British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred on Tuesday night over tax, the cost of living, and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of the July 4 general election. The election is expected to make one of them the country’s next leader. Sunak tried…
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the frequent abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the guise of enforcing the Cybersecurity Act. The Guild warned of the consequences of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives and senior…
Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Judiciary to end the avalanche of post- elections litigations in Nigeria. Jonathan gave the charge while inaugurating the multi-million naira State High Court edifice equipped with modern facilities and 24 hours power supply. The project was completed by the…
Police Command in Rivers says three people lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that took place in the state on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker veered off the road, colliding with a taxi and bursting into flames at the Obiri Ikwerre flyover section of the East-West Road around 9:00…
Park rangers are once again reminding the public to give wildlife their space after a woman from Upstate South Carolina was seriously injured by a bison out West. A press release from the National Park Service says an 83-year-old woman from Greenville, South Carolina was gored by a bison on June 1 in Yellowstone National…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, said on Tuesday that he was shocked by the activities of vandals on the structure of the 2nd Niger Bridge, particularly the destruction of the expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions of the bridge. This followed a viral video showing the damage done to the bridge. Umahi said…
Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has recommended a new minimum wage of ₦90,000 for Nigerian workers. The lawmaker made the suggestion during plenary on Tuesday while contributing to a debate on the ongoing dispute over the minimum wage between the federal government and organized labour. He argued that stakeholders should be able to settle…
First Bank has received the full repayment of a “N456 billion loan” extended to Heritage Bank, a report by Nairametrics has confirmed. This recovery is part of a “bailout loan” arranged during the tenure of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. Quoting to top sources from First Bank, the report said the…
President Bola Tinubu has met with federal government team on the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage at the State House, Abuja, amidst the industrial crisis being led by the organized Labour.The meeting, which came an hour before the resumption of negotiations between labour and government, had in attendance Minister of Finance, Wale Edun;…
