Category: News Update
IWD: Female student journalists advised on best practices
Nigerian female student journalists have been urged to embrace best practices and equip themselves with the necessary knowledge in order to bridge the gap of females at...
Nigeria ranks 85 on Global Happiness Report
As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to the annual Global...
Fayose: Lawyer testifies -“I prepared deeds of assignment for properties in V.I”
A Seventh Prosecution Witness, Mr Kennedy Osunwa, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was engaged to prepare a Deed of Assignment with respect to a...
Breaking: NSE suspends trading in Diamond Bank shares
Trading in the shares of Diamond Bank Plc has been placed on full suspension following the court sanction of the Scheme of Merger with Access Bank Plc. The Nigeria Stock...
Breaking: Again, Buhari declines ascent to five bills
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined ascent five bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills are Nigerian Film Commission, Immigration amendment act, Climate...
Photos: Saraki signs National Minimum Wage Bill
Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday morning, signed the Senate’s version of the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019 (SB 722). The Bill passed the...
107 killed in Indonesia’s flash floods, 93 still missing
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in the Papua Province of eastern Indonesia has exceeded 107 by Wednesday, an official and rescuers said. Meanwhile, the...
Court remands vagrant for stealing in church, pending sentencing
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday, ordered that a vagrant, Yinka Oluwafeyi, who pleaded guilty to stealing cell phone in a church, be remanded in...
Court remands father for allegedly defiling 16-year-old daughter
A Yaba Chief magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that a 50-year-old man, Gafar Anifowose, accused of allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter, be...
Minimum Wage: VAT raise should be discussed — ULC
Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC) said on Wednesday that any increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) that would be used to pay the N30,000 new minimum...
