Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, said Africans no longer trust democracy because it has caused serious crisis in recent years. He noted that the current spate where civil governments are being overthrown across the African continent shows that democracy needs to be ”rejigged” and put in a proper direction. Jonathan made …
Read More »Confusion over Kaduna tribunal ruling, APC, PDP claim victory
CONFUSION has continued to trail the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kaduna State after reports emerged that the election has allegedly been declared inconclusive by the three-man panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe. Journalists were not granted access to cover the tribunal’s ruling delivered via Zoom. About …
Read More »Okonjo-Iweala advocates collective approach in tackling socio-economic challenges in S’East
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, has urged South-East stakeholders to foster joint leadership in order to collectively tackle the challenges bedevilling the region.Okonjo-Iweala made the call in her keynote address to the South-East Summit on Security and Economy, which kicked-off in Owerri on …
Read More »Lagos govt. orders immediate closure of Ladipo, Mushin markets
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others He said the market would remain closed until the mandatory conditions of redress …
Read More »Why you can’t go on your planned strike, FG tells NLC, TUC
The Federal Government yesterday asked the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, to shelve their planned nationwide indefinite strike from October 3, saying going ahead with the proposed industrial action will amount to a gross violation of a subsisting court injunction. The National …
Read More »Rising inflation pushes manufacturers’ unsold goods up 45.4% to N272bn
…As sector records 3,567 job losses in H1’23 Inventory of unsold finished products in the manufacturing sector shot up significantly by 45.4 percent in the first half of 2023 (H1’23) to N271.96 billion from N187.08 billion in the corresponding period of 2022 (H1’22) on account of escalating inflationary pressures, even …
Read More »Food prices jump by 31%, says NBS
Ebonyi and Abia states led as food prices jumped by 31 per cent within in 12 months from July 2022 to July 2023. This is according to an analysis of the ‘Selected Food Price Watch,’ a report published on a monthly basis by the National Bureau of Statistics. The selected …
Read More »Covenant, UI, FUTA emerge top universities in Nigeria
Covenant University, University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure have secured top ranking in Nigeria according to Times Higher Education’s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that Covenant University is among the top 1,000 universities in the world. Though ranked first in Nigeria, Covenant University …
Read More »Labour Ministry says report on Independence Day wage award by Tinubu untrue
President Bola Tinubu The Ministry of Labour says the report that President Bola Tinubu would announce a wage award to workers on Independence Day is untrue. The reports were debunked via a statement issued Mr Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour. “The attention …
Read More »Bride, groom, over 100 others die at wedding party in events hall
the victims of the wedding fire shared on Facebook by Shatha Asmar Matti More than 100 people, including the bride and groom were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party that left rescuers searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours …
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