PHOTOS: Workers Attend May Day Rally In Abuja
As workers around the world celebrated May Day, Nigerian workers converged Monday on Eagle Square in Abuja for a rally. The event was spearheaded by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)…
We Can’t Get Anything Right Until We Look After Workers’ Welfare – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria cannot get anything right unless workers’ welfare is well taken care of. Obi, who…
Boy Dies After Lioness Attack In Gaza Resort
A six-year-old died on Monday after being mauled by a caged lioness in a resort in the southern Gaza Strip, officials in the Palestinian territory said. The boy climbed a…
Police Arrest Nine Suspected IPOB Members In Imo
The police authorities in Imo State have arrested nine suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who allegedly killed five officers and a couple in the state.…
May Day: Atiku Decries ‘Policy Errors’ Affecting Lives Of Workers, Their Families
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has expressed solidarity with workers over the insufficiency of the N30,000 national minimum wage. Atiku, in a statement Monday…
Compulsory Service: Ngige Opposes Bill ‘Putting Shackles And Chains’ On Doctors
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has expressed opposition to a bill before the House of Representatives mandating medical and dental practitioners to undergo a minimum of five…
Clashes Erupt At French May Day Protests Against Macron
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Ex-NBA President Wali Regains Freedom Two Weeks After Abduction
Two weeks after his abduction, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Okey Wali (SAN), has been released. Okey Wali, the 26th President of the NBA, was abducted in…
My Salary Is N942,000 Monthly, I Have No Allowances – Ngige
Amid calls for a needed increase in the N30,000 national minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his and other ministers’ monthly salary…
Egypt takes issue with Netflix after Cleopatra was portrayed as Black in new drama
Cleopatra is said to have died over 2000 years ago after she ruled as the last Pharaoh of Egypt. Though her ancestry is said to be Greek, the color of…
How Dr. Wedu Somolekae founded the leading medical aesthetics company in Botswana
Dr. Wedu Somolekae is the founder of Medi-Glow Aesthetics, a Gaborone-based medical aesthetics company providing medically approved beauty treatment and aesthetics services. The lack of professional medical aesthetics service providers…
How Daryl Carter built a real estate firm with $4 billion worth of properties in 15 states
Daryl Carter is the founder of Avanath Capital Management, a real estate investment firm that is into acquiring multi-family apartment communities across the United States. As of 2018, the Los…
19-year-old CEO who secured $100k from ‘Shark Tank’ says she is yet to receive investment
At the age of 16, Tyla-Simone Crayton made an entrepreneurial pitch for her Sienna Sauce brand to a panel of investors on the show, ‘Shark Tank,’ to showcase her business…
Meet the 15-year-old mathematics genius from Nigeria with seven international medals
15-year-old Fatima Adamu Maikusa, a native of Gombe State, Nigeria, and a senior secondary school student (SS3 Class) at Nigerian Tulip International School (NTIC), Kano, has set a stunning international…
From errand boy to business mogul: The inspiring story of Michael Victor Roberts Snr.
Michael Victor Roberts’ love for business started at a young age when he was often seen running errands for neighbors and delivering newspapers to make some money. He started his…
The wonders of nature: How the Sahara desert could be larger than the USA
The Sahara Desert is growing in ways that make it compete in size with larger countries over time. Today, its coverage of the Northern part of Africa is larger than…
Lagos Govt Moves To Appeal Judgement Nullifying RTEAN Caretaker Committee
The Lagos State Government has filed a notice of motion to appeal the judgement of the National Industrial Court of April 18 which nullified the appointment of a caretaker committee…
Sudan Battles Rage As UN Agencies Warn Of ‘Catastrophe’
Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of…
Okonkwo Cites LP Constitution, Disowns Apapa, Others As ‘Factional’ Leaders
Spokesperson for the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP-PCC) Kenneth Okonkwo has spoken out over Lamidi Apapa’s status as an acting National Chairman of the party. The LP has…
Two Kenyan Pastors Face Trial Over Cult Massacre
Two pastors were appearing before Kenyan courts on Tuesday suspected of being behind the deaths of at least 109 people buried in what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre”.…