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Ahead of the planned strike on Tuesday, some members of the organized labour unions have arrived at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, for a meeting to negotiate on the new minimum…
Nigerians and other citizens of Commonwealth countries will be able to join the British armed forces even if they do not live in Britain, the government said on Monday as it struggles to fill vacancies. Britain’s junior…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order a second probe of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano. The governor is already being probed by Kano House of…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has pledged its loyalty to the Nigeria Labour Congress and any step that the NLC decides to take. The decision of NUPENG to back NLC planned strike could…
The naira on Tuesday closed at N363.32 to the dollar at the investors’ window while market turnover at the window stood at 51.14 million dollars, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. At the official CBN window, the…
Over 3,000 members of the ruling APC in Ondo state defected to PDP on Tuesday. Similarly, about 2,000 members of the newly formed Zenith Labour Party in the state have also decamped to the PDP. The event took place at…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to review pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Corporation disclosed this in a…
At least three people were killed when supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric clashed with security forces during a protest march in Abuja, the Nigerian Army said. The military said troops and police “repelled the…
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been released from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody. This was disclosed in a tweet by his media aide, Lere Olayinka on Monday.…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Monday clashed with soldiers in Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH reported that the trouble started when soldiers at a military checkpoint prevented the…
The police have arrested a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Joko Pelumi, and 49 others over alleged attack and killing of a police officer attached to the anti-cultism unit. Commissioner of Police…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) is to hold an emergency meeting on Oct. 30, to discuss the national minimum wage and come up with a position, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Senator representing Bayelsa East at the National Assembly, Ben Murray Bruce, has attacked the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo reportedly opting to learn the trending “shaku shaku” dance steps for…
The Lagos East Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Princess Abiodun Oyefusi, says the party will dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the state in 2019. Oyefusi, an entrepreneur,…
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Ogun State, on Friday, said that one person died while three others sustained injuries in a lone accident that involved a commercial bus at Sango-Ota, Ogun. Mr Adekunle Oguntoyinbo,…
The leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu is set to address a world press conference that will be held live on Sunday, 21st October 2018. This was made known in a statement signed by his lawyer,…
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped the Paramount Chief of Adara Chiefdom in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Maiwada Galadima; and his wife along Kaduna/Kachia road. A son in-law to the chief, Mr. Ibrahim…
Muhammadu Buhari has once again praised former president, Goodluck Jonathan saying that he would continue to hold him in high esteem. The President said this in relation to Goodluck Jonathan's role in the peaceful…
Nigerian media businessman, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and his Daar Investment and Holdings Company Limited have denied their involvement in the embezzlement of N2.1B as alleged in their ongoing trial but claimed that the…
The Anambra Government has banned religious bodies from using either public schools or its facilities to conduct religious services across the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr…
