Aviation Workers Call Off Strike
Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) says it has called off its strike against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) for sacking airport workers. For the past two days, passengers were left stranded following the strike and subsequent shutting down of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2 by the aviation workers. […]
Davido, Chioma Lose Son, Ifeanyi
Davido and Chioma have lost their three-year-old son, Ifeanyi. Reports suggested that the young boy who celebrated his three years birthday few days ago was found drowning in the swimming pool at Davido’s house. It was reported that the buy was immediately rushed to the hospital but efforts to revive him were futile. The […]
Can ‘japa’ land Nigeria in Japan?
If you spend too much time on social media, you would swear that emigration, also known as “japa”, is new and peculiar to Nigeria. No, it isn’t. “Japa”, a Yoruba slang that roughly means “to cut loose”. For four decades, Nigerians have been “cutting loose” for economic reasons. The current wave is reminiscent of the […]
Lift The Siege On Our Members, APC Bayelsa Tells Gov. Diri
Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the state governor, Mr. Douye Diri, to lift the siege on its members. The party accused the governor of using the state police command and the judiciary to abuse the fundamental human rights of its members. In a statement on Monday in Yenagoa, signed […]
ERA/FoEN Report Exposes Reasons for Oil Corporations Divestment in Niger Delta
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has published a policy brief on International Oil Companies Divestment in the Niger Delta & Local Communities’ Concern in response to the growing number of oil corporations quitting onshore oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. The report noted that the term divestment in Africa has been distorted […]
Oyebanji Sworn In As Ekiti State Governor
Mr. Abiodun Oyebanji has been sworn in as the new Governor of Ekiti State The former chief of staff, Oyebanji was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, on Sunday, October 16, 2022 He took over from Governor Kayode Fayemi who was also a former minister of mineral and steel […]
OON award: ‘Come and see me dey Buga…’
The news came like a bolt from the blue. I had been slated to receive National Honours Award in the rank of Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON. Who, me? I almost couldn’t believe it. Astounded is the word. But the person telling me was neither flippant nor frivolous. And a short while […]
BREAKING: ASUU Suspends Strike Conditionally
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight month olds strike “conditionally” The union suspended the industrial action after a meeting of its National Executive Council in Abuja. The union embarked on the industrial action on February 14, 2022 demanding review of salaries of their members and an improved academic environment. The […]
Former BigBrother Naija Star, Rico Swavey Is Dead
A former Big Brother Nigeria star, Rico Swavey is dead. Swavey’s death was confirmed by his former colleague Alex Unusual in a post on Twitter on Thursday morning “This was not what we agreed Rico. Rest in peace,” she wrote in the terse post. This was not what we agreed Rico. Rest In Peace #ricoswavey. […]
ICT Growth: Stakeholders Task Nigerians on Emerging Technologies
By Patrick Aigbokhan Stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector have charged Nigerians to brace up for the disruptions occasioned by the emergence of modern technologies, especially now that the country is on the verge of experiencing the Fifth Generation (5G) network commercial services. The stakeholders spoke during a panel session at […]
