Labour rejects partial implementation of minimum wage
The organised labour has rejected the partial implementation of the minimum wage by Kwara Government. The unions comprised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC). They criticised the planned partial implementation of minimum wage for workers on Grade Levels one to six by the state government. The NLC […]
14,500 candidates for Yabatech Post-UTME ― Official
Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, says no fewer than 14,500 candidates registered for its Post-UTME, holding from March 16 to March 22. The institution’s Head of Public Relations, Mr Joe Ejiofor, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Ejiofor, a Deputy Registrar, said that the candidates […]
Investors lose N371bn on NSE in one trading session
Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday lost N317 billion in a trading session amid sell pressure on bellwethers.
DR Congo sentences 16 to death for 2019 killing of Ebola medic
Sixteen people, including a doctor, have been sentenced to death in absentia for the murder of a Cameroonian Ebola expert, lawyers said on Tuesday. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist employed by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), was gunned down in April 2019 at a work meeting at a hospital in Butembo, in North […]
Nigeria ranks 14th of 18 countries with poor health system; trails Rwanda, as South Africa tops
Despite spirited attempts to improve the fortunes of the healthcare sector, Nigeria has been ranked among countries with the worst health system services in Africa.
Updated: Police release OPC members detained over Iskilu Wakili’s arrest
Oyo state police command has released the three detained Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC)
