The Organised Labour has concluded arrangements to embark on a nation-wide strike over the decision by the National Assembly to remove the issue of the National Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List. The Union described the move as a deliberate attempt to allow some state governors to pay slave […]
Day: March 2, 2021
Insecurity:Kano shuts Harbau Tsangaya Model Boarding Primary school
Kano Government had shut down Harbau Tsangaya Model Boarding Primary School in Tsanyawa local government area of the state due to insecurity. In a statement in Kano,the Public Relations Officer,Kano State Qur’an and Islamiyyah Schools Management Board,Aminu Turaki, said the shutting of the school was of immediate effect. He called […]
Nigerian Army reclaims Dikwa few hours after terrorists reportedly took control
The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have successfully routed elements of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province ( ISWAP) terrorists,who attempted to attack Dikwa Town in Borno State. The Director,Army Public Relations,Brig- Gen Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
Cultists kill man in Makurdi village market
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a yet- to- be identified man by suspected cultists at the village market, located in the Makurdi modern market. The Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene told newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi, that the victim was trailed to the market […]
Buhari bans mining in Zamfara, orders service chiefs to reclaim captured areas
Buhari bans mining in Zamfara, orders service chiefs to reclaim areas under insurgents control .President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara State,a no fly- zone and has banned all forms of mining in the state. The move is aimed at curbing the spate of Insecurity in the area. The National Security […]
Borno town,Dikwa falls again to Boko Haram, insurgents ask residents to remain calm
Boko Haram terrorists have recaptured Dikwa,a community that was reclaimed by the Nigeriian troops recently. The insurgents reportedly took control of the town at about 6.30 pm Monday and broke into the UN Humanitarian hub. They were said to have gone round the town on gun truck and motorcycles telling […]
South East braces for showdown with Northern youths over food supplies
Some Youths from the South East region under the aegis of Concerned Youths have vowed to stop food trucks coming into the region from the northern part of the country saying they want their “region to sustain itself .” The group said the region does not need any food supplies […]
First batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives Nigeria
The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived the country. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Tuesday at noon via Emirates Airline. The Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine was recently approved by the National Agency For Food and Drugs Control NAFDAC for use in the country after […]