The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced then arrest of a wanted drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez. NDLEA said the suspect was arrested by its special operations unit of at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, a holy pilgrimage, after months of…
A Tribute to the Late Chief Yekini Adeojo With heavy hearts but gratitude for a life well-lived, we pay tribute to a remarkable leader, a compassionate statesman, and an unwavering pillar of our community, Chief Yekini Adeojo. Chief Adeojo was more than a name; he was an institution, a guiding light whose wisdom, kindness, and…
The Presidency has broken its silence on a French Court for the seizure of three Nigerian Presidential jets. Citing Financial Times, Daily Trust had reported how the court ordered seizure of the aircraft over a botched deal Ogun State government and a Chinese company. The jets listed for seizure are a Dassault Falcon 7X, a…
Nigeria’s capital importation, known as foreign investments, rose by 152.81 per cent to $2.604.50 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to $1.030.21 recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest Capital Importation Data released on Tuesday. However, this represents a 22.85 per cent decline…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of disguising an anti-union and monopolistic agenda under the cover of a planned free petrol distribution scheme. In a statement on Friday signed by National Executive President, Comrade Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Comrade Afolabi Olawale, NUPENG alleged that the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable. They made the demand, following the bold steps taken by several states across the country, to increase the minimum wage of their workers above the N70,000 benchmark,…
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has partnered with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to introduce YouthCred, a loan programme offering corps members access to credit facilities of up to ₦200,000. The initiative was formalised on Wednesday in Abuja through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions. CREDICORP Managing…
Ace Actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has said that men who fail to provide for their families “have no right to intimacy”. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 62-year-old film star emphasized that financial responsibility is a fundamental aspect of marriage, citing the importance of men taking care of their households. He said men have…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. “From now on women’s sports will be only for women,” Trump said before he signed the order at the White House, surrounded by dozens…
The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the…