Subsidy protest: 11 rights groups drag Jonathan to ICC
Eleven human rights groups have dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before the International Criminal Court, ICC, over alleged killings of no fewer than 35 Nigerians by security agencies in the on-going protest against subsidy removal by the Nigerian government.
Enugu labour leader arrested, remanded in prison
FOR attempting to enforce the nationwide strike ordered by organised labour against removal of fuel subsidy, a labour leader in Enugu State, Comrade Festus Ozoeze, has been arrested by the police, tried by a mobile court and remanded at Enugu prisons.
Subsidy: Resume negotiation, doctors appeal to FG
Medical doctors under the auspices of Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, AGPMPN, yesterday, appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to resume negotiation with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, with a view to ending the sufferings of Nigerians.
Fuel Subsidy: Informal sector workers demand social protection
INFORMAL sector workers in the country have raised alarm over removal of subsidy on petroleum product, saying it will worsen their burden and hardships.
Protest: Police nab 40 in Ojo
Over 40 persons have been arrested by the Police in Ojo area of Lagos State, for alleged looting and destruction of government property in the area during the ongoing protest against fuel subsidy removal.
Amnesty International asks Police to stop shooting at protesters
Amnesty International, yesterday, called on the Nigeria Police Force to stop shooting at protesters after at least three were killed and 25 injured in the past two days.
