Governor Of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for homegrown innovations to better regulate the gaming industry in Nigeria and reposition it to contribute more meaningfully to the nation’s economy. Mbah also called for more enlightenment in addition to regulation to guide the people to draw the line between leisure and addiction. He made…
Nigeria’s workers union NLC and TUC known as Organised Labour, have rejected the proposal of the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state governments. The NLC condemned the proposal as “unfriendly and anti-worker”, noting that allowing states to determine their minimum wages would be detrimental to workers’ welfare. On Friday, Southern Governors’…
About One hundred and three Nigerians on Friday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They were part of those deported from the Republic of Turkey. They arrived at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport and Upon arrival, they were received by multiple agencies of government like the National Emergency…
An Anambra-based journalist, Mr. Uchenna Ezeadigwe is currently in a devastating condition as flood submerged and damaged all the property in his house, following heavy rain that badgered in the late hours of Friday, June 28. The incident happened at the residence of the journalist, located at the Emeritus Estate, Pat Clara Close, at Commissioners…
Nigeria is poised to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in early 2025, according to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The FATF approved Nigeria’s 3rd Progress Report at its June 2024 Plenary meeting in Singapore, acknowledging the country’s progress in implementing the Action Plan developed to address anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism…
Former Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sani, has narrated how he shielded ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo from being assaulted by inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Security prison in 1995. He spoke in Abuja at the second edition of This Nigeria’s lecture and award event themed,“25 Years of Unbroken Democracy: Challenges, Prospects, and Possibilities.” Sani was among the pro-democracy…
The Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has disclosed the reason behind the appointment of 100 constituency aides from her district. Speaking on Friday in a statement through her Chief Press Secretary, Arogbonlo Israel, the senator noted that the appointments were imperative to “bolster our representation.” The appointees, drawn from across 57…
Democrats are reportedly not happy with President Joe Biden’s performance at the first presidential debate with Former President, Donald Trump. President Joe Biden was supposed to put the nation’s mind at ease over his physical and mental capacity with his debate showing Thursday night. But from the onset of the debate, the 81-year-old seemingly struggled…
A video has captured the moment a woman was confronted by her husband for kicking his mother out of the house. According to the woman, her mother-inlaw does not contribute to the household expenses and allegedly causes trouble in the home. In the video, the woman can be heard responding to her husband’s question about…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has urged its esteemed customers to discountenance video in the social media on issuance of free prepaid meters by a purported individual. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu by the EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh. Ezeh said that the attention of…
