archiveSeptember 2023

A total of sixty-nine suspects who were apprehended in Delta State during a gay wedding ceremony in August have been released on bail. Counsel to the suspects, Ochuko Ohimor, said they were admitted to bail with the sum of N5,000,000 and two sureties. According to Ohimor, the sureties must reside...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) have issued the Federal Government another one-week ultimatum to meet their demand after fuel subsidy was removed or risk an industrial action. Addressing journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, SimonLalong in Abuja on...

  Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of surgery, has been confirmed dead. The young boy died on Tuesday evening. A source close to the family said Akin-Bright developed complications and was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) where...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria's numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines. In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just...

  The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a life imprisonment sentence at the High Court in Abuja against a public officer, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, for sodomy. This was a historic and landmark ruling in the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act,...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and United Nations Women (UN Women) will partner on the integration of gender bonds and other gender-themed sustainable financing mechanisms as strategic instruments to drive gender equality and sustainable development in Nigeria. This was deliberated on at a high-level engagement between NGX and UN Women officials...

  The West African Specialty Coffee Association (WASCA) and National Association of Chambers of Commerce Mines and Agricultures (NACCIMA) have announced that the World Coffee and Tea Expo 2023, a global gathering dedicated to the celebration and evolution of the coffee and tea industry will hold in Lagos. This year,...

  The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to continue talks over post-subsidy removal palliatives for workers before the 21-day ultimatum issued by the NLC. Both also pledged to find solutions to key demands tabled before the government by organised labour before the deadline. Mr Simon...

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, on Tuesday allocated 95,000 Hajj slots to Nigeria for the 2024 annual pilgrimage. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Mr. Zikrullah Hassan, made this known in a statement by Mousa Ubandawaki, the commission’s Deputy Director of Information and Publications. Hassan...

  The US Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, has said Nigeria lacks the macroeconomic framework to attract more dollar denominated foreign direct investments into its economy. This was made known by Adeyemo while speaking at the Lagos Business School (LBS) at a forum with business leaders in Lagos on...