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A National industrial court sitting in Owerri has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) or any of its agents or affiliates from embarking or continuing to embark on any strike action in Imo State pending the hearing and determination of...

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday unveiled a modern station and barracks in Ringim, Jigawa State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a tweet on Thursday. Sharing pictures from the unveiling, Adejobi tweeted, “Commissioning of modern station and barracks in Ringim, Jigawa State,...

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) delegation led by the Executive Director National Chamber Policy Centre (NPAC) of the Chamber, Mr. Chidiebere Onwumere paid a courtesy call on the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) seeking partnership for the upcoming SME event, “The Funding Forum” jointly...

Brig-Gen Timothy Opurum, Commander of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven Kafanchan, says the Army will not be distracted in its quest to protect lives and property within its area of operation. Opurum stated this on Wednesday shortly after leading troops on a show of force across communities in Atyap Chiefdom...

The Executive Secretary of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) who is also the Head of Mission (HoM) Ambassador Mamman Nuhu has pledged continuous support to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).  He made the pledge on Tuesday 2 May 2023 when the newly appointed Force Commander (FC) MNJTF Maj Gen...

… parties assure on win-win deal  The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the Federal Republic of Indonesia have signed letter of intent to deepen bilateral defence cooperation. The brief signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Ship House Abuja.     The Permanent...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, launched the Nigeria Agenda 2050; a plan aimed at increasing real GDP growth by seven per cent, creating 165 million new jobs, and reducing the number of Nigerians living in poverty to 2.1 million in 2050, from the 83 million estimated...

Autopsy result shared on Tuesday revealed that Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death in San Francisco in April, ingested alcohol, cocaine, and ketamine before he was killed. According to Bloomberg, the 43-year-old tech executive also had a compound that forms when alcohol and cocaine mix, called...

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, United Kingdom later today, Wednesday, May 3 to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, respectively. The coronation will...

By Pwanagba Agabus, Jos In a bid to continue its advocacy drive on social justice and social stability, a group under the aegis of Africa Faith and Justice Network, (AFJN), in partnership with the Youth wings of Christian Association of Nigeria, (YOWICAN), and Jama’atu Nasri Islam, (JNI) have organized a...