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School mourns 14-year-old British-Nigerian killed in London sword attack
Bancroft’s School on Wednesday mourned 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin, who died from injuries sustained during a sword attack in London. The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police rele...
2nd May 2024
UTME results not available in paper format – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged Nigerians to be wary of any candidate parading printed result slips as currently, the result is not in any paper format. JAMB’s spokesperson, D...
2nd May 2024
Go after fuel hoarders, Reps tell security agencies
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) has called on security agencies to pick up hoarders of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. The comm...
2nd May 2024
AGF, Ariwoola, Sanwo-Olu to grace justice reform summit
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will host a Justice Reform Summit on May 27 and 28, 2024. The summit is titled ‘Enhancing the Administration of Justice for Economic Growth, Investment ...
2nd May 2024
DSTV hike: Lawyer to paste restraining order at MultiChoice office
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja has ordered that its interim order, restraining MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from increasing DSTV tariff, be pasted at the firm’s “corporat...
2nd May 2024
No Nigerian will work under inhuman conditions again – Senate President
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the executive arm of government would work collaboratively to give them a living wage and better wor...
2nd May 2024
Microsoft pledges $2.2bn AI, cloud investment in Malaysia
Microsoft pledged a $2.2 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia on Thursday to help develop the country’s AI infrastructure. The tech giant’s chief e...
2nd May 2024
Kaduna compensates 1,133 owners of acquired land
The Kaduna State Government has begun the payment of 30 per cent compensation to 1,133 owners of parcels of land acquired for the government’s development projects. The News Agency of Nigeria report...
2nd May 2024
Kogi workers demand N35,000 wage award payment
The organised labour in Kogi State has demanded the immediate implementation of N35,000 wage award for workers in the state. Addressing the May Day rally on Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State Chairma...
2nd May 2024
Two Kano college students drown in boat accident
Two students of Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Makoda, on Wednesday, drowned in Thomas Dam in Kano State while attempting to cross the dam in a boat. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire S...
2nd May 2024
International observers commend Togo’s peaceful poll
Togo’s recent legislative and regional elections, held on April 29, 2024, garnered international attention as observers from the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and La ...
2nd May 2024
Kano NLC worries over N75bn unremitted pensions
The Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the non-remittance of pension contributions to the tune of N75bn in the state. Speaking at the 2024 Workers�...
2nd May 2024
Ogun, Delta, others pledge wage review
Governments of Ogun, Delta, Benue, Taraba and Akwa Ibom have reaffirmed their commitments to the welfare of workers in their states. On the occasion of the 2024 Workersâ Day, the states hinted at a ...
2nd May 2024
FG delegate visits Ogun gas explosion scene
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Wednesday, led a delegation of the Federal Government on a visit to the scene of last Saturdayâs tanker gas explosion at Ita-O...
2nd May 2024
Ogun senator supports farmers training
The Senator representing Ogun Central, Shuaib Salisu has pledged collaboration with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta on food security and improved farming methodology. Salisu said that ...
2nd May 2024
Caleb varsity founder hails govt for Ikorodu-Itokin road repair
The Proprietor and Founder, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Dr Oladega Adebogun, has commended the state government for the efforts made in the reconstruction of the Ikorodu-Itokin Road. Adebogun gave...
2nd May 2024
Sanwo-Olu pledges to invest in workersâ training
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to invest in the education of workers to enhance their skills for better efficiency. Sanwo-Olu said this in his Workersâ Day address at...
2nd May 2024
NLC berates Zamfara over teachers N8,000 salary
As Nigerian workers agitate for a new minimum wage, primary schoolteachers working across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State still receive N8,000 as minimum wage. Addressing thousands of c...
2nd May 2024
Safe School Initiative to cover off-campus hostels â Commander
In addressing student safety, the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre Commander, Hameed Abodunrin, has highlighted the importance of including off-campus accommodations like student host...
2nd May 2024
Sani launches N500m revolving loan scheme for Kaduna workers
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Wednesday, launched N500m revolving loans for civil servants in the state. The governor symbolically presented dummy cheques to some workers to mark the 202...
2nd May 2024
Why Abia policeman dropped his rifle, walked away from his job - Report
An investigative journalist known as 99% Oppressed on X.com has raised concerns about the situation of a police officer, Ugochukwu Nwaso, attached to the Abia State Police Command. According to the jo...
2nd May 2024
NLC laments Borno retireesâ N4,000 monthly pension
Workers in Borno State celebrated Workersâ Day, on Wednesday, complaining that some retirees in the state still receive N4,000 monthly as pension. âAs at this moment there are some pensioners who ...
2nd May 2024
Igbinedion varsity to honour Tinubu, ex-presidents at 25th anniversary
The Vice Chancellor of the Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, on Tuesday, said as part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of the institution, it would honour President Bola ...
2nd May 2024
Fuel subsidy removal erased health workersâ 35% salary raise â Unions
The President of the Medical and Dental Consultantsâ Association of Nigeria, Prof Muhammad Muhammad, said, on Wednesday, that the effect of fuel subsidy removal has wiped out the recent 35 per cent ...
2nd May 2024
Ladoja urges youths to form political party
Former Oyo State governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has advised the youth to be deliberate in their actions by setting up a political party, present candidates and support the candidates to win electio...
2nd May 2024
Lagos uncovers under-bridge apartment where tenants pay N250,000 rent
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday, said the government discovered an apartment under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, where tenants pay N25...
2nd May 2024
Cleric preaches patience, says economic challenges global
The Senior Pastor, Spirit Revelation Ecclesia, John Anosike, has urged Nigerians not to lose hope but to pray for the leaders in the country to find solutions to the current economic challenges. Accor...
2nd May 2024
ADC candidate promises to replicate Ambrose Alliâs feat in Edo
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress for Edo State, Derek Izedonwen, has promised to embrace and continue with the legacy of former Governor Ambrose Alli in the state if he wi...
2nd May 2024
Abia to partner NPC on census
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stressed the importance of population census for planning and development purposes. Otti stated this when he met with the federal commissioner, National Populati...
2nd May 2024
Commuters groan over multiple checkpoints, gridlocks on Anambra roads
Some commuters have frowned at the persistent gridlocks caused by multiple checkpoints in various metropolises and roads across Anambra State, resulting in spending several hours for a journey of minu...
2nd May 2024
Anambra 2025: Group drums support for Soludo, says âno vacancyâ in Govt House
A support group propagating the actualisation of the second-term bid of the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, under the aegis of Soludo Unity and Human Development Advocacy, has declar...
2nd May 2024
