The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reacted to claims by elder statesman, Edwin Clark, that he is using his relationship with President Bola Tinubu to intimidate Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said Fubara should stand and face the crisis because, according to him, that’s part of the criteria…
Nigerian workers in telecommunications and electricity sectors have threatened to shut down the National grid, and telecom services at midnight Wednesday if the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero is arrested by the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in separate notices on Tuesday by the General Secretaries of the National Union of Electricity…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization, Afenifere, has appointed three new officers to strengthen its operations. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the body, Comrade Jare Ajayi, indicated that the new Secretary General is Agbaakin Ademola Babatunde Folarin while the new Treasurer is Alagba Dare Babarinsa. The new Financial Secretary is Barrister Lanre…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate court, while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s impeachment. Shaibu was impeached…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a temporary order halting the implementation of the scrapping of the Higher National Diploma (HND) in Pharmaceutical Technology by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN). Justice Peter Lifu ordered the NBTE and PCN to put their decision against HND…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC/Transparency International Nigeria have advised against any attempt to silence the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. This is coming amid an invitation to the president of NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero by the police as part of investigations into terrorism financing in the country. The Executive Director, CISLAC,…
MTN Group says its revenue declined by 20.8 percent to 85.3 billion rands in the first half (H1) of 2024 — down from 107.7 billion rands in H1 2023. In a statement on Monday, the telco giant said the drop in revenue was due to the devaluation of the naira as well as the ongoing…
A social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has expressed her disbelief in the founder of Power City International Ministry, Pastor Abel Damina’s claims of raising someone from the dead. Damina had during a recent appearance on ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast boasted that he has no reason to envy his colleague, Pastor Jerry Eze of Streams of Joy…
A well-trained workforce is key to a thriving economy, but the UK youth sector is falling behind due to limited alternatives to university education. According to a Financial Times report, last week, thousands of British teenagers learned whether their A-level and BTec results would qualify them for university and a future career. But at the…
The Nigerian Navy has busted an illegal refinery capable of producing over two million litres of Automotive Gasoline Oil, AGO, daily along the Isaka/Ogoloma River in Rivers The operation, carried out by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, following the order of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, to eradicate oil…
