Within eight days in September, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded three landmark crashes that claimed the lives of 91 people, FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, has lamented. Speaking in a press briefing and meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday, he said the crashes included one that occured in Niger State on […]
PZ Cussons Plc, the parent company of PZ Cussons Nigeria, has concluded plans to sell its African subsidiaries, citing the depreciation of the Naira as the major reason. Reviewing the company’s ‘Results for the year ended 31 May 2024’, Jonathan Myers, PZ Cussons’ Chief Executive Officer, said Nigerians are facing unprecedented inflation and economic difficulties, […]
The federal government is expected to receive a new loan from the World Bank, totalling $1.5 billion. According to the Washington-based financial institution’s project list, the loan is set to be approved on September 26. The $1.5 billion will be distributed through three major development projects aimed at improving Nigeria’s economic stability and resource mobilisation […]
Nigeria’s fuel price hike has sparked widespread concerns, with many pointing fingers at oil producers, particularly local operators like Dangote Refinery. However, OPEC Secretary General, Haitham Al Ghais, has set the record straight, revealing that the real reasons behind high fuel prices lie elsewhere—primarily in taxes imposed by governments, including those of major oil-consuming nations. […]
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday night attempted to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge in the Asokoro District in the Federal Capital Territory. However, there was some resistance by security operatives at the governor’s lodge as gunshots rented the air […]
Canada announced Wednesday it was slashing international student permits next year, and tightening foreign worker rules to further bring down the number of temporary residents in the country. The move comes after several recent rounds of restrictions aimed at taming record immigration levels that pushed Canada’s population past 41 million earlier this year. Prime Minister […]
The National Examinations Council has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger […]
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria has enjoined journalists and other media professionals that would be on electoral duty in Edo State on Saturday, 21st September 2024 to pay deserved attention to their safety. IPC also urged security operatives and other stakeholders that would be involved in the Edo State Governorship election to help […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra said on Wednesday that it had no intention to force Igbo people to resign from the Nigerian Army and other security agencies. The separatist group also denied the Nigerian Army’s allegations that its members abducted and assaulted a soldier sent to the South-East to spy on the Biafra movement. The […]
The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should […]
