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Ex-Jigawa governor Sule Lamido to be arraigned today

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

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

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

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

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

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

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

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…

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra has said that he would increase salaries of civil servants in the state when the…

Aremu supports new minimum wage agitation

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

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

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

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

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

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

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

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

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

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

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Monday blamed the disruption and protest by workers at the…

PDP demands unconditional release of Lamido, Suswam

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Federal Government on Monday in Abuja assured the Nigeria workers of speedy passage of the new National Minimum Wage.

Zuma quits May Day rally after boos from the crowd

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

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

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

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

Father of six makes N15,000 daily for impersonating police

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man for impersonating Nigerian…

Former Nigerian Model Dies

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Top model and former Miss Charismatic Nigeria 2013 , Mololuwa Yewande Baruwa, has died.

27 Injured In Aeroflot Moscow-Bangkok flight

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday when their Boeing 777…

May Day: Workers reject Ngige’s representative

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A mild drama and confusion ensued at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Monday as workers disallowed the Acting Permanent Secretary…

Work Overload , Stress Trigger Migraine — Neurologist

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A consultant neurologist, Dr Rufus Akinyemi, on Monday in Ibadan, said migraine headache could be triggered by anxiety, work overload…

NLC Wants N25, 000 Minimum Pension

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC), has demanded a review of pension to a minimum of N25,000, per month, in…

Farmers To Be Involved In Formulating Agricultural Policies

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Dr Yakubu Ugwolawo, President, National Agricultural Production Cooperative Union of Nigeria (NAPCUN), on Monday, advised government authorities to involve farmers…

May Day Marches Turn Violent In Istanbul

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Dozens were detained by police in Istanbul on Monday after clashes broke out between demonstrators and authorities during May Day…

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