Members of the organised labour comprising the NLC and TUC, has today Friday declared their intention to embark on an indefinite strike over minimum wage negotiation that ended up in a dead lock effective 3rd June, 2024. President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, made this known this evening at an ongoing press conference at Labour House in Abuja, saying the strike has become necessary as Federal government is taking the organised labour for a joke. 

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to bring the full military weight on the Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network IPOB/ESN to ensure its total defeat following the killing of five soldiers in an ambush by suspected members of the outlawed group in Abia State. Condemning the killing of the serving personnel, the military vowed to fiercely retaliate the attack.

A ruling has been made by a High Court in Kano State, Nigeria prohibiting Aminu Ado Bayero from presenting himself as the 15th Emir of Kano. The court has also directed the police to remove him from the mini palace at the State Road until June 1st, 2024 when the substantive motion will be heard. In addition to Bayero, the verdict also had an impact on other traditional leaders: Nasiru Ado Bayero, Ibrahim Abubakar II, Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, and Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya are restrained from parading themselves as emirs of Bichi, Gaya, Rano, and Karaye, respectively.

A total of three persons lost their lives and seven persons with various degrees of injuries were rescued at the building collapse incident at Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Lagos“Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report on the above incident is that there were 3 fatalities and 7 casualties varying in severity.“The affected buildings have been leveled to ground zero,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

Beginning from June 2024, the Nigerian Immigration Service will start home delivery of passports in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured. The Minister spoke on Friday when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s new terminal in Abuja.