The Federal Government has pleaded with the organised labour not to embark on strike over the minimum wage bill in the National Assembly.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made the appeal Tuesday at the inauguration of the National Labour Advisory Council in Owerri, Imo State.The event was virtually declared open by the […]
Continue ReadingThe National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is frustrating members of the group because they discredited the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.Ogunyemi, in an interview with The PUNCH, urged the OAGF not to cause another crisis in […]
Continue ReadingAn apprentice, Chinemremu Ogbu, has died in the custody of policemen attached to the Trade Fair Division of the Lagos State Police Command.However, controversy is surrounding the circumstances of the 23-year-old’s death on Saturday.While family members and other traders alleged that Ogbu was tortured to death for stealing goods worth millions of naira from his […]
Continue ReadingThe Patriots, a movie produced by Dr. Rotimi Adeola has bagged an international award at the International Film Festival, the Movie was awarded the ,” Best Action Feature Film” at the event after it’s nominated in the category alongside other notable movies. The movie has received encomiums both home and abroad following the success of […]
Continue ReadingWe congratulate our Legal Adviser, Dr Remi Olatubora SAN, on his successful defence of his PhD thesis in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. Dr Remi Olatubora applied for his PhD programmer at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife in 2016/2017 Harmattan Semester. His Thesis is titled: “Challenges of the Enforcement of International Criminal Law “. In […]
Continue ReadingSenator Tolu Odebiyi, Federal lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial district, has supported a bill seeking to abolish the existing dichotomy between Polytechnic Higher National Diploma and the Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the Nigerian universities. The bill was originally sponsored by Sen Ayo Akinyelure, but was presented by the Ogun born senator who filled […]
Continue ReadingIt’s disappointing FUNAM members have not been arrested, says CANArrest those claiming responsibility for assassination attempt on Ortom – ACFWe don’t know militant group – MACBANGovs are worried, says GandujeThe pan-northern Nigerian socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum and the Christian Association of Nigeria, on Monday, challenged security agencies to immediately fish out and arrest members […]
Continue ReadingChad were disqualified from 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said in a statement.The move by the Cairo-based organisation follows the unexplained dissolution of the Chadian national football federation by the sports ministry in the central African country.Chad were already bottom of qualifying Group A.Namibia and Mali, who […]
Continue ReadingCatering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately, the Federal Government declared on Monday.Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.He said the decision was taken in consideration of the businesses involved in the […]
Continue ReadingA self-acclaimed foreign exchange trader, Nanpan Yaniyang, has been remanded by the Lagos State High Court for allegedly defrauding investors of N17,449,000 and $6,300.It was gathered that Yaniyang collected the said sums from one Valerie Okoli and other investors on the pretext of helping them to incorporate a company and invest the money in forex.Yaniyang […]
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