Eid-el-Kabir: Ganduje pardons 29 inmates in Kano
By Bashir Bello In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Friday pardoned 29 inmates with minor offences across the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NSC in the state. Speaking during a brief ceremony to set the inmates free, Governor Ganduje said the inmates were […]
Ekiti organized labour maintain stance, orders 3-day warning strike
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State organised labour has directed workers to proceed on a three-day warning strike beginning from Monday, August 3. The Labour force had recently issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to the government through a letter over their outstanding salaries and arrears. The strike, according to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), […]
Misuse of 13% derivation, pipeline vandals hurting Niger Delta — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the vandalisation of pipelines and corruption, especially where 13% derivation is concerned, had led to wastage and environmental hazards in the Niger Delta region.
Insecurity: Nigerians know we have done our best ― Buhari
…Says security situation in North West, North Central disturbing By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that despite inheriting Boko Haram in North East and the militants in the South-South when we came in 2015, Nigerians know his administration has done its best. The President stated this after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers with […]
Insecurity: Much achieved security-wise compared to last administration ― Buhari
…Says security situation in North West, North Central disturbing By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that much had been achieved in Nigeria, security-wise, compared to the situation he inherited in 2015. President Buhari, however, noted that more still needed to be done. He said that the security situation in the North West […]
Amazon posts biggest profit despite raging COVID-19 pandemic
Amazon.com on Thursday posted the biggest profit in its 26-year history as online sales and its lucrative business supporting third-party merchants surged during the coronavirus pandemic. Shares of Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, rose 5% in after-hours trade. While rival brick-and-mortar retailers have had to shut stores during government-imposed lockdowns, Amazon hired 175 000 […]
