In a race marked by intense competition and unexpected twists, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria secured a sixth-place finish at the 100-metre hurdles event during the world championships. While Jamaica’s Danielle Williams emerged victorious, Amusan faced additional challenges due to a backdrop of controversy. Williams, 30 years old, captured the gold medal, reaffirming her dominance in Read More…
Day: 25 August 2023
Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.1% in Q1 2023
The unemployment rate in Nigeria has fallen to 4.1% during the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Mr. Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician General of the Federation and CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This announcement was made during the inauguration of the New Nigeria Labour Read More…
Nigerian industries seek relief amid fuel subsidy removal challenges
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has called upon the Federal Government to extend relief measures to all productive industries in order to mitigate the impacts of the removal of the fuel subsidy. At the 3rd Quarterly Council meeting of the association in Abuja, NACCIMA’s National President, Otunba Dele Read More…
Tinubu calls for peaceful resolution in Niger crisis through diplomacy
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the delegation of Muslim Ulamas mediating in the Niger Republic crisis to return to the junta to establish a preliminary commitment. Following a private meeting with the president, Ustaz Abdullahi Bala-Lau, the leader of the delegation, stated that Tinubu was keen on avoiding the use of force to resolve the Read More…
Lagos APPEALS Project advocates agricultural synergy among financial stakeholders
The Lagos State Coordinating Office for Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) has appealed for a unified approach among financial institutions, insurance companies, farmers, and off-takers within the state. Addressing a joint gathering of financial institutions, insurance companies, off-takers, stakeholders, and beneficiaries at the Lagos APPEALS Project’s Oko-Oba, Agege office, Mrs. Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, the Read More…
Lagos NUJ celebrates unity in cultural festivity
The Lagos branch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) issued a heartfelt call for unity and camaraderie among Nigerians during a cultural celebration on Thursday. At the inaugural cultural day event organised as part of the 2023 Press Week, Mr. Ajayi Adeleye, the council’s chairman, emphasised the importance of fostering love and harmony within Read More…
Election tribunal overturns LP Candidate’s HOR election victory in Lagos
The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal convened in Lagos has invalidated the victory of Seyi Sowunmi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, as the House of Representatives representative for Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos State. Instead, the three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Ozegya, has pronounced Lanre Ogunyemi, the candidate from the All Progressives Congress Read More…
Chicago State University responds to Atiku’s bid for Tinubu’s academic records
Chicago State University (CSU) has responded to the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, to access the academic records of President Bola Tinubu during his time at the institution. Abubakar took the initiative to take the matter to a US Court in an attempt to compel Read More…
Russian militants call on Wagner Group to defect amid revenge claims
A faction of Russian militants who are aligned with the Ukrainian forces has issued an appeal to the Wagner Group of mercenaries, urging them to defect and join their ranks in retaliation for the deaths of Wagner’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and their commander, Dmitry Utkin. Russian aviation authorities have confirmed that Prigozhin, Utkin, and eight Read More…
Trump’s mugshot released amid felony charges and political manoeuvres
Donald Trump’s mugshot was unveiled on Thursday evening after he underwent booking procedures at an Atlanta detention facility, facing over a dozen felony charges as part of an extensive criminal case linked to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election defeat in Georgia, during his tenure as the former U.S. president. With a stern expression, Read More…