Armed robbers on Thursday killed two persons in a robbery attack along the Rore/Arandun highway in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Tribune Online gathered that the hoodlums killed a private security guard, Mr Wale Ajiboye, aged 40, while he was resisting an attempt by the bandits to gain entry into a residence…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has demanded a new minimum wage of N150,000 for workers in the state, citing rising costs of living and recent wage increases in Imo and Ebonyi States. Lagos NLC Chairperson Funmi Sesi made the call on Thursday in response to the upward wage review by the two…
Our attention has been drawn to a report about Iwo to Osogbo road with purported narration that the government only approved the reconstruction of the road after agitation. Governor Adeleke has for long put machinery in motion for the reconstruction of the road, leading to the procurement process that started almost three months ago and…
The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity building workshop organised by the Ministry of Education for private school proprietors and…
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s increase in Nigerian international passport application fees. In a statement on X on Friday, Obi described it as yet another burden on struggling citizens. He faulted the government’s decision, calling it insensitive in light of the current economic hardship. “The obsession of this administration with…
Logo of ASUU who warns Federal Government, ASUU condemns Yelwata genocide, ASUU on delayed salaries FG frustrating GIFMIS N100bn student loan controversy, ASUU grants, ASUU nationwide strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has strongly rejected the Federal Government’s proposed Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), describing it as a “poison chalice”…
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, has commended the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) for its commitment to advancing women’s empowerment, skill acquisition, and community resilience in Nigeria. The UN Deputy Secretary-General offered her praise during a courtesy visit to the DEPOWA Secretariat in Abuja, where she was…
