archiveSeptember 2023

Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) counterparts, on Friday, shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government in a desperate effort to avert the planned nationwide strike from October 3. According to the two labour centres, government’s invitation came late as they...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDO) has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tell Nigerians the truth about what it called the desperation by President Bola Tinubu’s lawyers in the United States to conceal vital details regarding the academic records of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Chicago State University...

  Governor Ademola Adeleke has cancelled celebration of independence day earlier slated for Sunday October first. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor urged Osun people to pray for the continious peace and prosperity of Nigeria. "Let us use the Independence Day to meditate and...

  Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State , on Thursday, September 28, 2023 convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to one year imprisonment each, without an option of  fine. The all-male convicts with ages ranging between 20 and 28 years, are: ...

  The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has urged owners of restaurants, hotels, and event centres operating in the state to contribute to the state's development by prioritizing the monthly collection and remittance of a 5% consumption tax on all consumables and personal services. The State on June 22,...

  Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has rejigging of democracy in Africa in order to stave-off the current spate of coup in the continent. He made this view known while speaking in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on “Breaking New Grounds in the Democracy Development Nexus in Africa”, during a...

The Federal Government has invited the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to an emergency meeting later this evening at Aso Villa, Conference Room of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. Business247 news reports that the meeting...

Nigerian women are getting closer to having more opportunities to unleash their potentials as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Power Africa recently launched the “Growing Green Jobs for Women in Nigeria”. The initiative aims to promote gender equality, clean energy solutions and align with Nigeria’s sustainability goals....

Fresh details of how the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force arrested controversial show promoter, Balogun Eletu, better known as Sam Larry have emerged. Sam Larry was arrested over an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of 27-year-old singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad....

  offering a brand-new car as the grand prize   The award-winning Bigi carbonated soft drink brand, a product of Rite Foods Limited, has unveiled her highly-anticipated fourth edition of its "Bigi Watch and Win" promo. Designed exclusively for movie enthusiasts in Lagos and Abuja, this exciting promo offers participants...