Democracy day speech: Tinubu to address nation on Wednesday
President Bola Tinubu will, in a broadcast on Wednesday, address the nation. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed […]
Month: June 2024
June 12: Nigerian Civil Movements, AAC announce ‘enough is enough’ protest
A number of Nigerian civil societies have scheduled Wednesday, June 12 for a mass protest against hardship and acute hunger under the President Bola Tinubu-led […]
Labour demands N250,000 minimum wage, awaits decision from Tinubu
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as a ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant […]
Lagos Govt orders additional 100 trucks from Dangote, as Akpabio commissions new CLD plant
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, […]
PSquare feuds deepen, EFCC arrests, freezes assets
A bitter dispute has erupted within the popular music duo PSquare, with Jude Okoye, brother and manager, at the center of contentious royalties diversion scandal. […]
Pastor abducted in broad daylight in El-Rufai estate
A brazen kidnapping occurred in broad daylight in El-Rufai Estate, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, resulting in the abduction of a pastor. This incident is the […]
Journalists’ union protest ill treatment, blacklists Kano government events
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul The Correspondent Chapel of the Kano State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Monday declared total media blackout […]
Your money is safe, CBN reassures depositors
…Counters claim of more licence revocation Following claims in certain quarters about the stability of some Nigerian banks in the wake of Heritage Bank Plc’s […]
Illegal refineries demolished in NAF operation
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed two illegal refining sites situated along the banks of the […]
Haaland, Rashford lead the list of 22 top players missing Euro 2024
As the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament approaches, anticipation is building for the footballing showpiece set to take place in Germany from June 14 to July […]
Low prize money keeps Real Madrid away from FIFA World club, Ancelotti
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has declared that the Spanish giants will reject the invitation to participate in the upcoming FIFA World Club Cup, citing […]
Crackdown in Abuja as Police arrest suspects after raiding bandits’ hideout
The operatives of the FCT Police command on June 7 stormed some kidnappers’ camps at Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, Kaduna State, bordering FCT, trailed […]
Strike alert: Labour rejects ₦62,000 and ₦100,000 wages, eyes Tuesday for action
The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour insisted on ₦250,000, […]
Key takeaways from EU vote: Far-right surge and declining support for Macron
Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron — and the Greens. Here […]
An indolent Labour union and matters arising, by Hassan Gimba
For the past four years, I have been insisting that our problem and even need now is not about salary increment but about being a […]