Wage: Governors won’t pay above N70,000
Governors are not considering a minimum wage that is higher than N70,000, it was learnt last night. At a meeting yesterday in Abuja, the state helmsmen reviewed the economic situation…
NDLEA arrests intending Hajj pilgrims with cocaine consignments in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia in Emerald Hotel, Ladipo, Oshodi, Lagos State. The agency said they…
Sanwo-Olu gifts LASU’s best graduating student N10m
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gifted the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 session, Olaniyi Olawale, N10 million. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the donation…
BREAKING: SGF summons Labour to emergency meeting over strike
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), George Akume has summoned organised labour to an emergency meeting in order to avert the ongoing strike over a new national…
JUST IN: Abuja-Kaduna train services join strike
Abuja-Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) did not operate on Monday, June 3, due to the ongoing strike action announced by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). There…
Strike: Disco laments blackout, schools, banks shut down in Rivers
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has lamented the total blackout in Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom states caused by the activities of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)…
Strike: Health workers comply with NLC’s directives in Abuja General Hospital
All health workers, except medical doctors at Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja, complied with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directives and stopped working. While most departments were closed, essential services…
45-year-old man seduce and defiles minor twice with N150
A-45-year-old man, Mohammed Yaya has reportedly defiled a 10-year-old girl after offering her N150 on two different occasions in Tumu Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The Police Public…
Police apprehend suspect who gang-raped pregnant woman to death in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested one suspect, Emeka, who was suspected to have raped a pregnant woman, Mrs Chigbewejim Steward, to death. The suspect was said…
Oil, electricity workers’ unions mobilise for planned strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the two labour centres to begin an indefinite nationwide strike…
