Some residents of Bauchi, Bauchi State, have expressed concern over a hike in ram and sheep prices ahead of the Eid el-Adha celebration. Celebrated by Muslims as a major holiday, Eid el-Adha, also known as Eid el-Kabir or the “Fest of Sacrifice,” honors the devotion of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to God. It is being observed…
Chris Onyeka, an Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show on Monday. He insisted on ₦250,000, labour’s latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage on Friday, as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker. He said labour…
“In my interview with Il Giornale, my words about the FIFA Club World Cup have not been interpreted in the way I intended,” Ancelotti posted on X. “Nothing could be further from my interest than to reject the possibility of playing in a tournament that I consider to be a great opportunity to continue fighting…
Managing Director of the Commission, Samuel Ogbuku, declared this on Monday during the presentation of the NDDC budget estimates for 2024 tagged ‘Budget of Renewed Hope Agenda’, before the Senate Committee on NDDC chaired by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. Ogbuku pegged the proposed revenue brought forward at N12 billion. The arrears owed by the Federal Government…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has refuted media reports alleging that it inflated the fuel subsidy payments by N3.3 trillion. A report claimed that a forensic audit conducted by a global accounting firm, KPMG, had uncovered a significant discrepancy in the fuel subsidy claims made by the national oil company. According to a report…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been elected as the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum. Sanwo-Olu’s election took place during a closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday, which was attended by all six governors from the South West states.He succeeded the late Ondo State governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who served as…
“All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 am local time (0700 GMT), was carrying 51-year-old Chilima and nine others. President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered regional and national…
The negotiations over the national minimum wage hit another obstacle after the Federal Government’s negotiating team raised its offer by N2,000, bringing it to N62,000. On the other hand, organized labor lowered the amount they demanded to N250,000. The state governors declared that they could not afford to pay even the N60,000 minimum wage proposed…
An autopsy conducted on the body of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known professionally as MohBad, at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), has revealed findings suggesting the possible cause of his death. while the exact cause of death remains uncertain, there is speculation about a potential drug reaction based on limited post-mortem and toxicology…
