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4 Sep
Workers have seen their slice of the global income pie shrink significantly over the past two decades, swelling inequality and depriving the combined labor force of trillions, the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations' International Labor Organization said that the global labor income share -- or the proportion of total income in an economy earned…
4 Sep
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the attack on MI Wushishi Estate, Minna by persons suspected to be illegal artisan miners operating near the estate. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Minna. Abiodun said that, “on Tuesday at about 1400hrs, a distress call was received…
3 Sep
Many commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were on Tuesday stranded at various bus stops due to the sudden increase in transport fares. Some of the commuters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fares they paid while leaving their houses for work in the morning doubled in the afternoon, leaving them…
3 Sep
The governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condemned former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for what they described as "unbridled and irresponsible" threats against the party. On August 24, the PDP Governors’ Forum expressed their support for Rivers State Governor,…
3 Sep
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found two more bodies of Islamic State (IS) militants who were killed in a recent military operation in the western province of Anbar. Iraqi forces carried out an airdrop operation at 4:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Tuesday targeting IS hideouts in the Anbar desert, where they found the…
3 Sep
Some traders and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have frowned at the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the NNPC Ltd. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NNPC Ltd. Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per litre to N897…
3 Sep
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has called on the mass media to give more attention to coverage of government activities to increase public awareness and understanding of government actions. Sanwo-Olu made the call at a courtesy visit to him by members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, led by the Chairman,…
1 Sep
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State, Erelu Modupe Martins, has called for gender equality between men and women in Nigerian politics. Martins, in a statement on Sunday in Akure, described the recent termination of her appointment as the Senior Legislative Aide(SLA) to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as discriminatory. The APC…
31 Aug
Experts in climate change are urging greater collaboration to promote sustainable waste management practices. During a recent event in Lagos, Titilayo Oshodi, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Climate Change and Circular Economy, highlighted the need for a multi-sectoral approach to achieve a sustainable environment. “It’s crucial that we start focusing on developing…
28 Aug
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Wednesday in Lagos started the controlled test run of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. READ ALSO:LAMATA cautions commuters against paying fares into personal accounts The statement is contained in the official X handle of the agency. According to the statement, the…
28 Aug
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is uncomfortable with the present interest rate on loans for its members and needs a further reduction to one percent, an official has said. Chief Bioku Rahman, the outgoing Chairman of MAN in Kwara and Kogi, disclosed this in Ilorin on Tuesday while speaking during the Association’s 10th Annual…
28 Aug
Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) says it would soon be employing a total of 1,611 teaching and non-teaching staff from across the state’s 16 local government areas (LGAs). KwSUBEB’s Press Secretary, Aminat Atere, quoted the Board’s Chairman, Prof. Shehu Adaramaja, as saying in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin that there was already…
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