President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday pledged better living and working conditions for all Nigerians of working age, saying the “custodians of the nation’s machinery deserve a fair wage and enhanced welfare.” Tinubu made this pledge in his maiden May Day message dedicated to workers nationwide. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri…
The Federal Government says that although the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect on May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the May Day…
Popular chess master, Tunde Onakoya, said he redefined the word ‘area boy’, believed to be a derogatory term used to refer to a thug or lout. Speaking at a TEDx Talks event held at the Nile University of Nigeria in 2023, a clip of which went viral on Wednesday, Onakoya said he was also an…
A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has ordered an application for substituted service of interim order to be served on Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited, a pay-TV company. The order was issued following a suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Festus Onifade, who had approached the tribunal to restrain Multi-Choice from increasing the tariffs…
A Nollywood veteran, Sola Sobowale, has thrown light on the rumour surrounding her alleged arrest for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia. The 58-year-old thespian recalled that when she left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, lots of negative things were said about her, including reports that she was killed in the Gulf nation. Sobowale stated these…
Sola Sobowale, a veteran in Nigeria’s Nollywood movie industry, has recounted her ordeal while working as a caregiver in London, England. The 58-year-old actress, noted for her acting prowess in movie scenes, made the revelation during her interview on the ‘Teju Baby Face Show’ on Tuesday. The thespian said she left Nigeria in 2004 and…
The traditional wedding of Adegbola Adedeji and Oyindamola Okesanjo at the Balmoral Event Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State, was the talk of the town on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The star-studded wedding with about 1,300 guests, played host to top dignitaries and captains of industries across Nigeria and beyond, as Lagos-based luxury…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has cleared all chairmanship seats across the 33 Local Government Areas of the state, The Nation reports Sunday.The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission announced the results of the council poll held on Saturday, April 27. In attendance at the announcement of the results were the commission’s chairman,…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the fire incident at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. What would become a deadly inferno began at 09:15 p.m. Friday when a heavy-duty truck collided with a petrol-laden tanker from behind amidst heavy…
This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted by PUNCH Online…
Airstrikes conducted on Saturday by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch targeted terrorist hideouts in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta region, are yielding results. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday, the strikes hit…
The Senate through its Committee on Finance, has called for concerted efforts by all relevant stakeholders to rescue and sustain the stability of the naira. The naira persisted in its decline against the US dollar within the official exchange framework, concluding at N1,309.88 on Thursday, April 25. However, the naira, last week, recovered against the…