by Mayowa Tijani Nigeria has officially slid into its worst economic recession in over three decades. According to gross domestic product numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on…
By MAUREEN OKON Hon. Helen Grant, United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Nigeria, has said that Nigeria was the fastest growing economy in Africa. Grant said this at the two-day Nigerian…
•FG and ASUU negotiators at work The Federal Government has offered a cumulative sum of N65 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to address earned academic allowances…
MTN Foundation has awarded scholarships to 360 university students at a virtual ceremony on November 12, 2020. The scholarships were awarded under the MTNF scholarship schemes made up of the…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, says the Federal Government has embarked on the development of a draft national policy on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has assured members of the State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners ( NUP) led by…
•NLC President, Ayuba Wabba The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. In a statement…
•Governor Abiodun By ABIODUN LAWAL Ogun Government is partnering with telecommunications service providers to provide free internet service to students for e-learning in public secondary and primary schools in the…
Aggrieved activists over the weekend mobilised for the mass closure of Access Bank accounts and the boycotting of the bank’s products and services. The punitive action, some of the activists…
by Gemid News The federal government says it will begin limiting the entry point of teaching only to individuals with second class upper and first-class divisions. This was disclosed by…
•Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, says he will be going back to the negotiation table with leaders of the Senior Staff…
By Bisi Olaniyi, Southsouth Bureau Chief Two of the 27 victims that submitted petitions at the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of human rights abuses by operatives…
Half a dozen Nigerians have been convicted in the UAE for funding the notorious terrorist group, Boko Haram. By William Ukpe Six Nigerian nationals were convicted by an Abu Dhabi…
By FLORENCE ONUEGBU Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has called for repeal of the Pension Law 2007, which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former governors and…
By CONSTANCE ATHEKAME The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of an Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) as part of a plan to provide electricity for 25 million citizens…