Dayo Ekong: Lagos Chairman of Labour Party (LP) The Chairman of Lagos chapter of the Labour Party (LP) Pastor Dayo Ekong has said the leadership challenges rocking the party will fizzle out very soon. Ekong who said this while addressing candidates and other critical stakeholders at the party’s Secretariat in …

  Lanour Minister Chris Ngige warns doctors The Federal Government has warned members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) that they will not be during their planned five-day warning strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, shortly after receiving …

The US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, on Tuesday, May 16, called President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  In a statement released by Blinken’s office says during the call, Blinken emphasized his continued commitment to further strengthening the U.S.-Nigeria relationship with the incoming administration. It further stated that the Secretary noted …

Four staff members of the United States Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been shot dead following an attack on their vehicle on Tuesday. The incident happened late on Tuesday in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. No reason …

Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has called on industry operators, particularly large consumers of petroleum products, to consider moving from the use of diesel to gas in line with the Federal Government’s designation of gas as Nigeria’s transition fuel after …

Stock image The Nigerian Gas Association, NGA, the apex organisation, representing the varied and numerous stakeholders in the gas sector within the Nigerian oil and gas industry, has inaugurated its Executive Council for 2022-2024. The new council members were formally inaugurated at the NGA Dinner & Awards Night on April …

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Barely 24 hours after a joint communique issued by the North-Central Governors’ Forum demanded that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, revisit its zoning for the National Assembly to accommodate the zone for the position of the deputy Senate president, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, …

No fewer than three persons who are indigenes of Ezza South Local Government Area, on Tuesday lost their lives after the convoy of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, rammed into their motorcycle. It reported that the victims were on Muhammadu Buhari’s international airport road when an advance team rammed into …

A Magistrate Court in Yaba on Tuesday granted bail to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. The defendant is expected to produce two sureties who own landed properties in Lagos State. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun also ordered police to complete their investigation within 48 hours. Seun was charged with assault on a police …

Wema Bank, the leading innovative bank in Nigeria, has announced the launch of its flagship capacity-building programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria – the Wema SME Business School 5.0. The programme aims to equip SME business owners and entrepreneurs in Nigeria with the necessary skills and knowledge …