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The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to workers planning to embark on an indefinite strike declared by labour unions. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), cautioned that failing to provide the required ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 70-year-old grandfather, Muhammadu Ibrahim, with 57.2kg of cannabis in Lafia, Nasarawa State The agency also made other arrests in its ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking in Nigeria. On Sunday, ...

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has advised the National Assembly to pass new Minimum Wage Act the same way the new National Anthem Act was enacted within 48 hours, last week. He urged that the National Assembly promptly approve a ...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies, have successfully rescued eight more students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State. The students had been taken hostage by terrorists ...

In a move to safeguard the financial system and protect depositors’ funds, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked Heritage Bank’s license, effective immediately. The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has been appointed as the liquidator, ensuring a smooth ...

  Meghan Markle would be known as Princess Henry if she loses her title as the Duchess of Sussex, according to a royal expert. Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty Magazine, told The Royal Beat that it’s unlikely Meghan, 42, and ...

A 50-year-old woman who visited hospital seven times with slurred speech and extreme tiredness, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking – had a rare condition which gave her the ...

  Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has shut down port operations across the country in compliance with the strike directive from the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC.   An official of the ...

  Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have shut down the National Assembly in compliance with the indefinite strike declared by the organised labour A Daily Trust correspondent who ...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has joined the ongoing strike embarked up from Monday, by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC Organized labour have begun the industrial action, after the federal government’s failure ...

The First Lady of Nigeria is clarifying her remarks after a recent speech was misinterpreted as criticism of Meghan Markle‘s attire during her visit to the country.   First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu made headlines after Meghan’s visit when a video surfaced of her discussing ...

Abba Kyari, the former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after spending 27 months in detention. This development follows a Federal High Court ruling ...

  FBN Holdings Plc declared N238.53 billion profit before tax (PBT) in its unaudited first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2024 results, which was about 325.2percent growth from the N56.1 billion reported in Q1 ended March 31, 2023.   The ...

  FBN Holdings Plc declared N238.53 billion profit before tax (PBT) in its unaudited first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2024 results, which was about 325.2percent growth from the N56.1 billion reported in Q1 ended March 31, 2023.   The ...

The Trump campaign announced its website crashed due to the number of donations pouring in after he was found guilty of 34 felony counts in his hush money trial.                         ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Chioma Okoli in the sum of N5 million with two sureties. Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 before Hon. Justice Peter Lifu, and was later remanded at Suleja Correctional ...

No fewer than 20 children rescued by the au Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto State Command, have been handed over to the state orphanage home for proper care. The state Commissioner of Police, Ali Kaigama, stated this while addressing newsmen at ...

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has called for transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Student Loan Scheme, urging the Federal Government to appoint individuals with integrity to oversee the disbursement of loans. NANS, the apex student ...

Doyin Okupe, the former Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign in the 2023 election, has praised President Bola Tinubu for his courageous leadership. In a recent interview on Channels Television’s ‘Political Paradigm’, Okupe noted that no administration in Nigeria ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced a nationwide strike, effective Monday, June 3, 2024, due to the tripartite committee’s failure to reach an agreement on a new minimum wage. This decision was made ...

The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, a civil society organization comprising lawyers, has announced that it is filing a lawsuit at the Federal High Court to challenge the newly signed National Anthem Act, 2024, which led to ...

Activist Aisha Yesufu made a bold statement by refusing to acknowledge the new National Anthem at a recent event. While others stood and sang along, Yesufu remained seated, dressed in an all-red outfit that made her stand out starkly from ...

Singer Teni, has reacted to the change of the country’s national anthem. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Reacting, Teni said she would miss ...

Every single black passenger on an American Airlines flight was rounded up and ordered off the aircraft after a crew member decided they smelt, a lawsuit alleges. The eight men, who did not know each other, had boarded Flight 832 ...

A man allegedly k!lled and dismembered his sister because he believed she was not innocent anymore. Jack Joseph Ball, 23, is accused of murdering Bethany Ann Israel, 30, and her unborn child who was in her womb for four months, ...