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After a review of Day One of its two-day nationwide protest meant to end on Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the protest The labour body announced the decision in a communique issued after a National Executive Council ...

A Pastor, Emmanuel Orekoya, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly ra.ping and impregnating his 17- year-old daughter The defendant is facing two counts of unlawful se.xual intercourse and se.xual assault preferred ...

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested Samaila Wakili Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim, the second of two wanted kidnappers, on whom the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike had placed a N20m bounty The FCT Police Public ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, joined the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress in its peaceful protest During the protest, Makinde assured the protesters that the current hardship would soon be over. The workers began their protest ...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the benchmark interest rate by 400 basis points to a record 22.75% The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this while reading the communiqué of the first MPC meeting of ...

  3 drown, 11 rescued in Lagos boat mishap Tragedy struck late Monday evening when a passenger boat capsized along Ibeshe-Ikorodu channel with three persons, two males and a female recovered dead, while 11 others were rescued alive. The unfortunate ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 26-year-old lady seen in a viral video allegedly assaulting a policewoman The accused, Omorogbe Jennifer Soni was arrested following a viral video where she was seen assaulting the female officer attached to ...

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho has said that he is ready to face and chase out killer herdsmen from Yorubaland Adeyemo said this in a video that went viral on Tuesday where he was seen addressing some people who were ...

There will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours to allow the contractor execute a major aspect of the ongoing repair works on the bridge The closure by the Federal Ministry of Works was announced ...

  United Bank for Africa Plc has pledged to work with the Economic Community of West African States on implementing initiatives that will attract investment and sustainable development into the sub-region’s mining and oil sectors. According to a statement from ...

  Wema Bank has held its first physical Importer-Exporter Forum in Lagos to address issues impeding international trade in the country and proffer solutions tailored to facilitate seamless international trade operations. The forum themed ‘Building a Symbiotic Trade Ecosystem for ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its decision to sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change operator across the country. This is coming more than two years after the suspended former CBN governor, Godwin ...

  The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has handed over their letter of demands to the National Assembly. The demands included full implementation of the welfare provisions, employment generation, immediate subsidy to farmers, immediate subsidy to farmers to boost ...

The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 51 suspected illegal miners and three telecommunication mast vandals The NSCDC FCT commandant, Olusola Odumosu, said this while briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters. ...

A six-month long trial over a cough syrup linked to the deaths of 68 children has finally ended, bringing some closure to their heartbroken families Parents of the victims affected by the drug will receive a compensation of £63,000. As ...

Some yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons have been trapped as a building under construction caved in near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about ...

After taking a suspected hard drug, a young man, Adebayo Peter, has killed his friend, simply known as Lekan, in Akure, Ondo State Leadership newspaper gathered that the incident occurred on Friday night at the Ire akari-Oloko junction area of ...

Idahosa supporters storm ABUJA, as they seek fresh APC governorship primaries again in Edo Protesters, yesterday stormed the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to express displeasure over the outcome of the party’s just-concluded governorship primary in ...

  An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has left dozens of people dead “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed”, a security source told AFP.   A local ...

Pope Francis concerned about frequent kidnappings in Nigeria Pope Francis TWEETS about kidnappings in Nigeria Nigeria don reach pope mind! Oh dear! Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has expressed worries over the frequent abductions in Nigeria, describing them ...

Hardship: Protesters hit Lagos streets despite police warning Protesters hit Lagos streets despite police warning A human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” are presently on the streets of Lagos protesting against the sudden high cost of ...

Egypt has defeated Nigeria and other neighboring countries to be crowned country with fastest internet speed, according to the Speedtest Global Index by Ookla Nigeria is ranked 23rd. The Speedtest Global Index compares internet speed data from around the world on a monthly ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, to rule on the fresh bail application filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu The court also scheduled March 20, for the commencement of ...

  The National Examinations Council, NECO, on Monday, announced the release of its November/December 2023 external Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE results. This was as the examinations body unveiled an e-posting software to facilitate seamless posting of staff to various ...

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria said it will join the two-day nationwide protest being organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress SHUTTING DOWN the seaports! This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Head of Media, MWUN, Kennedy ...