…Gbaja begs NLC to suspend strike, says estimated electricity billing, biggest crime …Organised labour insists on strike …Says school, banks, flights, others will be shut down until… …Why we can’t go back on price hike—FG …NECA begs FG to revert to old prices to save economy …LCCI warns against strike By Udeme Akpan, Victor Ahiuma-Young, […]

By David Odama, Lafia As both public, private schools across Nasarawa state resume on October 5, parents have appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule to waive school fees for their children due to the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to journalists on the resumption of schools in Nasarawa, Mr Emmanuel Abashon, a farmer and […]

By Dele Sobowale “Such men fight the campaigns of the future, while all the world around them sleep. But, when the time comes, though themselves be gone, the roads they planned are and straight for the march of others….the spirit they call up still lives to lead…” – Georges Clemenceau, 1841-1929, French statesman, journalist. “People […]

The Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor has added another feather to his cap as the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management conferred on him the highest membership status of Fellow of the Institute. Mr Peter Mrakpor was among other prominent Nigerians who were inducted into the Fellowship membership category […]

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, is ramping up its cyber-security advocacy as it sensitizes financial market participants on rising rate of cybercrime.

South Africa’s defence minister has been reprimanded and will lose three months of salary after ruling party officials took an air force plane to Zimbabwe earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. The African National Congress (ANC) delegation’s presence aboard the flight sparked widespread criticism over the use of state resources for party […]

American-based Nigerian singer, John Olikpe popularly known as Jay the King is currently having a good year undermining the current pandemic as he announces his forthcoming single release, titled ‘Lono’ expected to drop soon. This is coming after the successful release of ‘Fi E Shaya’ his latest single released in May featuring talented guitarist, Fiokee, […]

By Chioma Obinna With COVID-19 affecting the availability of blood products in blood banks across the country, Sound Alliance Foundation, SAF, has urged Nigerians to cultivate the culture of voluntary blood donation as it does not only save lives but guarantees good cardiovascular health for donors. Speaking in Lagos during a blood donation drive to […]

Due to the rise in the demand for plastic products for packaging, construction, consumer electronics, medical equipment’s and automobiles, it has become essential to propel the call for rubber and plastic machinery. This interest has helped develop for 50 years in Taiwan’s plastic and rubber machinery industry. Taiwan’s plastic and rubber machinery industry is well […]

By Owei Lakemfa THERE have been wailings among the Nigerian political class over visa restrictions placed on some of their members by the United States. The Americans say that the visa restrictions were placed on Nigerians who, it alleged, “operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and undermined democratic principles and human […]

A public Finance expert, Dr Greg Ugochukwu Ezeilo has suggested survival strategies that organisations can use to revitalize their operations and bounce back to profitability quickly in the post-COVID-19 era. He gave the suggestion at a webinar organised by Team Bronze, a Think-Tank Group from Igbo-Ukwu, a historical town in Anambra State, on Sunday. Team […]

Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the decision of labour leaders to suspend their planned protest scheduled to have commenced Monday. Kyari, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Monday, praised the leadership of the unions for choosing the pursuit of the common good. Also read: […]

US President Donald Trump on Sunday faced allegations that he paid little or no federal income tax for years before he came to power, as his cloudy financial past stoked controversy ahead of the first election debate. The New York Times alleged the billionaire president paid just $750 federal income taxes in 2016 — the […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Government has no outstanding issues with its civil servants and therefore the workers have no reason to participate in the planned strike action, the Head of Service, Mrs Bariatu Mohammed has argued. In statement circular she issued on Sunday evening, the Head of Service said that a meeting was […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “instruct Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to take immediate steps to expeditiously, diligently, effectively and fairly prosecute high-profile corruption cases, and to publish details of the whereabouts of allegedly […]