The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described 2024 as the most challenging for workers in the country. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the 2024 “Harmattan School” on Monday in Abuja, with theme “Trade unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract”. The News Agency...
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The Chief Judge (CJ) of Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, on Monday, said judges of the court would not be cowed by petitions borne out of malice in justice delivery. Justice Tsoho, who stated this during the special court session to mark the ceremonial commencement...
The Kwara Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday in Ilorin said it has recovered a 19-year-old student, Fauziya Muhammed who was dumped by suspected ritualists. The Kwara NSCDC Commandant, Umar Mohammed, told newsmen on Monday that the student of Kogi State University in Ayingba...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Monday swore in three High Court judges recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC), but ignored by Godwin Obaseki’s administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Obaseki ignored the three judges when he swore in five out of the eight recommended...
The Vice-Chancellor, Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Prof. Nasiru Musa-Yauri, has said it is set to honour the late President Umaru Yar’adua with a Doctorate Degree of Letters during its 16th convocation. The vice-chancellor, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Katsina on Monday, said the late president would be...
The Federal Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, held a candlelight memorial in Abuja to honour those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS-related causes. The event, which took place on Monday, aimed to raise awareness on Prevention-of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and enhance community commitment to ending AIDS. Director...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Monday said it has rescued five children who were allegedly abducted by unknown person from their parents in Mbiakpan Ikot Idim village, Obio Ibiono area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed this at news conference in Uyo on...
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly. At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation. The Majority Leader, Lawan Husseini (ANPP-Dala) introduced a motion of...
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has encouraged Nigerians to document their achievements for the benefit of others. Obi made this statement at the public presentation of Sen. Chris Anyanwu’s book, “Bold Leap,” in Abuja on Monday. Obi commended Anyanwu for her remarkable documentary, emphasising the importance...
The President of the Loveword Ministry, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has said the organisation has printed its daily Bible devotional, Rhapsody of Realities, into 8,123 languages and 4,000 dialects. Oyakhilome said on Monday in Lagos that the aim was to enable more people to have access to the gospel of...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo on Monday in Lokoja, inaugurated the Kogi International Carnival with a pledge to invest more in the culture and tourism sector in the state. This, he said, was imperative giving the vital role culture and tourism play in boosting the state’s economy. Represented by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the allegations of police culpability during the Aug. 1 #EndBadGovernance protests. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adejobi said the move...
At least 56 people have been killed in Guinea and many injured after a mass panic among football fans, the government said on Monday. Clashes between rival fans broke out in the city of Nzerekore on Sunday after a red card was shown to a Labe player with the...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, even after promising previously that he would not do so. The president’s 54-year-old son had pleaded guilty to federal tax charges after being found guilty of charges relating to gun possession and drug use in...
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, says President Bola Tinubu’s revitalisation of the Port Harcourt refinery has set Nigeria on transformative path. Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in...
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians lived fake lives before the petrol subsidy removal in 2023. Tinubu stated this while speaking at the 34th and 35th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo state on Saturday. According to the president, the removal...
The Nigerian government is seeking South Africa’s backing to attain full membership of the G20, BRICS and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Nigeria is also seeking South Africa’s support to assume leadership roles in thematic discussions of interest under South Africa’s G20 presidency. These requests were made by...
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Ondo State, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, has said Lucky Aiyedatiwa did not use state fund in the last governorship election. Ajulo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said this in his keynote speech during a one-day colloquium on Ondo State Public Complaints Financial...
Nigerian Youth For Atiku (NYFA), a support group of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take steps toward reforming the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The group’s Director of Communications (Nigeria and Diaspora), Mr Dare Dada, gave the advice in a statement, on Monday...
The Debt Management Office (DMO), has offered two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for subscription in December. The DMO said on Monday that the first offer was a two-year FGN savings bond due in Dec. 11, 2026, at interest rate of 17.483 per cent per annum. The...