The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday evening, reiterated the readiness of workers to carry out a wide range of industrial action if the Federal Government fails to conclude the new minimum wage negotiations and provide a living […]
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has said the presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative, which aims to transform the lives of 25,000 Nigerian auto technicians, as a game-changer for the country’s auto industry. Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, said the presidential CNG initiative is aimed at revolutionising the country’s transport sector […]
Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash as the country gears up for early elections. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president takes over “in the event of the president’s death, dismissal, resignation, absence or illness for more than two […]
Financial experts have said there are concerns that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) low net FX reserves and the defense of the naira sparked risk-off sentiments amongst foreign investors and limited inflows from Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). Analysts at Cordros Security raised the point in its pre MPC notes ahead of the third meeting […]
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has handed over essential drugs to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for pilgrims embarking on Hajj this year. Speaking during the exercise on Sunday in Abuja, director general of the agency, Dr Muyi Aina, said the handover exemplified the federal government’s unwavering commitment to the […]
The Okun-Ajah Community has cried out to the Federal and Lagos State government to rescue it from an alleged illegal variation of the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway contract route that has put 2000 homes in the area at risk of imminent demolition. The community through its traditional ruler, the Baale Chief (Alh) Sikiru Olukesi Okanlawon, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a 25-man committee to oversee the Green Economic Initiatives, with himself as chairman. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, said this on Sunday in a statement signed on his behalf by Mr Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information and Public Relations […]
Liberia will face Nigeria’s Flamingos in the final qualifying round for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Liberian girls defeated Senegal 2-0 in the second leg of their third qualifying round contest. They lost the first leg 3-1 but sealed their passage on away goal rule. The Flamingos thrashed Burkina Faso 7-1 on […]
Controversial reality star Doyinsola Anuoluwapo David, simply known as Doyin, has said she is not open to marrying a man who cannot afford to hire domestic workers. According to her, her ideal husband should be able to afford to hire a cook and cleaner because she will not do house chores in her marriage. She […]
At least seven people were injured when a one-storey warehouse collapsed in the Kasuwan Gwari area of Minna, Niger State, Saturday evening. The incident took place as a trailer was off-loading soft drinks into the building. Eyewitnesses stated that the warehouse, owned by a trader who supplies bulk soft drinks to supermarkets in Minna, gave […]
