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Aviation

Turkish airlines cancels Tehran flights amid Iran protests

Turkish Airlines has cancelled all five of its scheduled Friday flights to Tehran, the Iranian capital, amid widespread protests triggered by rising living costs, according to information obtained from the Istanbul Airport application. The airport application also indicated that five additional flights operated by Iranian airlines were cancelled, while seven other flights to Tehran remained […]

Opinion

NANS endorses tax reform law, cancels planned protest

The National Association of Nigerian Students has declared its support for the newly enacted Tax Reform Law, describing the legislation as a well-meaning fiscal policy targeted at strengthening Nigeria’s economy while offering protection to low-income earners. The endorsement followed wide-ranging deliberations at the maiden Expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting of the association, themed “National […]

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Pensioners plan nationwide ‘naked’ protest over unpaid N32,000 arrears

The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has announced that it is planning a nationwide ‘naked’ protest to press home its demand for the payment of outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances owed to its members. Mukaila Ogunbote, the National Chairman of the Coalition and also the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners […]

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Nigerian scholars abroad, parents protest non-payment of stipends

Nigerian students currently studying abroad under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Education Agreement and their parents are scheduled to stage a protest today (Monday) over the non-payment of scholarship stipends, which the scholars say has pushed many into distress. According to The PUNCH, the demonstration, as detailed in a notice issued by the Forum of BEA […]

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Pensioners threaten naked protest over unpaid N32,000 arrears

The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on November 24 if the government fails to pay their outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr. Mukaila Ogunbote, announced this while briefing newsmen in Lagos yesterday. Ogunbote, who also serves as the Chairman of the Nigeria […]

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Enugu residents protest against ‘land-grabbing’ by company

Hundreds of residents of Ugwuto, Nsude community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest over what they described as an ongoing land grab by Enpower Energy Limited. The protesters—men, women, and children—marched through the community’s civic centre carrying placards and singing solidarity songs such as “We no go […]

Aviation

PHOTOS: Aviation workers protest in Kano, Lagos

Aviation workers in Kano and Lagos State suspended their operations on Monday to protest following a dispute between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency. The PUNCH reported that aviation workers under the banners of the National Union of Air Transport Employees; Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria; […]