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Federal workers threaten indefinite strike over hardship, rising insecurity

The Federal Workers Forum has threatened to mobilise federal workers across the country for an indefinite nationwide strike over worsening insecurity and unresolved wage-related issues affecting workers. According to The PUNCH, the threat was contained in a communiqué issued after an online meeting held on Sunday, where the forum also criticised the Nigeria Labour Congress […]

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Sallah: Economic hardship, fuel cost push sheep prices to ₦1.2m — Report

Economic crunch, rising petrol prices triggered by the Middle East war and insurgency have driven costs of sheep up in Nigeria ahead of Eid-al-Adha. AFP reported that traders lamented sluggish sales as thousands of sheep stood in pouring rain on Friday at Kara Market, a sprawling livestock hub along the Lagos-Ogun border in southwest Nigeria. […]

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I’ve lost sleep, weight over economic reforms, Tinubu tells Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, admitted that the economic reforms pursued by his administration have been grueling, revealing that he has personally lost sleep and weight alongside Nigerians bearing the brunt of the policies. Tinubu made this disclosure at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, shortly after he was declared the winner […]

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Workers are ‘suffocating’ under economic hardship — NASU

The President of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, Dr. Hassan Makolo, has lamented the unbearable economic hardship facing Nigerian workers, warning that many are “suffocating” under the crushing weight of inflation, fuel price hikes, and the persistent devaluation of the naira. Speaking to Vanguard on the sidelines of the union’s National […]