El-Rufai Dares Nigerian Labour Congress To Return To State For Protest
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has dared the Nigerian Labour Congress to return to Kaduna for protest again. The governor in a radio interview in Kaduna on Thursday night said the NLC leadership was paid from Abuja to organize the last protest in Kaduna. NLC had held the protest against an intended mass sack of […]
FG Advise Governors To Establish Mining Companies To Improve Revenue
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has advised governors across the 36 states of the federation to set up mining companies to benefit from the multi-billion dollar investment opportunities that are available in the sector. Adegbite said this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital while briefing newsmen on the activities of the […]
Nigeria: JAMB 2021 UTME Begins Nationwide
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Saturday commenced the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country, with the first batch of candidates sitting for the Computer Based Test (CBT) examination. According to JAMB, over 1.3 million candidates successfully registered in the examination that is expected to run till 3rd July 2021. There […]
New York City Marks Juneteenth With Block Party, Unveils Economic Justice Plan
New York City kicked off its Juneteenth celebration with a block party Friday in St. Nicholas Park in Harlem. President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday making Juneteenth a federal holiday that will be observed Friday, since the actual date falls on a Saturday. This is now the first new federal holiday since 1983, when Dr. Martin […]
Biden Celebrates Milestone Of 300m Vaccine Shots In 150 Days
President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office. Biden credited scientists, companies, the American people and his whole-of-government effort. The president noted that the widespread vaccination campaign […]
Apple Daily Editor, CEO Denied Bail In Hong Kong
Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday in a case that has drawn international condemnation and stoked fears over media freedoms in the financial hub. Editor-in-chief Ryan Law 47 and chief executive officer Cheung Kim-hung 59 were among five Apple Daily executives […]
Myanmar Coup: UN Calls For Arms Embargo Against Military
The UN has issued a rare call to halt arms sales to Myanmar in response to this year’s violent military coup. The General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the military junta, which overthrew the country’s elected government in February. The UN also called for the release of political detainees, such as elected leader Aung San […]
Civil Servants More Corrupt Than Politicians, Senate Panel Declares
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has asserted that its investigations so far revealed that civil servants are more corrupt than the political class. The Chairman of SPAC, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, stated this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Abuja. The Senate panel, which is the only standing committee of the red chamber recognized […]
PMB To Partake In The ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit In Accra, Ghana
President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Shehu said the President would depart Abuja on Saturday to join […]
2023 Election Must Hold Irrespective Of Insecurity In The Country – Kokori
Chief Frank Kokori, elder statesman and a former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, has said despite the high rate of insecurity across the country, the 2023 general elections should not be delayed. Kokori however, raised the alarm over the attendant risk of moving from one part of the […]
