Today's Headlines: Fuel subsidy: NLC declares two-day warning strike; Auto crash kills FRSC officer, injures 3 in Abuja
Fuel subsidy: NLC declares two-day warning strike
NLC and TUC led, during a protest against Subsidy removal and other issues .
The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike which will begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made disclosed this on Friday during a press conference at the Labour House in Abuja,
According to Ajaero, the two-day warning strike is in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.
The NLC is accusing the Federal Government of going back on the negotiations and failing to implement some of the resolutions from previous meetings that were held.
On August 2, the NLC held a protest on what it described as the anti-people policies of the current administration.
The NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions demonstrated in Abuja and several states, including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers.
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Auto crash kills FRSC officer, injures 3 in Abuja
A fatal accident involving a towing van belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and a Dangote truck has resulted in the death of one person and critically injured three others.
The accident occurred on Friday at about 3 am on the Kugbo-Nyanya Expressway, near Karu Bridge.
The VIO Area Commander in Kugbo, Walter Amechi, told the Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident was caused by mechanical failure.
According to him, the FRSC vehicle was towing a Dangote truck carrying cement (which had earlier suffered a failed brake) to the VIO office in Kugbo.
He said the driver of the towing van was found dead, trapped in the vehicle, while the driver of the Dangote truck, his conductor, and one other passenger sustained injuries.
Cult War Claims 10 Lives In Benin
At least, 10 persons have been reported killed in suspected cult-related shootings in Benin City and Auchi in Edo State in the last three days.
The latest of the killings were said to be four victims reportedly shot dead yesterday at Upper Mission, Okhun and Oluku areas of Benin.
The incidents in Benin, sources said, were connected with the unending supremacy battle between members of the Black Axe confraternity, Maphite and Eiye groups which has snowballed into gruesome killing of mainly youths at different areas in the state capital.
Besides, it was gathered that a popular ‘big boy’ alongside his girlfriend, were shot at a popular hotel around Aikhionbare in GRA of Benin by suspected cultists who allegedly operated with an unregistered Sienna Space Bus.
The victims according to report are currently recuperating at an undisclosed hospital in the state.
Earlier on Wednesday, a revenue collector simply identified as ‘Mopol’, was said to have been gunned down around Okhoro junction by new Benin.
ECOWAS debunks fake transition proposal for Niger
The Economic Community of West African States on Thursday debunked the transitional proposal for the Republic of Niger as fake.
The viral report stated that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, also head of the West Africa bloc ECOWAS, on Thursday suggested a nine-month transition back to democracy for Niger’s new regime as Nigeria had done in the 1990s following military rule.
But in a communique by the Commission its X handle, it condemned the reports as fake news.
The bloc also condemned the report which was in French language and making rounds on Agence France-Presse platforms as fake.
The statement read, “The ECOWAS Commission’s attention has been drawn to a report of a so-called ECOWAS proposed transition timeframe for Niger.
“The report, which is in French and supposedly carried by AFP, is false and should be treated as fake news.
“The demand of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government is clear: the military authorities in Niger must restore constitutional order immediately by liberating and reinstating H.E. Excellency President Mohamed Bazoum”
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