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Labour Day: Bassey Otu salutes Cross River workers

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Governor-elect of Cross River State, Distinguished Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has congratulated the entire workforce in the state on the occasion of the 2023 International Labour Day celebration. Labour Day otherwise known as Workers’ Day or May Day is a day (May 1) set aside to celebrate workers across...

Tiwa Savage To Perform At King Charles III Coronation

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage, will perform at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III. King Charles III will officially be coronated on Saturday, May 6, at Westminster Abbey. The coronation concert will follow on Sunday, May 7 at the Windsor Castle. The ‘All Over’ crooner will join other international...

Gov. Sule’s Son Ties Knot In US

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Zakari, son of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has tied the knot with his partner, Alysa, in the United States of America. The wedding took place on Saturday at the McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Texas, United States. Credit: Facebook | Gov. Abdullahi A. Sule Mandate-—Follow us for more breaking news...

Allegation of perjury: groups raises alarm over Peter Mbah’s plan to change documents with INEC

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Coalition of Human Rights groups have raised fresh alarm over plot by the Enugu state governor Elect Mr Peter Mbah to change his documents with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a desperate bid to cover up the allegation of perjury levelled against him The group under the umbrella...

Speakership race: take advantage of Betara’s multi-partisan acceptability – group tells APC

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Civil society group operating under the aegis of Movement for Effective Legislature and Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria (MELSDN), has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC) to take advantage of the general acceptability of the current Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara across political...

Adeboye, Wife Sing For Ezekwesili On 60th Birthday

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and his wife, Folu, sang birthday songs to congratulate the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, as the latter clocked 60. Sharing a video of the couple on her Twitter page late Sunday, Ezekwesili wrote, “You never...

Create awareness on Tuberculosis, help reduce disease, expert task journalists

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Journalists have been charged to create adequate awareness of Tuberculosis(TB) in order to help reduce or eliminate the disease in Delta State. A Public Health Expert, Dr. Emmanuel Ajumuka gave the charge in Asaba during the training workshop of media representatives as participants on Tuberculosis, organised in conjunction with the...

No plans to phase out redesigned Naira notes – CBN

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says no plans to phase out the redesigned Naira notes from circulation. CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. The statement was a reaction to a viral news on social media that the...

Senate indicts BoI over N3.2bn agric equipment loan

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Senate has indicted the management of the Bank of Agriculture, BoI in Kaduna for not being able to account for N3.2 billion loan disbursed to 10 vendors out of N3.6 billion to purchase tractors and other equipment for allocation to end users. The indictment was sequel to the 2016 report...

May Day: NLC berates President Buhari, says his 8 years a failure to Nigerian Workers

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

*Declares his administration “rudderless, bereft of ideas, incompetent *Says that Nigeria still exist as one entity because of ability of workers *Commends resilience of workers, asks them to prepare for challenges ahead By Michael Paul The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said with the 8 years tenure of President Muhammadu...