It is criminal to say you cannot pay the new minimum wage – Labour tells governors
The organised labour has appealed to state Houses of Assembly to identify with workers by compelling governors to pay the new minimum wage. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General-Secretary of the…
Obaseki condemns attack on Akiolu, others at Oshiomhole’s house, says it is shameful
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the attack on the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the Chancellor of Edo State University, Dr Aderemi Makanjuola, and other guests…
LG Funds: SERAP asks FG to probe Govs, Local gov’t Chairmen
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Muhammadu Buhari to probe how the funds allocated monthly to the 774 local governments in the country are being spent. It…
Exercise Swift Response: Border closure remains till January 2020 – FG
President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal Government has extended the duration of the ongoing ‘Exercise Swift Response’ across the nation’s borders till next year. President Muhammadu Buhari approved the extension…
U.S reveals 250 journalists jailed globally in 2018
The United States Government on Saturday said 250 journalists were jailed around the world in 2018, with Turkey, China and Egypt among the worst offenders. The assertion came in a…
One feared dead, 9 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
picture from a car accident The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun State on Saturday said that a man died while nine other passengers sustained various degrees of…
Kogi/Bayelsa Guber poll: We will draw from 2019 general elections experiences to ensure free, fair, credible elections – IGP
IGP Mohammed Adamu The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, on Saturday, pledged that the police would be professional and neutral in the conduct of the Nov. 16…
Women in Africa need to claim the entire continent as their marketplace
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference, Expo and Awards celebrates five-year anniversary in 2019 with the theme ‘Enhancing Impact: Digitalisation, Investment and Intra-African Trade’ The Africa…
IEDs: Troops clear more Boko Haram routes in NE
The Nigerian Army says troops in the North East have cleared more Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on some routes in Borno and Yobe states….
Operation Positive Identification is a targeted operation to checkmate terrorists- Army clarifies
The Nigerian Army has described as mischievous, reports that it will commence a nationwide exercise code-named Operation Positive Identification, which will require Nigerians to show proof of their citizenship…