Devaluation Of Naira, Biggest Mess Created In 2023 – Dangote
Africa’s richest man and the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has asserted that the devaluation of the Nigerian naira created the biggest mess for the company and many Nigerians in 2023. Dangote who spoke at the annual general meeting of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc yesterday, said the company is making efforts to ensure […]
School Mourns British-Nigerian Boy Killed In Sword Attack
Bancroft’s School has mourned Daniel Anjorin – the 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, who died from injuries sustained during a sword attack in London. Africa Today News, New York reports that on Tuesday, the United Kingdom Metropolitan Police had released details of the boy killed in the sword attack while also explaining more details about how the […]
Umahi Alleges Peter Obi Is Sowing Discord Between Igbos, FG
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, claims Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, is instigating the Igbo people in the Southeast to protest against the Federal Government’s Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, potentially destabilizing the region. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made the accusation on Wednesday in Lagos, while addressing a compensation event for owners […]
Migrants Detained In UK As Part Of Rwanda Deportation Scheme
The UK government has started implementing its controversial Rwanda deportation policy, detaining an unspecified number of migrants in recent days who are set to be sent to the East African country in July. Following months of political wrangling, lawmakers passed a controversial law last week, paving the way for the UK to declare Rwanda a […]
Labor Union Urges FG To Enact Minimum Wage By May Ending
Organized labor has given the Federal Government a May deadline to implement the new national minimum wage, as workers grow increasingly restless. With the government’s commitment to the welfare of its citizens under scrutiny, meeting this deadline is crucial to avoid escalating tensions. As the nation marked International Workers’ Day, NLC President Joe Ajaero seized […]
TUC Condemns Mistreatment, Oppression Of Casual Laborers
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has demanded that the government take concrete measures to protect workers in the informal economy from harassment and exploitation, which it says has reached alarming levels. Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), made a passionate appeal on Wednesday in Abuja, urging the government to prioritize workers’ welfare, […]
Gov Oyebanji Deflects Blame For Fuel Unavailability
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji threw up his hands yesterday to deflect blames, acknowledging that the fuel scarcity gripping his state and the nation is beyond his jurisdiction. Governor Biodun Oyebanji made this declaration on Wednesday during the May Day 2024 celebrations, which took place at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, […]
‘Address Hardship, Inflation Now,’ Akpabio Urges FG
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly must work in synergy to ensure that issues of hardship and the rising inflation in the country are effectively tackled. This came as the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, faulted an earlier report that senators fought over sitting arrangement, which forced […]
How 14 Yr Old Boy Was Killed In London Sword Attack – Police
A 14-year-old boy died yesterday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police officers, and two other people, in a street attack in east London, police has confirmed. The man used what appeared to be a Samurai-type sword in the Hainault district shortly before 7:00 am (0600 GMT). Police said they arrested […]
My Administration Is Focused On Pursuing Reforms –Tinubu
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has asserted that his administration was implementing significant reforms that would reposition the country for the overall benefit of citizens. He made this assertion while speaking at the opening of an economic retreat for members of the House of Representatives, yesterday, in Abuja with the theme, ‘Navigating Change: Legislative […]
New York Judge Threatens To Jail Trump Over Gag Violations
The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial yesterday fined the former president for defying a gag order while also sending a further warning that violations could see him thrown in jail. Africa Today News, New York reports that the 77 year old Mr Trump, is accused of falsifying business records to […]
AI Chatbots: US Newspapers Drag OpenAI, Microsoft To Court
No fewer than eight US newspapers have dragged OpenAI and Microsoft to court in a New York federal court for allegedly violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots. Africa Today News, New York reports that the newspapers, which include The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, are […]