An umbrella body of all Medical and Dental practitioners employed by the Lagos State government, the Medical Guild, has demanded for the payment of the reviewed CONMESS allowance as implemented for our federal counterparts with its accrued arrears from July 2023. Other demands of the Medical personnel include the employment of Medical Officers on grade…
An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women’s football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics Head coach Bev Priestman also announced she will take no part in the opening game of Canada’s gold medal defence, against New Zealand. The decisions come after a staff member was detained by French authorities…
Popular Nigerian actress, Dakore Egbuson Akande has debunked allegations about being a side chick to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. She emphatically stated that she is happily married with two children and debunked all allegations by Gistlover, stating that they are all lies from the pit of hell. She issued a stern warning to controversial blogger, Gistlover,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that the result slips for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now be printed. JAMB made this known on Monday, in a statement signed by its Head of Public Relations, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the slips, which feature the candidates’ photographs and advanced…
Legal luminary Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has urged the Federal Government to fix its refineries instead of relying on a private refinery for the production and supply of fuel for domestic consumption. He reflected on the mrtering contracts for flow stations and urged the government to offer more explanations. Agbakoba said in a statement in Lagos that…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, issued a warning against any attempts to suppress Nigerians’ fundamental right to express their views, particularly in the light of the planned nationwide protests. The NLC instead called on the government to engage the protesters constructively, rather than resorting to measures that could undermine citizens’ rights to voice their…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Friday night, shot two travellers dead and kidnapped five others including a Corps member along Ifon-Owo highway in Ose local government area of Ondo State LEADERSHIP gathered that other victims of the attack escaped with various degrees of injuries. It was learnt that the suspected kidnappers, numbering about 15,…
The Federal Government has fined Meta Platforms $220 million after investigations showed data-sharing on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, said this on Friday. He said Meta appropriated the data of Nigerian users on…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied proposing to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. His Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the…
Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles will depart Nigeria to Nouakchott, on Friday morning, for their 2024 Beach Soccer, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, against their Mauritanian counterparts, slated for Saturday, after five years in the international wilderness. The match, which is the first of a two-leg fixture, will have Egyptian officials take charge with Hany Eleraky…
