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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, says the ongoing #EndSARS protest rocking the country is becoming a mob action. According to him, some criminal elements have mixed with genuine protesters to unleash terror on citizens and members of the Nigeria Police Force. The minister said …

ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the request of the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, to reschedule the commencement date of the Special Public Works Programme from the 1st October to 1st November, 2020. The programme is engaging 1000 persons from each of the 774 Local …

The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has created a new unit known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team which will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS. Last Sunday, he disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) due to alleged extra-judicial killings, wanton arrests and …

An attempt by state governors and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to stop the #EndSARS protests met a brick wall on Monday as protesters insisted that they would continue. Activist, Aisha Yesufu, said this in a series of tweets while responding to reports that she …

Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has announced the formation of a new unit in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The new unit of the force named, Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) replaces the scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) dissolved on Sunday. This was made known in …

The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, on Tuesday, kicked against the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie, as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, representing the South-South. The Situation Room which is a coalition of 70 Civil Society Organizations …

WIKE CALLS FOR TOTAL REFORM OF NIGERIA POLICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSCPvmFdMU Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says all Nigerians should support the total reform of the Nigeria Police Force. Addressing End-SARS protesters at Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike told them not to be satisfied that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) …

FLASH: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu, his deputy, several cabinet members just arrived at the Lekki Toll Gate to address protesters. #EndSARS #SARSMUSTEND Governor @jidesanwoolu says the voices of the youths has been heard loud and clear and how the conversation will be taken forward from here is the …

Proceed from value added tax will be used to subsidise electricity tariff, according to agreement reached between Federal government and labour. The subsidy could be as much as N10.20 per kilowatt hour distributed across bands A, B and C for up to three months, said minister of state for labour …

Gov. Abiodun Secures Release Of 3 #EndSARS Protesters Charged For Attempted Murder Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has secured the release of three EndSARS protesters who were arrested in the state, Newsextra24 reports. The police in Ogun State on Monday, October 12, charged the three #EndSARS protesters with attempted murder …