FG approves establishment of additional ICT hub in Ekiti
…as Vice President Shettima inaugurates 3rd Expanded National MSME Clinics in Ekiti* The Federal Government on Thursday announced plans to establish an Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Ekiti State in addition to the newly inaugurated MSME Clinics Garment Hub in a bid to further enhance economic growth in the state. The Vice President, Senator […]
Fuel scarcity looms as Oil workers join strike
There may be yet another disruption in the distribution of the Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) otherwise known as fuel, as the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers(NUPENG) has directed all its members in all the branches of the union nationwide to comply with the indefinite strike action called by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC). It […]
Media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries for fifth time
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has married for a fifth time in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard. Murdoch, 93, tied the knot on Saturday with his new wife, Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired Russian biologist. He was rumoured to be dating Ms Zhukova soon after his engagement to ex-police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith was abruptly […]
Revealed: Fallout of NASS, Labour meeting
The meeting between the leadership of the National Assembly, the Executive Arm of government, the Organised Labour, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has ended in deadlock after four hours. This was the outcome of the meeting between the National Assembly leadership, the Executive Arm of government and the organised Labour, initiated to avert the proposed […]
Breaking: National blackout beckons as labour closes national grid
As the organized labour movement in Nigeria resumed its planned indefinite national strike, Monday, the nation begins to witness total blackout as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), notifies that the national grid has been shut down. A statement by Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, of TCN, the shutdown of the national grid was […]
Barrack Obama’s wife, Michelle, loses mother
Marian Robinson, the mother of former United States First Lady Michelle Obama, has died. Recall that Robinson passed away on Friday at the age of 86. In a heartfelt message shared on X, Michelle Obama expressed that her mother had always been a constant source of support for their entire family. In a statement, the […]
South Africa election: ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority
The African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just […]
Labour directs indefinite strike from Monday
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has announced the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, June 3rd, 2024. The action comes as a direct response to the unfruitful negotiations with the government over the proposed minimum wage and the recent controversial increase in electricity […]
Tension as soldiers lay siege on Aba
Tension soaks Aba, Abia state, as soldiers have taken over the city following the killing of five of their colleagues at a military checkpoint located at Obikabia junction, Ogbor Hill. Gunmen suspected to be enforcers of the sit at home order directed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had attacked the checkpoint and killed […]
Again, FG cracks down on illegal miners, seals illegal mining site in FCT
In its ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining and revenue loss in the mining sector, the Federal Government has arrested three suspects and sealed an illegal mining site at Gaube, Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The operation, carried out by the Mining Marshals led by Assistant Commandant John Onoja Attah, was […]
