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Katsina Gov Accuses Civil Servants

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has accused senior civil servants in the state of sabotaging government activities.

Man Dies After Falling From A Pole

A 48-year-old man, Kabiru Salami, has lost his life in Ile-Ife, Osun, after he fell from NITEL pole while trying…

Rivers NUJ To Honour Late Colleagues

The Rivers Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it will honour journalists who lost their lives while carrying…
UNILORIN extends Post-UTME registration

NUC Accredits 23 Programmes For Unilorin

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to 23 academic programmes presented by the University of Ilorin to…

APC Chieftain Rejects N100m

Abayomi Adesanya, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, said he rejected N100 million to work against…

Nigerian Govt to build modular refineries in oil-producing states

The Nigerian Government on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to build modular refineries in oil-producing areas of the Niger Delta.

Hisbah board arrests 139 beggers in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 139 beggars in April for allegedly violating the law banning street begging along…

Dozens of civilians killed in Central African Republic – Report

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that Armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR) have killed at least 45…
The court restrained PDP from going ahead with its national convention until the hearing and determination of suit filed by Sule Lamido.

Ex-Jigawa governor Sule Lamido to be arraigned today

A former Jigawa state Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido has been moved to Dutse, the capital of Jigawa state for subsequent…

Govt to invite Anthony Joshua, newly-crowned World Heavyweight Champion

The Federal Government has congratulated British professional boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, who recently defeated Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko…

NLNG exports landmark 4000th cargo

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd., says the company has reached another major milestone with the exportation of its…

Indigenous peoples abused by govts – UN expert

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, said the rights of indigenous peoples around…

BoI records N17bn operating profit

The Bank of Industry (BoI) recorded operating profit before tax of N17 billion in 2016, a 44 per cent increase…

Leadership deficit: Engage youths now, says Fashola

Worried by leadership deficit in the country, a former First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola says youths should…

Obiano will increase wages when…

Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra has said that he would increase salaries of civil servants in the state when the…
Labour leader Issa Aremu sends message to PDP's Atiku Abubakar and LP's Peter Obi on President Tinubu's Supreme Court victory

Aremu supports new minimum wage agitation

Comrade Issa Aremu, Vice President, Industrial Global Union, on Monday backed agitation by workers in Nigeria for a new national…

TUC tasks Zamfara governor on poverty level

The Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Zamfara chapter, Comrade Nasiru Mustapha, on Monday advised the state government to utilise the…

Nigeria’s UN Ambassador assumes duty

Prof. Tijjani Bande, the new Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, on Monday arrived in New York to assume office…

Why MTN sacked 280 workers

MTN Nigeria said it had to disengage 280 staff because it wanted to delve into full Information and Communication Technology…

Trump: I would meet Kim Jong-un

US President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the right…

Dead man grabs brother’s hand in mortuary

There was panic on Monday at the mortuary of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, when the hand of the corpse…

Minister blames disruption of celebration on NLC

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Monday blamed the disruption and protest by workers at the…
The court restrained PDP from going ahead with its national convention until the hearing and determination of suit filed by Sule Lamido.

PDP demands unconditional release of Lamido, Suswam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee has called for unconditional release of the former Governor of Jigawa State,…

Nigerian `Jollof’ rice is the best – Osinbajo

Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice-President on Monday described Nigerian-cooked jollof rice as “the best in the world”.

Libya’s oil production hits 760,000 bpd

Libya's oil production has risen above 760,000 barrels per day (bpd), its highest level since December 2014, the National Oil…

Buhari assures workers of speedy passage of National Minimum wage

Federal Government on Monday in Abuja assured the Nigeria workers of speedy passage of the new National Minimum Wage.
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Zuma quits May Day rally after boos from the crowd

South African President Jacob Zuma made a hasty exit from a May Day rally on Monday after the crowd of…

Workers boycott May Day Rally in Kwara

Local Council workers under the aegis of National Union of Local Governments’ Employees (NULGE), on Monday boycotted Workers’ Day rally…

Organised labour calls for special salary for workers in Abuja

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Union Congress (NLC) have called for a special salary for the…

Aboru: Remembered After Decades of Neglect

Aboru was a locked-up community. On its west, there were patches of shelters that denied its teaming population access to…