NLC Set To Hold Nationwide Protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress says it will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest to drive its demand for the upward review of the national minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000.…
Update: Gabon Coup Foiled
Gabon’s envoy to Paris said an attempted coup in Libreville has been foiled, calm restored and four rebel military leaders arrested. However, one of the rebel leaders escaped. “The government…
INEC Begins Training Of 850,000 Personnel For 2019 Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 850,000 personnel, including ad hoc staff, would be trained for the 2019 general elections. The first phase of the training, which began in…
People Living In Northeast Know There’s Improvement In Fight Against Boko Haram —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that regardless of the security challenges in the northeast, residents of the region know that there is an improvement in the fight. On his…
Total Begins Production From Nigeria’s Egina Offshore Oil Field
Total SA said on Wednesday it had started production from the Egina oilfield off Nigeria’s coast, part of a shift by the French energy firm toward deepwater oil and gas…
13 Killed In Burkina Faso In Jihadist, Ethnic Violence
civilians have been killed in Jihadist related violence in central Burkina Faso, the government said on Wednesday, echoing a rise in inter-communal conflicts in neighbouring Mali linked to Islamist violence.…
Saudi Blocks Comedy Show For Criticising Crown Prince
A Rights Group on Wednesday criticised Saudi Arabia after Netflix blocked an episode of a comedy show that lambasted powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The second episode of…
FUTA Alumni Reject Call To Rename Institution After Shagari
Following the call to rename the Federal University of Technology Akure, after the late former President Sheu Shagari, the alumni of the institution have kicked against the call, saying it…
IG Removes Imo CP, 3 Deputy Commissioners, 11 Others
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has removed the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi. Also removed by the IGP were the three Deputy Commissioners of Police in…
Lawyer Asks Court To Declare Operation Python Dance Unconstitutional
By Lukman Amusa A Lagos-based Rights Campaigner, Malcom Omirhobo, on Wednesday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare as ‘unlawful and unconstitutional,’ the declaration of Operation Python Dance…
