The governor said the minimum wage would be implemented when workers’ verification is completed. Governor Umo Eno has said that civil servants in the oil-rich Akwa Ibom State will not enjoy the new minimum wage until staff verifications are completed. Mr Eno approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for […]

The election that brought a political loyalist of President Bola Tinubu, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo to emerge the National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is invalid, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is because the Court of Appeal in Abuja already affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNyVwHSJAU?si=y4Nn4k44S1rn304Z South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed […]

President Bola Tinubu has granted approval for the appointment of three Nigerians to serve as directors-general for different agencies, News360 Nigeria reports. Onanuga confirmed the appointments of three individuals as directors-general of various government agencies: Mr. Olawale Olopade has been appointed as Director-General of the National Sports Commission. Olopade, an experienced sports administrator, […]

Victor Osimhen is expected to break Rashidi Yekini’s record as the Super Eagles all-time highest goalscorer but which other football stars make the list? As one of the very best football nations in Africa, Nigeria has a long history of world-class football talent, many of which performed at a high […]

ABUJA: Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, has told former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to jettison his ambition to govern the country in 2027, saying the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party PDP presidential candidate was not destined to rule the country. […]

🇷🇺 Russia has deployed up to 200 troops to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the Presidency, sources told Reuters, showing Moscow is expanding its footprint in West Africa despite a recent defeat in 🇲🇱 Mali. The sources said the Russians were training elite guards in the two main […]

Eniola Shokunbi, a 12 years old Nigerian from Connecticut, USA, has designed an air filter to reduce spread of air borne diseases in US schools. The design targets creating low-cost air filters for classrooms. The Connecticut State Bond Commission approved $11.5 million in funding for the design. In her fifth […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Timber Kesiye Wabote, the former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), over allegations of misappropriating $35 million in public funds, News360 Nigeria reports. The funds were tied to the abandoned Brass Project in Bayelsa State. Wabote’s arrest follows […]

An Air Peace flight bound for Lagos was on Thursday morning abruptly grounded due to a bird strike at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The flight, scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m., was taxied on the runway and ready for takeoff when the unexpected incident occurred. Lagos-based human […]