Governments of states Kano Zamfara, Kwara, Rivers, Kogi and Edo, have confirmed their readiness to pay the new N30,000 minimum wage. On his part, Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano State, confirmed to The Nation that, “we are ready to pay N30,000 monthly salary, because the welfare of our workers is paramount to anything and we […]
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A truck driver whose identity has yet to be determined was crushed to death in Aba by a cargo train late on Thursday. The accident occurred at about 10 p.m. at the railway crossing behind Eziukwu Market off Cemetery Road by Ogbonna Road in the commercial city. A source, who pleaded anonymity because he was […]
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Accomplished Nollywood movie director and stunt specialist, Ifeanyi Onyeabor, has died while filming in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday. SIC Entertainment Production Nigeria Limited, a company he ran alongside his partner, Steve James, confirmed his death in a statement on Friday. The company described him as ’’an over-achieving perfectionist who travelled and worked hard at […]
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A 42-year-old woman has been delivered of five babies (quintuplets) at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja, Kogi, after 18 years of barrenness, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the woman and her babies at the hospital on Friday reports that both mother, Mrs […]
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Osun State Government on Friday said it had discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service who were working with fake and forged school certificates. Mr Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy […]
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13 people have been killed and 16 others injured as the roof of a church collapsed during mass near the eastern South African city of Durban. The accident happened on Thursday evening in the town of Dlangubo, north of Durban, after heavy rains. “The roof of the building collapsed because of heavy rains last night […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the national minimum wage bill into law. Recall that the senate passed the bill on March 19, approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage. The house of representatives had earlier passed the bill. President Buhari yielded to the call of workers in the federal capital territory (FCT) who […]
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The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has found Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), guilty of false asset declaration and has placed a ban on him. CCT chairman, Danladi Umar found him guilty of the six counts preferred against him by the federal government. Danladi ordered that Onnoghen be removed from office of […]
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Tottenham Hotspur have knocked out Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the semi-final for the first time, by winning 4-4 on away goal. And they did so with a display of passion, bravura and courage, in a night soaked with thrills, drama and incredible football at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester City. At […]
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Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday after their superstar front three all scored in a 4-1 win away at FC Porto that saw them cruise into the last four 6-1 on aggregate. On a wet night at the Estadio do Dragao, Liverpool had to weather an early storm before […]
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