Despite the ongoing nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and other civil societies groups, activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange went on uninterrupted on Tuesday. The market was again on an upbeat trend, just like the preceding day, as market indices closed with a gain […]

As the anti-fuel subsidy removal protests intensified in major cities across the country Tuesday, the Senate has asked its leadership to meet President Goodluck Jonathan to demand the immediate suspension of the full deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry and the associated removal of petrol subsidy.  The […]

Nigeria’s government said on Tuesday it would enforce a “no work, no pay” policy against public sector workers involved in a fuel price strike that has been ruled unlawful by the courts, ratcheting up tensions with unions. Labour unions in Africa’s top oil producer started an “indefinite” wave of strikes […]