The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded for an increase in the lump sum payment on retirement to 50 percent under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, to enable retirees begin a comfortable retirement life. This is as NLC raised several questions agitating the minds of retiring workers. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, at a programme…
THE outlook for Nigeria’s oil output, including condensate, remains gloomy at 1.4 million barrels per day, mbpd, in the second half of 2024, according to industry data and forecast. The output forecast is far below the 1.8mbpd quota given to Nigeria by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, as well as the 1.7mbpd stated…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the multi-billion-naira agricultural empowerment programme supplied by the Yobe State governor Hon Mai Mala Buni for distribution to at least 5,340 farmers in the state. The President represented by the Vice President Kashim Shettima has while launching the programme at the August 27th Stadium Damaturu, described governor Buni’s huge…
Former Atletico Madrid defender, Kieran Trippier has advised Chelsea midfielder, Conor Gallagher to consider a move to the Spanish LaLiga club this summer transfer window. Gallagher has just one year left on his contract at Chelsea and could leave Stamford Bridge this summer. The 24-year-old has attracted interest from Atletico Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur. Atletico…
Manchester United will allow as many as six players to leave the club this summer. They will be selling the players as they look for a major rebuild under INEOS. The Red Devils have already opened the exit door for five players permanently and brought in two. Erik ten Hag’s side have signed striker, Joshua…
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will receive a €4 million wage increase at Paris Saint-Germain after agreeing personal terms with the French giant. According to Tuttosport, the reigning African best footballer striker has penned a five-year deal worth €14 million per season with PSG, which represents a significant pay rise from his current €10 million…
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has offered to sell his $20 billion Dangote Refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited amid challenges. Dangote made this known in an interview on Sunday. According to him, it was unfair to label him as being a monopolist despite Dangote Refinery’s efforts aimed at solving…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declared on Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris would be easier to defeat in the upcoming November election compared to Democratic President Joe Biden, who announced earlier that day he would not seek re-election. Trump made these remarks on CNN shortly after Biden revealed his decision to step aside as…
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has annulled the majority of quotas for government jobs, following extensive student-led protests that escalated into violent clashes, resulting in at least 139 deaths. Attorney General Amin Uddin announced that the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overturned a lower court decision, ruling that 93% of government jobs should now be allocated…
President Bola Tinubu addressed African leaders on Sunday in Accra, Ghana, providing an update on the progress and challenges faced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). During the 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, President Tinubu, who serves as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and…
The bodies of a couple who embarked on a transatlantic sailing voyage have been discovered on a washed-up liferaft, nearly six weeks after they disappeared. According to a BBC report, British national Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband, Brett Clibbery, are believed to have abandoned their yacht and perished before being found on Sable Island…
A police Inspector attached to the Rapid Response Squad and three civilians, including a teenage girl, have been k!lled as gunmen attacked a police patrol team in Aba, Abia State. The gunmen who operated in a Toyota Sienna bus were said to have opened fire on a police patrol team along Mosque street by Ngwa…
US President Joe Biden has endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as the new Democratic presidential nominee for the 2024 presidential race. Biden made the announcement on his official X page on Sunday, shortly after he withdrew from the United States November presidential election. He explained that it was in the best interest of his party and the country to stand…
President Biden announced Sunday that he will step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee, ending weeks of hand-wringing among party leaders who urged him to leave the race after a disastrous debate performance left many Democrats fearing he was too old for office and unable to defeat former President Trump. Biden’s decision opens a path for Vice…
Daniel Ademinokan is a father again. The filmmaker, who was married to actress Doris Simeon and later to actress Stella Damasus, has welcomed a baby with the woman he is currently married to. He introduced his child to the world as T.J Ademinokan. Daniel also shares a son with Doris Simeon. Daniel married for…
Brazilian football star Neymar has welcomed his third child, a baby girl named Helena, with Brazilian model Amanda Kimberly. The news comes just days after he rekindled his romance with girlfriend Bruna Biancardi. Neymar shared the news of his third child’s birth on social media, confirming rumors that had been circulating. In the…
Plateau federal lawmaker, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, gave his teenage daughter a brand new SUV to celebrate her graduation from secondary school. Gadgi took to Facebook on Saturday, July 20, to celebrate his daughter. He shared photos of the graduand and wrote: “Today, I attended my amazing daughter’s graduation ceremony. Watching you, my…
A social and political critic, Aisha Yesufu has said that Nigeria kills its own. While appealing that the Dangote Refinery not be allowed to fail, Yesufu urged all hands to be on deck to ensure it succeeds. Her statement comes after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority said the Dangote refinery has not…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has disclosed that the policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration are not friendly and fueling more economic hardship. Primate Ayodele stated that the current government would have been the best if they listened to advice but the policies formulated so far have not been…
As the clock ticks for the August 1, 2024 nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria, fingers are pointing at the losers of the 2023 presidential elections as the masterminds behind the planned protest. Making the allegation on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers…
Liverpool have demanded an “urgent investigation” after their under-18s team walked off following alleged racist abuse during two youth matches in Germany. The Reds’ games in the Bundesliga Cup youth tournament against Hoffenheim on Friday and Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday were abandoned as a result of the alleged racism towards the same player. A club…
Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has warned against stoking the embers of violence ahead of the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to hold on October 5, 2024. The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) had earlier fixed the election for October 26 before rescheduling it to October 5, 2024. Governor Eno gave the…
The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Imo state command, and the state chapter of the Independent Crude Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, have vowed together to fight pipeline vandals in Imo. The NSCDC state Public Relations Officer, PRO, Chmeziri Lowell, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Owerri on Sunday. According to…
As Nigerians plan for a protest over the increasing cost of living in the country, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has alleged that the supporters of Peter Obi are planning to cause mayhem across the country and that the former Labour Party presidential candidate should be held responsible…
Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, had dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and returned to the All Progressive Congress (APC). He defected during the APC Edo State inauguration of the National Working Committee of the Edo governorship election meeting held on Saturday, July 20. During the meeting, Shaibu, 54, declared his…
A Nigerian woman who is seeking to divorce from her husband has said that they had s3x once every six months during their 18-year marriage. The lady disclosed this under a post on Facebook.
Ugandan protesters who said they would press ahead with a banned anti-corruption march on Tuesday are “playing with fire”, the country’s president warned. “Some elements have been planning illegal demonstrations, riots,” President Yoweri Museveni said in a televised address late Saturday. Museveni has ruled the East African country with an iron fist since 1986. He…
Enugu State Governor, Governor Peter Mbah, has accused a Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, of murdering and terrorising residents of Nigeria’s South-East. Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the IPOB, has been allegedly linked to some deadly attacks and enforcement of illegal sit-at-home orders in the region. The governor who received members of the House…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA election held online. Osigwe secured the highest number of votes, with 20,395, surpassing his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who got 10,970 votes, and Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), who received 9,007 votes. He will succeed…
The National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Aminu Maifata, has assured Nigerians that local government administrators will prioritise primary healthcare and basic education. He made this promise at the opening of the 48th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of ALGON in Lafia, Nasarawa State. This meeting marks the first gathering…
Bangladeshi soldiers imposed a curfew in Dhaka on Saturday, patrolling deserted streets and setting up roadblocks amid ongoing student-led protests against government job quotas. The unrest, which has resulted in at least 110 deaths this week, led authorities to suspend internet and text messaging services on Thursday, effectively cutting off the nation from global communications….
