Aviation workers declare nationwide strike over poor wages
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has announced a decisive step by directing Aviation Security (AVSEC) and the logistics sub-sector to embark on an imminent strike, starting tomorrow, August 16, 2023. This was disclosed through an official circular dispatched to several prominent authorities, including the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Managing Director of […]
Seplat Energy drilling rig collapses, Kill one
Seplat Energy on Tuesday announced that one person died and three others were missing as its drilling rig collapsed in Delta State. The company’s chief executive officer, Roger Brown, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. Mr Brown said the incident involving the Majestic rig occurred near Ovhor, Delta State, in the early hours of […]
Tinubu Appoints 400-Level Student into Tax Reforms Committee
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a 400-level student of the University of Ibadan (UI) Orire Agbaje as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The committee was inaugurated in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the presidency, Orire Agbaje is an Economics student and the president of the institution’s tax club. […]
Money Has Been Sent To Senators for Holiday in Viral Video Sparks Reaction
In a viral video shared on Wednesday morning, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, revealed that money had been sent to all Senators by the clerk of the National Assembly to enjoy their holiday. Addressing his colleagues before the adjournment motion was moved, Akpabio said money has been sent by the clerk of the National Assembly […]
Resident Doctors Insist Strike is on Even Though Protest Has Been Put on Hold
Resident doctors have said they would resume the suspended protest if in 48 hours the Federal Government fails to address their challenges. President of the resident Doctors at the University of Port Harcourt Onoah Ibe Arthur in an interview with correspondent Allwell Ene said the Association only suspended the planned protest following appeals by the FG […]
Lagos confirms mass burial for #EndSARS victims, Insist Not from Lekki #Tollgate
The Lagos State Government has claimed that the bodies of 103 victims of #EndSARS protest in 2020 prepared for mass burial, were not from the Lekki tollgate. This was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday after a leaked document circulated on social media platforms. The government claimed the bodies were picked up from different […]
2023 WWC: Super Falcons Hold Canada To Draw
Nigeria’s Super Falcons held Canada to a 0-0 draw in their Group B opener at the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The result means after three meetings, the Super Falcons are still unbeaten against Canada at the women’s World Cup (one win and two draws). Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was the […]
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have confirmed they served a search warrant in connection with the unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police in Nevada have confirmed they served a search warrant this week in connection with the unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Detectives carried out the search at a home in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas where Shakur was gunned down in September 1996, but did not provide further details of […]
Market Forces Responsible for Rising Petrol Prices, Price will fluctuate
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, says market forces are responsible for the rising pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol. Kyari spoke on Tuesday afternoon after a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at Aso Rock, Abuja. He said with deregulation of […]
NLC knocks FG on new pump price, palliatives plan
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the new pump price ofpetroleum products and plans by the Federal Government to distribute N8,000to 12 million Nigerians.While the Federal Government few days ago announced plans to lift 12 millionNigerians with N8,000 monthly to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal,Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
