Afenifere urges FG to return Heritage Bank’s licence
The Ondo State branch of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has expressed displeasure over the current state of the Heritage Bank Plc. The Central Bank of Nigeria revoked the operating licence of the bank earlier in June 2024. In a…
South Korea’s first robot officer commits suicide
A city council in South Korea said Wednesday their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, with local media mourning the country’s first robot suicide. South Korea’s Gumi City Council announced the robot was found…
39-year-old woman dies after injection, police begin probe
Following the death of a 39-year-old woman, Afusat Ololade, in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, the state Police Command has begun an investigation into the incident. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened at about 4:07pm on…
JUST IN: Suspect in Port Harcourt blast arrested
The Rivers State Government said it has found the suspect who detonated an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel during a pro-police protest in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. This came less than 24 hours after the State Commissioner for…
ASUU UNIPORT protests none payment of 30-months arrears to 325 lecturers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, has staged a peaceful protest lamenting the failure of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to review the condition of works for their members. The branch particularly mentioned…
Band A: Court Restrains Ikeja Electric, NERC from Applying New Tariff
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Ikeja Electric Plc and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from applying, administering or implementing the purported tariff stipulated in the 2024 Supplementary Order on tariff increase on “Bank A” Feeders….
Labour Convenes Emergency Meeting Over FEC’s Decision On Minimum Wage
Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting,…
ICYMI: Seyi Makinde reshuffles Oyo cabinet
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle. This is contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to the statement, Mr Segun…
Oyo Opens Job Portal To Recruit 7,000 Primary School Teachers, 100 Caregivers
The Oyo State Government has announced that the job portal for public primary school teachers will be open from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 25 June 2024. The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Aderemi…
BREAKING: FEC steps down memo on new national minimum wage
The meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday stepped down deliberation on the minimum wage memorandum brought before it. This, according to the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, is…