2015: A year of disappointment for workers
THE out gone year, 2015, was a year Nigerian workers and, indeed, labour movement will not forget in a hurry. It was a year the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that prides itself as the largest umbrella body of workers in Africa, assaulted the principles of trade unionism, dishonoured and disrespected the spirit of its founding fathers.
N20m ransom: Ondo former Speaker’s family begs abductors to pay N2.5m
FIVE days after the former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly Hon Victor Olabimtan was abducted, his captors have reduced the ransom placed on him from N20m to N5m.
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Leicester seek revival against Tottenham
Mauricio Pochettino is eager for Tottenham Hotspur to tighten up defensively when they renew acquaintances with Leicester City in the Barclays Premier League on Wednesday.
Ighalo seeks goals against saints
Ronald Koeman will be hoping that the returning Graziano Pelle can provide the firepower his out-of-form Southampton side need against Watford on Wednesday.
Arsenal to compound Liverpool’s woes at Anfield
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned his players they are in for a “ferocious battle” at Anfield on Wednesday as Liverpool’s recent injury crisis begins to ease.
Putin claims Russia has developed Ebola vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday his country had developed a vaccine for the Ebola virus which has killed thousands of people in west Africa.
Naira weakens, sells at N305 to dollar
The naira, Wednesday, depreciated further to N305 per dollar as scarcity of dollars intensified in the parallel market.
From an average of N287 per dollar on Tuesday, the parallel market exchange rate rose to an average of N305 per dollar across the country.
Chelsea Vs WestBrom: Hiddink seeks third successive EPL win
West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis has reminded his players they will need to perform to the highest level if they are to take anything from their trip to Chelsea on Wednesday.
MTN warns subscribers not to pay any fee for registration
MTN Consultant on Wednesday in Abuja warned subscribers not to pay any fee to anyone while registering their SIM cards.
Man City Vs Everton: Fearless Toffees dare Aguero, others
Everton captain Phil Jagielka says his side are not panicking about their Barclays Premier League form as they prepare to visit Manchester City on Wednesday.
Confirm Magu as EFCC boss, Northern Youths urge Buhari
A group of northern youths under the aegis of North East Youth Peace Development & Empowerment Initiative (NEYPDEI) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to urgently confirm the appointment of Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
Politicians urge Gov. Dickson to carry opposition in Bayelsa along
iticians in Lagos have urged the re-elected Governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, to carry along the opposition with him.
‘I want my ex back’
Some months back, I told my boyfriend of two years to let us cool things a bit in spite of the fact that he was the most loyal, honest and caring man I’d ever met. I had just met someone else then who swept me off my feet. He wined and dined me and I was in seventh heaven until I came crashing down when he moved on to another relationship.
Minister challenges engineers on import substitution
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has challenged Nigerian engineers to do more by producing most of the items that are currently being imported into the country to save the naira from further depreciation.
NBC clarifies position on number of Set-Top Box licenses
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it licensed only 13 Set-Top Box Manufacturers in Nigeria and not 18, as earlier reported.
