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Lekki Port workers secure 150% pay rise

Lekki Port workers secure 150% pay rise

Organised Labour has secured a major improvement in the remuneration of Dockworkers at the Lekki Freeport Terminal, LFT, following the signing of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA, granting up to a 150 percent increase in salaries and allowances. The agreement was signed on August 14, 2026, in Lagos, by organised labour and the management […]

Brain drain hits AAUA as welfare woes push lecturers out

Brain drain hits AAUA as welfare woes push lecturers out

—-Rejects promise, demands payment before resumption By Dayo Johnson Akure Lecturers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State, are leaving the institution amid welfare concerns and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Findings show that the prolonged industrial action and poor welfare package have affected staff retention, with some […]

Kenya government recognises Africa’s Next Supermodel Initiative

Kenya government recognises Africa’s Next Supermodel Initiative

By Esther Onyegbula The Kenyan Government, through the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, has recognised Africa’s Next Supermodel, the continent-wide modelling initiative founded by renowned fashion entrepreneur and international model scout Joan Okorodudu, for its contribution to promoting African fashion, tourism, culture and youth empowerment. The recognition places Africa’s Next Supermodel at the centre of […]

2027: APC suffers setback in Sokoto  as supporters defect to ADC

2027: APC suffers setback in Sokoto as supporters defect to ADC

SOKOTO: The political landscape in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State witnessed a major realignment on Tuesday as prominent members and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) announced their defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development has been described by political observers as a […]

Ex-FRSC Operations boss Omeje joins Health Emergency Initiative board

Ex-FRSC Operations boss Omeje joins Health Emergency Initiative board

By Chioma ObinnaThe Health Emergency Initiative, HEI, has appointed a former Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Hyginus Uche Omeje, as a member of its Board of Trustees, bringing more than three decades of road safety and emergency response experience to the organisation. Omeje’s appointment was approved at the board’s meeting […]

Tech firms train 15 young talents in Kwara

Tech firms train 15 young talents in Kwara

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Fifteen young technology enthusiasts in Kwara State have undergone intensive training in software development and other digital skills under a partnership between technology companies Alveum and MALhub. The initiative, known as the Alveum × MALhub Tech Talent Scholarship Programme, was designed to identify promising young talents, equip them with practical technology […]

Lanre Seye Oluwalasinu shines at the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Championship

Lanre Seye Oluwalasinu shines at the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Championship

ABUJA — Nigerian veterinary doctor and chess player, Dr Lanre Seye Oluwalasinu, has earned recognition for his performance at the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Abuja, emerging as the best Nigerian player in the Rapid event and winning a bronze medal in the Under-2300 Blitz category. Oluwalasinu, who has participated […]

2027: Abia communities pass vote of confidence on Onyejeocha

2027: Abia communities pass vote of confidence on Onyejeocha

AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, five communities of Ovim in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on Rt. Hon. Barr. Nkeiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha PhD, OON, popularly known as Anyanwu Na Enye Ihe

LG autonomy one of Tinubu’s biggest reforms – Ngoforo

LG autonomy one of Tinubu’s biggest reforms – Ngoforo

By Emmanuel Iheaka The Deputy National Leader (Southeast) of the Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria (RHGN), Mazi Franklin Ngoforo, has declared that ensuring local government autonomy is one of President Bola Tinubu’s biggest reforms. Ngoforo stated this when he paid a visit to the National President of the Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU), Chief […]

Princess Agwu expands humanitarian footprint with nationwide free skills empowerment initiative

Princess Agwu expands humanitarian footprint with nationwide free skills empowerment initiative

The President of PEA Group, Dr Princess Ezinne Agwu, has announced a Nationwide Free Skills Acquisition Empowerment Programme, signalling a broader expansion of the Group’s humanitarian interventions from community-based assistance to skills development and sustainable economic empowerment. The announcement comes as Dr Agwu marks 15½ years of professional and social impact, ahead of what she […]