The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday) following an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50am this morning. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, read the five-page communiqué signed by…
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to refund to the national treasury the cost of using Presidential jet to ferry his representatives to his Personal Assistant, Bashir Ahmed’s wedding in Katsina on Friday. In a statement by Reno Omokri, he stated that: “A Presidential jet is not the…
A Lagos based young entrepreneur, Emmanuel Umoga, has emerged the first N1million grand prize winner at the inaugural draw and cheque presentation ceremony of the lottery platform, TYLgames in Lagos. The TYLgames grand launch and cheque presentation that took place at Calabar Hall in Surulere, Lagos at the weekend saw another 29 gamers being presented…
The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government will soon reopen the country’s land borders. The President had in October 2019 ordered the closure of land borders to check smuggling goods and arms into the country after a partial closure of the Seme border in August 2019. The closure had received mixed reactions…
Leicester City came from behind to stun hosts Manchester City in a wild 5-2 win and collect a third straight victory to earn the top spot of the Premier League table on Sunday. Jamie Vardy scored his second hat trick of the season. He already had his first against West Bromwich Albion on the opening…
Atletico Madrid new signing, Luis Suarez, had a stunning impact on his debut for his new club on Sunday, scoring twice and providing an assist as his side crushed Granada 6-1 at home in their first game of the La Liga season. Luis Suarez scored fifteen minutes into his Atletico Madrid debut after coming on…
The Federal Government has warned workers under its agencies not to join the planned strike by labour unions across the country scheduled to start on Monday, 28th September, 2020. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other organized bodies had called on all workers across the country to embark on an indefinite…
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Uzoka clinched the much-coveted award alongside the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta. The Zik Leadership awards is organised by…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced that a total of 12 suspects were arrested for their involvement in various examination malpractices in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some States across the country. This was disclosed by the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba on Friday, 25th September, 2020. Mba stated that…
Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, has tied the knot with his lover, Naeemah Junaid Bindawa, in Katsina state. The wedding ceremony was held on Friday at the GRA Juma’at Mosque and it was witnessed by some political figures, Islamic clerics and family members. The groom shared video clips and…