Most governors on FG tripartite committee are not paying minimum wage – Ajaero
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says “most” of the governors on federal government’s tripartite committee are not paying minimum wage. On Tuesday, Vice-President Kashim Shettima…
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption
Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling state gifts. Khan was convicted alongside Bushra Bibi, his wife, by an anti-corruption…
Airline funds: IATA says $700m remains trapped in Nigeria
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it is consulting with foreign member airlines operating in Nigeria to verify the release of $136.73 million by the country’s central bank,…
Supreme Court dismisses Binani’s appeal, affirms Fintiri as Adamawa governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa state. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by John Okoro, on Wednesday, dismissed…
Internet subscription rose to 160m in 2023 as telephone connections drop – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country’s teledensity dropped from 115.63 percent in August 2023 to 102.97 percent in November 2023. Teledensity is an index prescribed by the…
US judge voids Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla compensation package
A judge in the US state of Delaware has annulled a $55.8bn (£44bn) pay deal awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 by the electric car company Tesla. The lawsuit was…
JUST IN: Again, Bandits kidnap two sisters in Abuja
Suspected bandits abducted two teenage sisters from the Guita community in Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This occurs just eight days after members of the…
Kidnappers kill 3, abduct 5 in Abuja
Two days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, visited Kuje Area Council with a warning for kidnappers and their informants to repent or get killed, the bandits on Monday…
Labourer remanded for raping co-worker to death
A magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has remanded a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel, in prison for allegedly raping his co-worker, a 55-year-old woman, Deborah Abiodun, to death…
Mali, Burkina Faso send ‘formal notice’ of withdrawal from ECOWAS
Mali and Burkina Faso have announced that they had sent the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a “formal notice” of their withdrawal from the regional bloc, with…
