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Nigerian filmmaker, Priye Diri has been selected as one of 20 participants for the esteemed 10th edition of Global Media Makers LA Residency.

Entertainment

Nigerian filmmaker Priye Diri selected for Global Media Makers LA Residency

Diri's selection, following a highly competitive process with over 650 applications, is a testament to her exceptional talent and the…
Peter Obi reacts to the killing of crew members of pay tv television service provider Supersport in Ihiala area of Anambra State.

Politics

Labour Party recants on ‘Obidient Directorate’ after Peter Obi’s disclaimer

Obi had in a statement issued on Wednesday evening opposed the move to formally incorporate the Obidient Movement into the…
Nigerian Benjamin Wayo and Elizabeth Ebele Elue claim the top two spots at 2024 Toastmasters District Championship of Public Speaking.

Metro

How Nigeria swept West/Central Africa’s Toastmasters Public Speaking Championship

With this victory, Wayo advances to the Region Quarterfinals, where the top performers will secure a spot in the semifinals.…
Schools, banks, airport, others shut down as workers join the nationwide strike declared by the NLC and TUC in Port Harcourt, Rivers state

News

Port Harcourt on lockdown as Rivers workers join nationwide strike

An official of the Union told journalists that besides Lagos ports, other port formations in Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne, Calabar,…
Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers, litigants others from courts in FCT in compliance with the NLC and TUC nationwide strike.

News

Strike: Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers, others from courts in Abuja

Comrade Samuel Ikpatt, Chairman of the FHC Chapter of JUSUN, in an interview said the union was in total compliance…
Labour Party (LP) says nationwide strike declared by, NLC and TUC over their demand for new minimum wage will inflict more hardship on Nigerians

Headlines

Labour Party to NLC, TUC: Your strike inflicting more hardship on Nigerians

Despite earlier pleas by the Federal Government for consideration, the organised labour on Monday commenced an indefinite strike to push…
NDIC says it has paid 82.36% depositors with above N5m as insured sum in the defunct Heritage Bank, while working to reach 17.64 % others

Business

Why we revoked licence of Heritage Bank- CBN

The Board and Management of Heritage bank have not been able to improve the bank’s financial performance, a situation which…
Striking workers shut down Federal and State High courts as well as Magistrates' courts in lsland and mainland areas of Lagos State.

Headlines

Strike: Workers shut down courts in Lagos

Early arrivals at the court premises were gently told by the strike enforcers to please comply with the order, as…
WAEC

News

WASSCE 2024 will go on despite NLC, TUC strike, WAEC says

In as much as we share concerns of the unions and generality of Nigerians, the WASSCE SC is going on…
Resident doctors in FMC Abeokuta, set to begin strike on Monday

Health

Woman diagnosed with rare condition that makes her appear drunk

Called auto-brewery syndrome, the condition sees fungi in the gut create alcohol through fermentation. Researchers say awareness of this syndrome…
National Grid power electricity

Top Stories

Strike: Nationwide blackout as workers shut down national grid

TCN, in a statement by Ndidi Mbah, its General Manager, Public Affairs said the worers shut down the national grid…
Minister Bello Matawalle says FG is committed to integrate NIMASA c41 and Naval Falcon Eye for security of the Nigerian Maritime

News

Integrating NIMASA C4I, Naval Falcon Eye a top priority- Matawalle

The NIMASA C4i center, with manpower composition from all security services in Nigeria is the central nerve for the Deep…
Police

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How soldiers hijacked 8 kidnapped Kogi varsity students after we rescued them – Police

On how soldiers forcefully took the students away from the police operatives after their rescue, she said, "The students were…
Rivers Governor Fubara says it's baffling he was able to mark one year in office given the political crisis his administration has undergone

Headlines, Politics

Fubara: I still don’t believe I’m marking one year in office

Fubara said this while expressing gratitude at the Special Thanksgiving Service to mark his First Year in Office Anniversary, which…
Bimbo Esho the boss of Evergreen Musical Company reveals how Daniel Olukoya of MFM is helping to actualise her father’s 25-year musical dream

Entertainment

How MFM’s Olukoya is helping to actualise my father’s musical dream – Bimbo Esho

She said her father’s 25 years' musical dream had been to have a functional musical museum which could be seen…
WAEC

Education, Headlines

‘Your strike will jeopardize ongoing WASSCE,’ WAEC tells NLC, TUC

WAEC’s employees in Nigeria are members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), both of…
Edo AGF, others face imprisonment over disobedience to court judgment

Metro

Lagos man Chinedu Okafor docked for manufacturing fake alcoholic drinks

Okafor was also alleged to have illegally manufactured Apple Multi-fruit Juice Wine, Eagle Aromatic Schnapps, and Lord's Gin, without registration…
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo flags off wet season farming with presentation of over 100 tractors to serve about 10,000 farmers across the state

News

Kogi: Ododo flags-off wet season farming with over 100 tractors

Speaking at the flag off ceremony in Geregu, Ajaokuta local government area, governor Ododo noted that investment in agriculture is…
Elizabeth Ativie has been suspended as chairman of caretaker committee of Labour Party (LP) in Edo State about a week after assuming office

Headlines, Politics

Confusion in Edo LP: One-week-old caretaker committee chairman suspended

Her alleged suspension might not be unconnected with the confusion that ensued at a stakeholders meeting organized by the Independent…
The Federal Government has promised swift and decisive action to bring perpetrators of the heinous killings of worshippers in a mosque in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State to justice.

Headlines

Why we can’t grant Labour’s N494,000 minimum wage demand – FG

Idris noted that the offer of N60,000 minimum wage by the Federal Government, which translates to a 100% increase on…
Tripartite Committee explains why it insisted on N60,000 as the new national minimum wage instead of N494,000 proposed by organised labour.

Headlines

Why we insisted on N60,000 minimum wage – Tripartite Committee

Organised labour as represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC had on…
Commendations trail IGP Kayode Egbetokun’s appointment of AIG Idowu Owohunwa as Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB).

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Security expert lauds IG’s appointment of Owohunwa as INTERPOL boss

Owohunwa is tasked with enhancing international police cooperation and ensuring that Nigeria fulfils its obligations within the global INTERPOL framework.
Truck crushes a yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist to death after dropping his children in school along Oda Road in Akure, Ondo State Capital

News

Hit-and-run driver kills woman in Anambra

Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, Commander of the FRSC in Anambra, who told newsmen on Saturday in Awka, said that the driver…
NITDA says Nigeria will host the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in 2025 explore the country’s potential in Tech sectors

Business

GITEX: Nigeria to host largest tech expo in 2025

By bringing GITEX to Nigeria, we aim to explore the country’s potential in sectors like Artificial Intelligence, digital health and…
VP Shettima says Nigeria can earn more than it generates from oil if youths are equipped with skills to work in the digital space.

News

Youths can earn more for Nigeria than oil with appropriate skills – Shettima

By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria can earn more than it currently generates from the sale of…
The group said this in reaction to Umahi's reference to "Natasha" while responding to allegations made against him by a female vendor.

Headlines

Unions blame Umahi for massive sack of construction workers, threaten strike

The National President of CCESSA, Ayodeji Adeyemo, and the NUCECFWW President Stephen Okoro, said this at a news conference on…
Eid al-Fitr: Jigawa Govt. pardons 12 inmates

News

Jigawa governor Namadi clears N82bn inherited road projects debts

"The Agency has also coordinated the sourcing and disbursement NANO Business Grant of over N1.4 billon from the Federal Government…
Pioneer chairman of APGA Chekwas Okorie, others demand investigation into allegation of forgery against a lawyer, Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka.

Politics

Alleged forgery: APGA, Chekwas Okorie, Osigho demand lawyer’s probe

“Strangely, without the approval of the party and without consulting the other appellants or securing their approval, Barr. Sopuluchukwu E.…
Ogun's quest to be an oil producing State would soon materialize as the NNPCL sets to begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State.

Business

FG to commence oil exploration in Ogun

Stakeholders in the oil industry, including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, Managing Director, SHELL Petroleum…
Disu

Metro

Rivers: Mastermind of gang rape of pregnant woman to death arrested

The suspect, Emeka, who was said to have fled from the community on learning that police were on his trail…
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