10 persons were killed while seven others were injured in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning. A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency disclosed that the incident happened at 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state. […]
The Orji Police Divisional Headquarters have arrested a 17 year-old student of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Jesse Chidebere for faking her own abduction and death. This hoax caused significant distress to her family and the university community. On October 26, 2024, at approximately 10:00 PM, police received a distress call from concerned […]
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Barr. Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, has expressed her gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, First Lady Remi Tinubu, and Nigerians for the opportunity to serve the country following her removal from the cabinet. Kennedy-Ohanenye was among several ministers relieved of their duties on Wednesday, including Prof. Tahir Mamman (Education), Mohammed Gwarzo […]
Thursday 24 October 2024 12 states delay N30,000 minimum wage for teachers – Report FEC approves $618m loan for fighter jets, ammunition Canadian lady jailed 11 years for importing 35.20kg cannabis Labour applauds Kebbi, A’Ibom for N75,000, N80,000 minimum wage NELFUND disburses over N10bn student loan Binance prosecution continues as court frees executive on health […]
An Owerri magistrate court in Imo state has remanded Chinonso Ubah, a journalist-activist in prison following his arrest by the police. According to TheCable, the police arraigned the journalist before the magistrate court on Wednesday. Operatives of the Imo police command arrested Ubah on October 21 over alleged misinformation, cyberstalking, defamation, incitement, following petition by […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 58 percent of households in Nigeria are connected to the national grid. In its ‘Nigeria Residential Energy Demand Side Survey (NREDSS) 2024,’ on Wednesday, unveiled in Abuja, NBS said nine states; Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ekiti, Oyo, Enugu, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, and Sokoto, were selected across the six geo-political […]
President Bola Tinubu wielded his big stick on Wednesday, and like a surgeon in a theatre, he used his surgical knife, yanked off five ministers, redeployed 10 and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones as well as two others — Betta Edu who was initially suspended, and Simon Lalong who […]
Twelve states of the federation are yet to implement the 2019 minimum wage of N30,000 for teachers. Data from the National Union of Teachers showed that though some states implemented the 2019 minimum wage, it was not fully implemented for teachers at primary school levels. The affected states where the wage was not yet implemented […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved a loan of about $618m from a group of financiers for the procurement of six fighter aircraft and ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in Abuja, on Wednesday, following the conclusion of the FEC meeting presided […]
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says the public should disregard reports that it is recruiting. In a statement on Wednesday, Jude Nwauzor, AMCON head of corporate communications, said reports concerning the recruitment are false. The attention of the has been drawn to some inaccurate and fake stories that are spreading on some online […]
