The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured workers in Nigeria and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states would need to borrow money to pay salaries. Despite this, organised labour continues to demand a wage of…
A single lady has sparked mixed reactions after she made a surprise marriage proposal to herself. The unconventional event which was captured on TikTok and shared by user @macshina, swiftly went viral. The video which was captioned “I finally surprised myself with a marriage proposal,” shows @macshina orchestrating a proposal scene for herself. The video…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has introduced Drug Integrity Test initiative anticipated to metamorphose into an anti-drug culture for every Nigerian as a preventive mechanism. The drug test is intended for secondary school students, students seeking admission into tertiary institutions and returning students, workers in government and private offices and individuals seeking political…
The Nigerian Army announced on Wednesday the deployment of 177 personnel for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army, Major General Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3 ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre…
The people of Orumba North and South council areas of Anambra State have disassociated themselves from the proposed Orlu State. While expressing satisfaction in their current geographical setting, the people stated that they are happy and comfortable being and remaining in Anambra State as presently constituted. They spoke under the umbrella of Orumba Peoples Consultative…
The Deputy Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, was ordered to leave the plenary due to improper dressing and wearing a dark shade. Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, ordered the lawmaker who is representing Egor Constituency to leave the session following a point of order raised by Nicholas Asonsere,…
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has stated that most households in Nigeria now resort to prayers when they are sick, instead of seeking medication. Obi stated this on Wednesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, while delivering a keynote address during the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (BOF-PSN)….
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state says the intention of the man who detonated an explosive in Port Harcourt Tuesday, was to blow up the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt Governor Fubara said this during a visit by the Senate Committee on Privatization led by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to the government house in Port…
The Nigerian Government has began negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as part of efforts to avert a proposed strike by the union. Speaking at the end of the meeting in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman expressed optimism that all issues raised will be amicably resolved….
Georgia qualified for the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history with victory over Portugal at Euro 2024. Portugal had already won the group, but didn’t see this defeat coming as Georgia who needed a win to qualify scored twice, one in each half to dent Portugal’s record at…
