The House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the sharp and continuous rise in domestic airfares across the country, warning that the escalating costs risk shutting millions of Nigerians out of Christmas travel.

*Staff drags employer, Fund to court over non-compliance By Victor Ahiuma-Young  One of the high points of the 12th National Triennial Delegates’ Conference, NTDC, of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, held recently in Lagos, was the public confirmation that Nigerian workers are more vulnerable today than ever, not because […]

Former Anambra State governor and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), not a kidnap victim, despite a surge of panic and speculation that swept through political circles on Wednesday.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has raised strong objections over what it describes as a growing wave of illegal check-off deductions and attempts to fragment its membership across various institutions in the country.  The union said these actions, allegedly perpetrated by some managements and former members, directly violate […]

The Governor approved the release of 80 inmates who have served over 70 per cent of their terms

By Dickson Omobola Mr Segun Martins, a suspected stowaway, has been caught at the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin, Kwara State. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, which confirmed the incident, said Martins, in an attempt to flee to the United States of America, gained unauthorised access to the foot of an Overland aircraft that […]

Four people were injured when a truck carrying bags of onions reportedly triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Lingir Village, Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno State, on Wednesday. The truck was en route from Baga Village, Kukawa LGA, to Maiduguri.

The National Forum of Kano Indigene Lawyers has raised alarm over the recruitment of a parallel Hisbah police force by the former Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s foundation, describing it as a deliberate attempt to destabilize the state for political purposes.

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has urged worshippers to identify and remove negative spiritual and personal influences he described as “Jonahs” from their lives in order to experience divine progress.

A man, his wife and their child were killed in a multiple accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Secretariat, inward Otedola Bridge, on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.