Year: 2016
Now is not the time for N56,000 minimum wage, says Anglican Primate
Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Bishop of Abuja, has expressed disagreement with labour’s demand…
Gulak denies hijacking PDP congress materials
A PDP chieftain, Mr Ahmed Gulak, has denied allegations that he hijacked the party congress materials for meant for Adamawa…
FG condemns calls for herdsmen to quit South East
The Federal Government has condemned calls by some individuals and groups in the south-east geo political zone for herdsmen to…
NASS opposed to grazing reserves, says Ekweremadu
The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, says the National Assembly will not support the creation of grazing reserves anywhere…
May Day: Saraki Seeks Renewed Workers’ Dedication
Eromosele Ebhomele. President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday urged Nigerian workers to be more committed in…
Walin Sokoto to be buried Monday
The late Walin Sokoto, Ambassador Hamzat Ahmad, will be buried on Monday. The funeral prayer for the deceased will be…
Odubu’s assassination theory false, says Edo Govt
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state government has described an alleged attack on the person of the state deputy governor, Dr. Pius…
Nigerian troops now in the heart of Sambisa Forest – Commander
Major General Leo Irabor, Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, the code name for the Nigerian military operations against insurgent group…
6 Killed As Customs Battles Smugglers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Six persons were killed this evening at Oke Odan township in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun…
PDP taunts APC after another attack on Edo deputy gov
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An alleged attack on the deputy governor of Edo Ssate, Dr. Pius Odubu, last Saturday at Auchi, administrative…
ICPC never indicted Osun,Aregbesola tells labour
The governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Sunday told the huge population of workers in the state who gathered…
War on Terror: Fallen heroes never forgotten – Buratai
Gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army who paid the supreme sacrifice in the course of prosecuting the ongoing…
RRS nabs NURTW boss for buying 4,256 stolen phones
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) boss who confessed…
Iheanacho bags brace as Southampton down Man City
Manchester City’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League remain in the balance as a brilliant Sadio Mane hat-trick secured…
Ajax thrash Twente, wins league
Ajax retained first place in the Dutch title race by scoring three times late on to preserve their goal difference…
Leicester made to wait for title
Leicester City moved to within two points of the Premier League title after holding Manchester United to a draw at…
Nigeria troops clear Boko Haram bomb making factory
The Nigerian Army said it burst and cleared a Boko Haram major bomb making factory in Ngala town of northern…
Exploration in Chad Basin FG’s top priority – Kachikwu
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr Ibe Kachikwu says the commitment of the…
Workers Day: Oshiomhole announces new minimum wage
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday announced a new minimum wage with effect from May 1,…
Transcorp ready to revive moribund gas fields – Elumelu
Tony Elumelu, the Chairman, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), says the company is ready to take over and revive some…
NLC to Gov. Dankwambo: Pay gratuity of retirees
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State has appealed to Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo to settle the six years accumulated…
Workers Salary: Ndigbo gives Okorocha 60-day ultimatum
Ndigbo Unity Forum, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has given Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo an ultimatum of 60 days to…
Nigeria can raise GDP through forests conservation – Expert
Dr David Ladipo, the Principal Consultant, Centre for Environment, Renewable Natural Resources Management Research and Development (CENRAD), has prescribed the…
Pay attention to workers welfare, NLC tells Shettima
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday urged Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno to give top priority to workers’ welfare…
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Bono, Nyong’o remember Chibok Girls with Broadway show
He’s never far away from the latest charitable cause. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that Bono found himself the VIP guest…
Ahmed Musa set to join Leicester City
Leicester City have renewed their interest in Nigeria and CSKA Moscow striker, Ahmed Musa ahead of next season and may…
Leicester set to do the unthinkable…”win the league”
At the start of the season, Leicester winning the league was simply ‘unthinkable’, they were instead favourites to relegate from…
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PICTURES: Ambode, Tinubu, Osoba rock Jazz Festival
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba,…
Meet teachers demand, NUT tells LASG
The Lagos wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers on Saturday urged the state government to be proactive in addressing…
May Day: Tiwa Savage, Tee Billz and Nigeria by Reuben Abati
“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my…