his visually impaired wife Abidemi, Olamilekan Sanyaolu, the father of 14-year-old Mubarak who was slain on November 4, 2021, at the Command bus-stop in the Meiran area of Lagos State, has welcomed a set of twins. PUNCH Online discovered that Abidemi gave birth to the babies on Tuesday of last week. On Tuesday, November 14, the infants were christened at their church in the state’s Abule Egba neighborhood. But only three days had passed since the couple had celebrated Mubarak’s passing for two years when the baby was born. While returning from his workshop, the late Mubarak, an apprentice…
In Lagos State, affiliates of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Tuesday followed the two labor organizations’ directive to begin an ongoing nationwide strike. At its meeting in Abuja on November 13, 2023, the labor unions’ National Executive Council decided to go on strike. The Federal Government was accused of failing to address issues that affected workers, including low governance, insecurity, corruption, and minimum wage. This led to the judgment. Additionally, following the recent crisis in Imo that allegedly led to the brutalization of NLC President Mr. Joe Ajaero and other labor union members,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress’s strike action has resulted in the closure of the Edo State Government Secretariat. To make sure that members follow the instructions to start the strike today, the Nigeria Labour Congress Chairman, Odion Olaye, of the Edo State Council, oversaw the closing of the secretariat. In order to make sure that they were closed, Olaye claimed to have dispatched members to schools, airports, gas stations, and the Nigeria Petroleum Development Corporation. “We are fully complying with the strike action,” he declared. To make sure compliance, I have dispatched personnel to several establishments. I’ll talk more about the…
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum bemoaned the talent disparity among recent Nigerian graduates on Monday. The governor claims that a significant contributing factor to the nation’s high rate of youth unemployment is the mismatch between the skills graduates acquire and the skills required by the labor market. Speaking at a lecture to mark the 75th anniversary of the University of Ibadan, the governor—who is also a professor—noted that a significant portion of university graduates across the country do not possess the skills needed to successfully compete in the highly competitive job market. In honor of the University of Ibadan’s 75th…
Sughshater Ushahemba, a young mother from the Mbadyur council ward in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, is accused of poisoning her 11-month-old child to death. According to reports, the police have detained the mother and are looking into why she took her baby’s life. Community members reported that in the early hours of Saturday morning, the woman was feeding the infant what appeared to be a chemical. The mother was cited by another source as saying that the infant died early on Saturday morning after developing a high temperature. It was said that the woman was apprehended…
Based on reliable information, soldiers from 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch claimed to have eliminated terrorists and retrieved weapons, ammo, and other supplies. In a statement released by Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, it was revealed that on November 12, 2023, in the general vicinity of the Maro-Chibiya forest in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the troops came across terrorists and eliminated one of them. He added that during the mission, forces came into touch with bandits, engaged them with a…
Following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions, electricity workers have shut down the national grid. The Transmission Company of Nigeria’s spokeswoman, Ndidi Mbah, exclusively verified this to DAILY POST on Tuesday. She claims that a statewide blackout occurred on Monday around 11:20 am as a result of the National Union of power Employees (NUEE), the union that represents power workers, following the Nigeria Labour Congress’s directives to stop providing their services. As members of the NLC, electricity workers have complied with organized labor’s demand to stop providing their services on Tuesday, the speaker said. According to…
According to the Nigeria Police in Rivers State, on Sunday morning, two suspected cultists attacked and killed five local residents of the Odiemerenyi community in Ahoada East Local Government Area. According to the police, the cultists were part of the group commanded by David Gift, also known as 2-Baba, the sought kingpin who killed SP Bako Angbanshin, the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, in September. This was revealed in a statement provided to reporters on Monday and released in Port Harcourt by Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the state Police Command. She claimed that after receiving reliable information that the criminals…
Tuesday saw the start of a nationwide indefinite strike by laborers. The Transmission Company of Nigeria has stated that a media report claiming a national blackout is imminent is untrue. TCN emphasized that the assertion by an internet news source that the company’s head of public affairs had forecast a nationwide blackout was untrue and deceptive. This was disclosed in a statement posted on TCN’s X account on Tuesday and signed by the company’s management. Tuesday saw the start of a nationwide indefinite strike by laborers. The Transmission Company of Nigeria has stated that a media report claiming a national…
All state employees are expected to participate in the nationwide strike at the direction of organized labor leadership, according to the Abia State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress. In response to the recent attack on the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, the NLC and TUC jointly announced a statewide strike action that is scheduled to start on Tuesday. A news announcement bearing the signatures of Emma Alozie, the secretary, and Pascal Nweke, the chairman of the Abia NLC, carried this directive. “In this regard, all workers in Abia State, both in Federal, State, and LGAs, as well…