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15 Jan
Reckless abandonment of legacy companies of yesteryears may have worsened the general high unemployment rate and dwindling revenue in the five Southeast states.
11 Jan
Global unemployment and labour market outlook are expected to worsen this year with more than two million persons expected to be out of jobs. A report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), yesterday...
21 Dec 2023
A bill for the National Apprenticeship Scheme has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill read at plenary, yesterday, was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, to give legal framework to the institutionalisation of the scheme.Â
17 Dec 2023
Eternal Youth Fellowship of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim has decried the rising school fees and lack of job for the teeming Nigerian youths.
5 Dec 2023
GBV can manifest in a variety of ways. Some of these include: physical violence, such as assault or slavery; emotional or psychological violence, such as verbal abuse or confinement; sexual abuse, including rape...
24 Nov 2023
Inventory accumulation, a key indicator of manufacturers’ confidence in the state of the economy and future demand, fell by as much as 37.2 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, the latest Nigeria Gross Domestic Product...
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Opposition Serbian MPs blocked Novi Sad's prosecutor's office and courts Tuesday, demanding the release of politicians and activists held over protests at the collapse of the city railway station, in which 15 people died. Scuffles broke out between the police and MPs and members of Novi Sad's City Assembly who are demanding answers after the…
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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday rejected "any foreign interference" in the country's war, a day after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. Speaking at an economic conference in Port Sudan, Burhan dismissed "dictates aimed at forcing solutions upon us that we do not accept" and praised Russia's…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has approved N1.1 billion for payment of compensation to owners of properties affected by the ongoing construction of Airport Road to Kuje expressway. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, after he inspected the structures, comprising about 13 buildings, including some factories along the road corridor,…
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The mausoleum where the scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, are interred has been vandalised, the culture ministry said Tuesday. A tooth is all that is left of the anti-colonialist icon and first prime minister after the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960. "An act of vandalism took place on…
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A Russian court Tuesday sentenced a man to over 14 years in prison for "sabotage" after he allegedly set fire to railway equipment. Russia has issued heavy penalties to those suspected of sabotage on Kyiv's orders in retaliation for Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, often by damaging railway infrastructure. Maxim Bubenshchikov, 43, from Saint Petersburg was…
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A Spanish court on Tuesday said it was investigating the US hedge fund Gotham City for allegedly publishing "misleading" information about Spanish pharmaceutical firm Grifols, causing its shares to plunge. Gotham City released a research note in January accusing the Barcelona-based company, which makes blood plasma-based medicines, of "manipulating" its reported debt and operational results…
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The Federal Government has emphasized the importance of reviewing the National Migration Policy to enhance migration governance and management in Nigeria. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), stated this at a three-day meeting of the Technical Working Group on Migration and Development on Tuesday in…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said. "China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according…
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The Society of Cosmetic Scientists Nigeria (NICOS) has deplored the country's underperformance in the cosmetics market globally, noting that
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An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday remanded a 13-year-old boy (name withheld) in a corrections facility for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl. The teenager is standing trial on a one count charge of defilement. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, ordered the remand of the teenager in…