Four killed, one injured in Bauchi rainstorm

02 Jun 2024

The police command in Bauchi says four people were killed and one injured in a rainstorm that ravaged the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) square on Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, Ahmed Wakil, the police spokesperson in Bauchi, said the IBB square hosted the just concluded north-east trade fair. Wakil said the storm damaged the […]

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Construction workers threatens to stop work on major roads

01 Jun 2024

The Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) and National Union of Civil Engineering Construction Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW), have threatened to stop work on major roads due to some crises. The unions affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress, epresent the senior and junior staff in […]

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Court grants Erisco tomato paste reviewer, Chioma Okoli, N5 million bail

31 May 2024

Justice Peter Lifu, of an Abuja Federal High Court, on Friday, granted Chioma Okoli, bail in the sum of N5m and two sureties in like Sum. The judge held that one of the sureties must be the defendant’s spouse or a blood relative with a variable Source of income who resides within the jurisdiction of […]

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Fubara cancels Wike’s 10,000 jobs, promises fresh recruitment

31 May 2024

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has cancelled the 10, 000 jobs in the State Civil Service approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, saying a fresh recruitment process would be carried out. Before leaving office, Governor Wike approved the immediate employment of a significant number of youths to fill existing vacancies in the state’s workforce, effective […]

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Breaking: Over 60,000 students have applied for loan -NELFUND

30 May 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND said it has received over 60,000 applications from students of federal government institutions since it launched the students loan application portal. However, NELFUND revealed that 30,000 applications have been successfully processed. NELFUND also said so far, 90 percent of federal universities have submitted their students’ data to its dashboard, […]

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Many trapped as 4 storey building collapse

30 May 2024

A four-story building collapsed on Lagos Island on Thursday, trapping an unknown number of people. The incident occurred at lga lduganran, near the Oba of Lagos’ palace. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, has confirmed the development on his X account. According to Omotosho, eight people have been rescued so far […]

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Popular Tejuosho Wood Market gutted by fire

29 May 2024

A gas explosion at Tejuosho Market in the Yaba area of Lagos State has destroyed many shanties. The fire incident reportedly started around Tejuosho Canal in the market area at about 12.30 pm on Wednesday. No lives were lost in the incident. The fire reportedly started from the gas cooker in the community. It was […]

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Organised Labour walks out, as FG proposes N60,000 as new minimum wage

29 May 2024

THE Organised Labour on Tuesday walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage after the Federal Government increased its offer to N60,000. A source privy to the meeting which is taking place in Abuja, revealed that that the federal government increased its offer by N3,000 thereby taking the whole amount to N60,000. The […]

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FG steps in to stop deportation of stranded students at UK university

29 May 2024

The Federal Government has stepped in to address the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, along with leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will meet with the […]

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