Bowing to Labour’s demand on minimum wage will cause retrenchments — Ngige The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, announced on Thursday that the Federal Government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of
Nigerian International Isaac Promise collapses, dies Nigerian football international, Isaac Promise, has died. Promise who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey, died late Wednesday after collapsing at his apartment gym in
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the duo of Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (retd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on a nine-count charge of criminal breach of trust to the
Man attacks police headquarters with knife, kills 4 officers A man armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters, killing at least four, before he was fatally shot Thursday, a French police union official said. It wasn’t immediately clear how far
By Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe The Gombe State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested a 19-year-old male resident of Gabukka quarters of Gombe metropolis over alleged kidnapping of a 7-year-old boy (name withheld). Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the Special
By Pamela Eboh, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has declared three suspects wanted over alleged cases of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause breach of peace in the state. The suspects are kinsmen of famous novelist Chimamanda Adichie who recently condemned the
Gunmen on Wednesday night abducted the father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Doodei Week. Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident. Also Mr Doodei Week, who also confirmed the incident
CBN slams N499b fine on 12 banks for loan policy breach For breaching its guidelines on lending to the real sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 12 major banks N499.1billion. According to an approved debit instruction, the
For breaching its guidelines on lending to the real sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 12 major banks N499.1billion. According to an approved debit instruction, the affected banks and the amount they will pay are: Citibank (N100,743,055,
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the cabal in the Presidency against plots to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari. PDP described such as a dangerous underhand politics capable of derailing our democracy and
By Kazie Uko Expectedly, the red carpets, the drums, the trumpets, and all the other
By SKC Ogbonnia The meeting of some Nigerian billionaire businessmen, notably, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu,
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
As the world steps into 2025, Mr. Okwuosa Charles Chinedu, CEO of Birotojob, has called