The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Abia State Council, has appealed to the Abia Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, to appeal to his officers not to continue harassing and manhandling journalists who are on duty. The chairman of the chapel, Sam ...

Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress,  Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Central Bank of Nigeria has said there is no plan to revoke the licenses of Fidelity, Wema, Polaris and Unity Banks. The acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, on Monday, made this clarification in a statement. Recall that a circular ...

In Taraba communities, elderly women have taken the challenges of encouraging pregnant women to  attend antenatal clinics and children  to be allowed  for routine immunisation. The women who are mostly in their fifties and sixties are doing a good job of  creating awareness  among rural women ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said they won’t embark on any strike action starting Tuesday to demand a new national minimum wage. NLC President Joe Ajaero made this known during a press conference on Monday. According to Ajaero, the figures the Tripartite Committee came up with are ...

Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL side Doma United players and officials have been involved in a ghastly car accident.The Gombe based side had the accident along Makurdi-Lafia Expressway on Monday morning while returning to their base in Gombe from Imo State.Roma United it could be recalled ...

In light of a recent forensic audit by KPMG uncovering a staggering N3.3 trillion discrepancy in the fuel subsidy claims made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for an urgent investigation.The civil ...

The organised labour has vowed to reject any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 minimum wage proposal for Nigerian workers by the federal government. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chris Onyeka, described such a ...

A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking alterations to the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the rotation of the Presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. They also want an amendment to the Constitution to provide for “A single tenure of six years ...

Experts have identified obsolete and dilapidated infrastructure and inadequate investment as among the reasons why Nigeria’s power services are epileptic. They also identified huge debt to transmission and gas suppliers as another challenge, Speaking variously with New Telegraph, ...

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, visited and condoled with the governor of Niger State as well as victims of the mine pit collapse in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area. Represented by Dele Alake, the minister of Solid Minerals Development, the President also reaffirmed the federal ...

Following the rejection of Federal government’s proposed N60,000 minimum wage by state governors, a Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has declared that the governors should henceforth be paid based on their qualifications as contained in ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has said that the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe successfully destroyed two Illegal Refining Sites (IRS) situated along the banks of Imo River. NAF’s Director, Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the ...

By Usie Charles EmmamuzouWe seem to underestimate the powers of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In one year since he assumed office, some of President Tinubu’s thoughts and dreams have overnight become law, fully implemented, and with far-reaching implications for all ...

The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists, IBN, has declared that the components that made up the pursuit for a Biafra republic, can now advance their struggle individually. The convener of IBN, Uche Mefor, made this declaration in a statement to newsmen on Monday in Owerri, while speaking on the Biafra ...

The new minimum wage talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour  are expected to end on Monday (today) as the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders await President Bola Tinubu’s decision on their N250,000 offer. The labour leaders had given a Monday deadline ...

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has announced changes in the leadership of its City of David parish. Pastor Charles Kpandei has taken over as the new pastor, succeeding Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, who had been leading the parish for many years. Iluyomade had been suspended pending an ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigerians and other African nationals seeking a Schengen Visa to enter the European Union will have to more an extra £10 as the visa fee surged to £90 from £80. This is according to the latest data released by Schengen visa statistics at the weekend. The EU Commission said from ...

It’s misplacement of priority – Activists, CSOs   From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Abbas Jimoh (Abuja), Hope Abah (Makurdi), Haruna G. Yaya (Gombe), Tijani Labaran (Lokoja), Nabob Ogbonna (Abakiliki), Ismail Adebayo (Birnin Kebbi), Hameed Oyegbade (Oshogbo) & Abubakar Akote (Minna)   ...

The chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, on Sunday, said no fewer than 120 flights airlifted Nigerians to Saudi Arabia for the holy pilgrimage. Arabi also disclosed that pilgrims will start returning ...

June 9, (THEWILL)- Barely a week after THEWILL exclusively reported how prominent members of Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) were all conspicuously absent at the 67th birthday party of former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, he has now been expelled from the party.   The APC in ...

 A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, under the auspices of Middle-Belt Pan Nigerian Forum, has urged the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, to respect the outcome of the 2023 Nigerian general elections and move on.   The coalition spoke in reaction to Obi’s repeated condemnation ...

The new Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Shehu Mohmmed, says modalities have been put in place to eliminate delay in accessing drivers licence and number plates. Mr Mohammed gave the assurance in Abuja at a reception organised in his honour by the Alumnus of College of ...

Organised Labour on Saturday tackled the state governors, accusing them of acting in bad faith towards the new minimum wage negotiations ongoing in the country. Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. ...

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) and its partner, Lekan Bakare Foundation, have called for sustainable action, understanding and passion for the conservation of oceans. The call was made at the clean-up of Elegushi Beach, Lekki, to mark the 2024 World Oceans Day with the ...

The former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, has stated that President Bola Tinubu was the best among the candidates during the 2023 general elections in terms of capability. Tinubu clinched victory in the election, with Atiku Abubakar of ...

The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the arrest of Asue Ighodalo Campaign Organisation spokesman, Rev Olu Martins over his utterances in a viral video. In the first video released on Friday, Martin at the PDP stakeholders meeting, said, “If ...

Dr. Evans Woherem, an award-winning African technology researcher, author, analyst, and writer has been looking at the evolutionary stages in human life and how these have shaped human interaction with the cosmos, hinting at a future of human-universe unity. In an article published ...

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) president Spyros Capralos has criticized World Athletics’ decision to offer prize money to only gold medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympics, calling it discriminatory and against Olympic values, according to Reuters. World Athletics, led by former Olympic ...

The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) has been volatile, influenced by significant trading by large holders and changing resistance levels. Concurrently, the Theta Network displays resilience, with predictions suggesting a potential upswing. Amid these dynamics, BlockDAG stands out, having amassed an ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, expressed on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu has not interfered with his duties since he took office in August 2023. Wike made these remarks during the commissioning of the Guzape Lot II Infrastructure Project in Abuja. “Since I ...

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will be installed as soon as he is strong enough, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has said. Speaking in Ibadan on Saturday, Makinde said he had received the recommendation of Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan by the Olubadan-in-Council. ...

Former Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal has urged the Red Devils not to sack current head coach Erik ten Hag. Van Gaal wants Manchester United to give Ten Hag more time at Old Trafford. Ten Hag’s future at Man United is uncertain despite winning the FA Cup last season. There have been ...

According to Mr. Agwu Ojowu, a senior consultant at Africa Practice, developing the ethanol industry could save the nation about $7.4 billion annually. He explained that this could be achieved because cassava, one of the sources of ethanol, loses an estimated 40 percent of its yield from the 63 ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the last one year has been a challenging time for the country. The President said he has been working, retooling and rejigging the financial system to bring prosperity and relief to Nigerians. President Tinubu who made the remarks at the ...

Lara Adejoro The Coordinator of the Africa Health Budget Network, Dr Aminu Magashi, on Friday, announced a commitment of N1m as a take-off grant for the Emergency and Health Hazards Trust Fund for health journalists. Dr Magashi who paid the sum of N250,000 to the trust fund account of the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Reno Omokri, a socio-political analyst and writer, has told the Nigerian government to adopt the American multiple minimum wage system. Omokri disclosed this on Saturday through his official X account, while reacting to the Nigeria Governor Forum’s stance that it cannot pay 60,000 ...

Anxious voters were again disappointed on Saturday as the rerun election for the Enugu South Urban State Constituency failed to hold. DAILY POST recalls that the Labour Party, LP, candidate for the State House of Assembly Constituency, Mr. Bright Ngene was declared winner of the March 18, ...

Many countries with prominent educational institutions recognize the importance of having loved ones nearby while studying. They have introduced dependent visa programs that allow international students to bring their family members. Here are ten countries that still permit dependents: USA ...

The story of Heritage Bank can be likened to the idiom of the old wine in a new bottle, an already existing establishment offered as if it were a new one, Daily Trust Saturday reports. It is the story of how Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN), re-commenced operation on January 29, 2013, ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000. This comes after the organized labour dropped its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. There was no consensus at the meeting and the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage has ...

Borno State government has said over 100 schools were built in the last five years by the present administration of Governor Babagana Zulum. The Borno State Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation,  Engineer Lawan Wakilbe said this during the inauguration of six ...

CUSTOMERS of the liquidated Heritage Bank stormed the Station Road, Osogbo, Osun State branch of the bank to claim their monies, on Wednesday. OSUN DEFENDER visited the bank around 10am and observed that customers were filling forms given to them by some officials of the ...

In a bid to enhance energy provision for Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, have inaugurated the Upgraded Nedogas Processing Plant and the Kwale Gas Gathering Facility in Kwale, Delta State. They emphasized the critical importance of ...

Ad A Scottish woman, Fiona Harvey has taken legal action against streaming giant Netflix, alleging defamation, negligence, and privacy violations stemming from her purported depiction in the hit drama series “Baby Reindeer.” Harvey contends that the character Martha, portrayed in the show, is ...

Written by Nurudeen Alimi The South-West caucus of the House of Representatives has announced the successful passage of the “Bill for an Act to establish the South-West Development Commission by the green chamber of the National Assembly. The bill, which aims to address critical ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Federal Government has formally launched the Audience Measurement System in Nigeria. It is Nigeria’s first scientific-based audience measurement system in broadcasting. Speaking at the event held in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and National ...

By Francis Ugwu The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as false the news circulating on the Internet that the Federal Government has proposed N105,000 as the new minimum wage. A report had emerged that the Minister of Finance and ...

After thrilling fans at the recent edition of the Mainland BlockParty, dubbed ‘Joeboy’s Land’, Joeboy is set to rock the Premier BlockParty stage. Billed for Saturday, 15 June, fun lovers can expect an electrifying event as Joeboy brings his infectious energy and performs his chart-topping ...

Written by Rachael Omidiji George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said he couldn’t pay each of his four drivers N100,000 monthly, as the new minimum wage is in view. Akume recently spoke at a Christian community event and highlighted his financial difficulties, ...