Pope Francis on Friday visited the headquarters of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for the event “Planting a Flag Against Dehumanization”. Awaiting him were representatives of Popular Movements, marking the tenth anniversary of the first World Meeting of Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has enjoined Market Leaders, Traders and Importers under the auspices of Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA) to collaborate with SON in combating the proliferation of substandard products saying that Read more…
Labour Party chieftain in Ohafia, Obinna Odum has said that Abia State governor, Alex Otti showed political will when he approved the payment of N17.63 billion salary arrears previous administrations owed workers of the institutions. Odum made the remark, yesterday, Read more…
The federal government has said it will backdate the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 to July 29, 2024. The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for Civil Servants has reached an agreement to implement the new minimum Read more…
The Biden administration still is not convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia, and U.S. officials say they are seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and how they fit Read more…
The federal government has revealed its plan to construct five buffer dams to contain incessant flooding arising from the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam. The plan was disclosed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Read more…
There is no resolution in sight to the crisis rocking the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as calls to replace its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, have deepened divisions within the PDP Governors’ Forum. A senior member Read more…
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has backed current moves by the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his abrupt and controversial removal from Read more…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has blamed the ongoing price war between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Dangote refinery on the government’s inconsistent policies. Speaking to journalists at the Murtala Read more…
The Presidency has said that Bola Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, issued a statement Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Unified Anambra State Universal Basic Education Teaching Modules for Primary Schools has been launched in Anambra State. The event was held at the Archbishop Obiefuna Retreat and Conference Centre, Okpuno Awka during the annual Leadership Retreat Read more…
A partial evacuation has been ordered in Toropets, a town of 11,000 to the northwest of Moscow, where “fragments” of a downed Ukrainian drone started a fire, Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya said in the early hours of Wednesday. Local air defenses Read more…