NLC yet to determine new minimum wage, says Ajaero
The Nigerian Labour Congress has distanced itself from the N500,000 being canvassed as the new minimum wage, saying it has yet to adopt a position on an amount to be presented to the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage…
No more leave of absence for health workers relocating abroad – FG
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Saturday, said that the Federal Government had directed that health workers going abroad to seek greener pastures must henceforth resign their appointments before embarking on such journeys. Alausa said the…
UNIOSUN Lecturer Secures $77,000 Research Grant
A lecturer in the department of zoology at Osun State University, Dr. Olabanji Surakat, has secured a research grant valued at $76,790.14 from the End Fund Organisation based in New York, United States of America (USA). A release by the…
Policeman Caught On Camera Hiding Behind Wall During Bank Robbery In Kogi
An armed Nigerian policeman was captured on camera hiding behind a wall while a gang of armed robbers were robbing two commercial banks in Anyigba, in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was reported on Thursday that…
Osun Health Facilities Upgrade: Government Warns Mischief Makers
Osun State government has advised members of the public to be wary of some unscrupulous elements brandishing old pictures of the state of some healthcare centers, ostensibly to distract attention from the ongoing rehabilitation of health facilities in the state,…
BREAKING: Confusion as fire breaks out at Lagos airport
Firefighters are currently battling to put out an inferno at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The fire, which led to power outage at the E-Arrival area of the Lagos airport has left many travellers confused. It was gathered that…
MTN Foundation opens applications for N450 million ‘Yellopreneur’ initiative
The Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MTN Nigeria, MTN Foundation has opened applications for phase two of its ‘Yellopreneur’ initiative, through which it intends to offer the sum of N450 million as loans to successful applicants. The Executive Director of…
260,000 candidates sitting for 2024 Mock-UTME, says JAMB
No fewer than 260,000 candidates on Thursday sat for this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across 793 Computer-Based Test centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known after monitoring some of the centres…
BREAKING: Bandits Invade Kaduna Pry School, Shoot Pupil, Abduct Dozens
There was pandemonium in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State when bandits invaded LEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), and abducted dozens of pupils. The number of persons abducted couldn’t be ascertained as of press time, but…
Lagos-bound thieves nabbed with Kogi’s 53 stolen transformers
The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Monday, commended security agencies in the state for the recovery of 53 transformers stolen from the National Integrated Power Project facility in the state. He described the security agencies operating in the…