The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the plans of the federal government to remove the contentious fuel subsidy would be an open invitation to social and economic crisis in Nigeria. The outgoing government under President Muhammadu Buhari had fixed June as the date for the removal of the fuel subsidy and announced the approval…
As part of efforts geared at reducing the impact of human activities on climate change, Nigerians have been tasked to reduce the high rate of food wastage in the country. The advice was given by experts in commemoration of the 2023 edition of the World Earth Day celebrated every April 22. They warned that food…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has described the Federal Government’s adoption of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) model of the Free Trade Zone concept as a wise step toward making the scheme more meaningful and beneficial to local investors and markets. The minister made the remark on Wednesday at the…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) to Saturday, 3rd June. In a terse statement on Wednesday, NECO’s spokesman Azeez Sani, announced the rescheduling of the exam, blaming the decision on the low registration rate. The examination, which admits candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges across the federation,…
WhatsApp users can now access their individual accounts on as many as four phones, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta is the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. “Starting today, you can log into the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones,” Zuckerberg posted on Facebook. Since its launch in 2009…
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Okene has sentenced a fake Pastor Peter Micheal Michonza to 8 years imprisonment for operating illegal medical facility in Okene Local Government of the State. Recall the convicted fake Pastor was operating an illegal psychiatric home, camping young women, resulting in deaths of pregnant women, and young girls….
..threatens to shutdown sales outlets nationwide The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-west Zone, has given MultiChoice Nigeria, a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its planned hike on DSTV and GOTV subscription rates. The student association made this known in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its Coordinator, Adejuwon Olatunji, Deputy Coordinator, Alao John, and Public…
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has revealed that his uncle, Aliko Dangote who is also the richest man in Africa is a different kind of billionaire. He stated that Dangote always advises him to ensure he saves his money. Davido further stated that Dangote changes his car every eight years despite…
The Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last Adamawa governorship election. Dahiru-Ahmed, better known as Binani, had sought for judicial review of the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission to reverse her earlier announcement as winner of the election by…
Today, the Osun state government graduated no fewer than 1,200 citizens, after they’ve being trained on Skills Upgrade and Vocational Training. The graduation ceremony took place at Osogbo, the state capital is the 1st Quarter 2023 Skills Upgrade and Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme. Sahel standard has gathered that the Osun state government, led by the…
