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CHAIRMAN of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond, ASCAB, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday, warned the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to compensate the families of seven Nigerians killed during the rice distribution stampede, or face legal action. On February 23, 2023, the Nigeria Customs Service embarked on the distribution of 25kg bags of rice to […]
WhatsApp, the Meta-owned social messaging platform, is releasing a new feature to indicate when chats are end-to-end encrypted. According to WaBetaInfo, the messaging app is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.24.6.11. This feature is currently available to some beta testers, and it is rolling out […]
The Niger State Government has signed an agreement with the Lagos State Rice Mill and Lagos Commodity Future Exchange to produce 300,000 tons of paddy rice annually on 50,000 hectares of farmlands across the North Central state. The agreement is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently signed by the Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, […]
The Lagos State Government has directed occupants of shanties and all illegal structures erected around the jakande Estate and Mayegun axis, Ajah Lagos to quit immediately or have the structures demolished any moment. The Special Adviser to the Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, gave the directive on Sunday, during an inspection […]
Isa Tijjani, a former Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said that incessant strike by the labour unions posed a significant threat to the nation’s economy. Tijjani said this at a news conference on Saturday in Kano. According to him, there are alternatives to strike, and urged labour unions to explore them in […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to return food items that were confiscated at border communities to owners on the condition that they would be sold in the Nigerian markets.The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in Katsina yesterday during an interface with residents of border communities in Kongolam […]
A professor of psychiatry at the University of Jos, Plateau State, and President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Taiwo Obindo, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on the effects of economic hardship and insecurity on people’s mental health What are your thoughts on the current economic hardship being faced by Nigerians today? It is a known […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the government to approve a new minimum wage that is commensurate with the cost of living in the country. While insisting on a living wage for workers in the country, the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in his speech at the 11th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the […]
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Saturday disclosed that the federal government had directed that health workers going abroad for greener pastures, must resign their appointment, before embarking on such a journey. The Minister, who disclosed on Saturday during his visit to the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said the […]
Extreme stunts, pranks, and skits by content creators are exposing citizens to potential health hazards, injuries and deaths, writes VICTOR AYENI In January, a Nigerian skit maker, who was simply identified as Churchill, embarked on filming a stunt as part of a video content for his fans. The Nasarawa State University student, however, wound up slamming […]
