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Troops rescue pregnant Chibok girl with three-year-old child

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Troops of the 114 taskforce battalion of the Nigerian army have rescued one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by insurgents in 2014. On April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno. Many of the girls have since been...

May Day: I’ll increase salary, pay workers living wage – Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

In what appeared a pledge to embark on wage increase in the middle of the year, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has vowed to give more than a minimum wage to Nigerian Workers, promising instead, to give them a “living wage”. “In the Nigeria I shall have the honour and privilege...

All Nigerian Students Evacuated From Khartoum – Association

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan says all stranded students in the war-racked North African country have been evacuated from the country’s capital, Khartoum. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Amal Pantami, made this known in a statement on Sunday. “This is to inform the general public...

Gas leak kills 11 in India

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

A gas leak killed 11 people in India on Sunday, an official said, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy of 1.4 billion people. The gas leak happened in Giaspura, an industrial area of Ludhiana in the northern state of Punjab. “Eleven deaths are confirmed,” Mandeep...

2023 UTME Results Out Tuesday, Says JAMB

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start checking their results on Tuesday. The directive was given via a statement issued on Monday, May 1, by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, after the board’s emergency management meeting...

Organised Labour Seeks Review Of Retirement Age For Public Servants

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Organised Labour on Monday demanded the review of retirement age for all public servants from 60 to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years of service. The Organised Labour made the demand during this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration with the theme, ‘Workers’ Rights and Socioeconomic Justice’. Past...

NLC: We’ll create hall of shame for judges that compromise election tribunals

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned judges against being compromised as they oversee election petition tribunals. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a press conference organised by the Labour and Civil Society Movement Front. Ajaero said the organised labour and civil society movements will create...

Organised Labour Seeks Review Of Retirement Age For Public Servants

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Organised Labour on Monday demanded the review of retirement age for all public servants from 60 to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years of service. The Organised Labour made the demand during this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration with the theme, ‘Workers’ Rights and Socioeconomic Justice’. Past...

Buhari Present As First Lady’s Niece Ties The Knot

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), attended the marriage ceremony of Aisha Halilu, the niece of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Aisha shared photos from the event on her Instagram story early Monday. She wrote, “Alhamdullilah. Today my niece Aisha MOH’D Halilu married to MOH’D Kemal Abdallah from Bauchi...

Davido, Chioma Wedding Pictures Emerge

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Pictures from the wedding of popular Nigerian singer, Davido, and his lover, Chioma, have surfaced online. The couple were rumoured to have tied their union in a very private ceremony after the unfortunate loss of their son, Ifeanyi. Davido had on Sunday shared one of the pictures to celebrate Chioma’s...