Aviation unions shut down Arik Air operations over 90% staff layoff, anti-labour practices
Operations of Arik Air were on Monday shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non payment of staff salaries since April after placing 90 per cent of the workforce…
VC, students locked out as ASUU, NASU members protest in LASU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) have locked the main entrance of the Lagos State University (LASU) over the payment of…
One killed as vehicles collide With commuter train in Oshodi
One passenger was killed on Monday after a bus and a highlander Jeep collided with a moving commuter train at PWD inward Oshodi, Lagos. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management…
ByteDance drops TikTok’s U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle – Sources
ByteDance has abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States to pursue a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a U.S. ban while appeasing China,…
Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers in its latest job spree this year in the U.S
Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers – the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year – to keep pace with…
COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the need for concerted efforts to bridge global technological gap – Bande
Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has highlighted some critical lessons from COVID-19. He told the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that the…
In 4 years we have created 157,000 jobs in Edo State – Gov Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki says his administration has created at least 157,000 jobs so far in Edo State. The governor, who is seeking re-election, disclosed this on Sunday during the governorship…
COVID-19: Pandemic preparedness panel says world leaders failed to heed the warnings to take adequate action
A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world at risk” to a “world in disorder”, according to a…
VVF: Bauchi Fistula Treatment Centre successfully treats 31 patients – Director FFN
Thirty-one women, living with Vesico vaginal Fistula (VVF) in Bauchi communities have been successfully treated at Gamawa General Hospital, now a Fistula Treatment Centre in Gamawa Local Government of the…
Edo Governorship debate: Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki agree on community policing
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his major challenger for the governorship seat, Osagie Ize-Iyamu have concurred that there is a need for community policing. Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu spoke…