Twenty-three persons have so far been rescued, with two others confirmed dead at the site of the building that collapsed at 24, Ibadan Street (East), off Muritala Mohammed Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos
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Workers lament as governors owe salaries, subsidy deductions hit states hard
State workers and pensioners on Sunday lamented they were carrying the burden of a cash crunch in the country with many state governments failing to ensure regular payment of salaries, gratuities and other entitlements.
Read More »Workers’ Day: Gov. Obaseki increases minimum wage to N40,000
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday approved N40,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state in commemoration of 2022 Workers’ Day.
Read More »Kogi: Labour asks Gov. Bello to stop ‘percentage salary’ payments
The organized labour in Kogi has asked Governor Yahaya Bello to as a matter of urgency find solution to issue of payment of a percentage of salary to workers in the state.
Read More »Insecurity: Final victory against terrorists imminent, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Muslims on the Eid Mubarak celebrations, reiterating his administration’s commitment to tackling terrorism in the country.
Read More »Bestiality: Police launch manhunt for lady in viral video
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has launched a manhunt for a lady who claimed to have engaged in bestiality with a dog for N1.1m.
Read More »Eid-el-Fitr: IGP orders heavy nationwide deployment of police officers
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered heavy nationwide deployment of police officers, especially intelligence operatives, traffic officers and other operational assets of the Force for adequate security
Read More »Ohanaeze slams northern elders for working against South-East presidency
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has tackled the Northern Elders Forum ((NEF) for working against the emergence of president from South-East in next year’s general election.
Read More »Kaduna NLC laments incessant kidnapping of members by bandits
The Kaduna State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Suleiman, on Sunday lamented that the productivity and safety of workers in the state have been largely affected by banditry and terrorism in different parts
Read More »Workers Day: Peter Obi tasks FG to respect agreement with ASUU
A major contender for the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Sunday, tasked government at all levels to find ways to pay outstanding pensions and gratuities as well as
Read More »Expatriate hangs self in Lagos office
An Indian national, Devendra Singh, has allegedly committed suicide at his private office on Egbeyemi Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State.
Read More »JAMB issues fresh directive to 2022 UTME candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips commencing
Read More »Nigeria signs agreement with Cuba on vaccine production
Nigeria has signed an agreement with Cuba to implement actions on contract manufacturing, technology transfer, vaccine production and commercialisation of the Cuban biopharmaceutical products in Nigeria.
Read More »NDLEA intercepts N1.1bn travellers’ cheques, 10.89kg cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over N1.1billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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