Shiites destroy police vehicle, 400 arrested; police on red alert
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has placed all Commissioners of Police on red alert over the activities of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise…
Spelling Bee Competition: Barber’s daughter emerges one-day Governor
A 14-year-old daughter of a barber, Miss. Gloria Ajala of Lafiaji Senior High School, Lagos, Tuesday, emerged the One-day Governor after winning the 2018 Spelling Bee competition. Gloria defeated Ikhariale…
Expert lists why indigenous e-commerce firms are champions
By midday on Tuesday September 4th 2018, a remarkable development, whose reverberations are still felt today, shook the e-commerce world and the whole of Wall Street. Amazon, an American e-commerce…
Education stakeholders mobilise 24m members for elections
A coalition of 19 industrial unions in the education sector have commenced mobilisation of over 24 million members for the 2019 general elections. The body, in a statement said as…
Minimum Wage: Govs agree N22,500; We want N30,000 or nothing – Labour
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday agreed to pay a national minimum wage of N22,500 from the existing N18,000. But organized labour has insisted on N30,000 or nothing, saying…
Canadian Governor-General inaugurates 4.5 million dollars, Lagos Biobank
The Governor-General of Canada, Julie Payette, on Tuesday inaugurated a 4.5 million dollars Lagos Biobank for effective management of outbreak of diseases, research and development of vaccines at…
PenCom recovers N465m outstanding pension contributions
Aisha Umar, PenCom DG The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday said it had recovered N465.02 million outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers. PenCom in a statement by…
AfDB rolls out ADRiFi to boost climate risk financing and insurance in regional Member Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution’s first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and response…
FG has no plan to review pump price – NNPC
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…
Nigeria Rail Modernisation Project: Not Much Progress Made in the Last Three Months- Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said that there was delay by the contractor handling the train stations at the ongoing Nigeria Rail Modernisation Project. Amaechi,…