The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday, bemoaned the working conditions of university lecturers. Obi said he was recently broken when his friend, a university professor for about 14 years, requested him to put in words for him so that he could be appointed as a Special Adviser to a candidate contesting for the House of Representatives if he wins. In a post on his X handle, the former Anambra State governor suggested that the reason for the bizarre request from the professor was that he would earn more…
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Amid sexual and assault allegations against the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua, YouTube has removed the church’s main channel. Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the church. This is coming on the heels of the controversial documentary reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) about the allegations of torture and rape perpetrated by TB Joshua. However, YouTube said the channel was removed over violation of its policy. “The flagged channel was terminated for violating our hate speech policies,” YouTube said. YouTube has policies against cyberbullying and harassment and…
The organised labour union has tabled a new minimum wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers before the Federal Government. Labour said the proposed N436,500 was due to the fall in the value of the naira against the dollar. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Trade Union Side, Joint Meeting of the National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Comrade Benjamin Anthony. He made this proposal at the 2023 meetings of the Separate and Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council held in Goshen City, Nasarawa State, on Tuesday. Anthony said the fuel subsidy removal had eroded the current minimum wage of…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the safe handling of harmful substances in the state. Makinde signed the executive order on Wednesday. News correspondent reports that the signing of the order is coming two weeks after some explosives exploded in Ibadan. The governor, while speaking during the signing, said that the order was signed to ensure the safe handling and storage of harmful substances within the state. He declared that there is now a law in place to guide the handling of harmful substances in the state. He added that the state…
…Nigeria Tipped to Lift the Cup after Exit of Giant African Teams. Angola is relying on corporate gifts to cage the Super Eagles of Nigeria when the two sides meet in the first quarterfinal of the 2023 African Cup of Nations at the Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Today Friday 2nd february at 6 pm. Corporate organizations have been inducing the Palancas Negras (Stable Antelopes) with mouth watery offers in the Carrot and Stick economic model. Angolan Bank, Banco Keve promised each player $9.6K; Angolan Diamond Company, Social EP promised the team a lump sum of $250k; the…
John Onaiyekan, a cardinal and former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, says religion should be presented in a way that promotes peace among citizens. Onaiyekan spoke in Abuja on Thursday during the celebration of his 80th birthday and book presentation. The cardinal said he is very happy that people keep talking about the need for peace in Nigeria, noting that the country cannot make progress without peace in place. He said religion has a major role in promoting peace contrary to people’s opinion that it is one of the causes of conflict in the country. “They even blame religion for our…
The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, on Thursday, explained in detail his proposed bill that will allow Nigerians to bear arms for self-defense following the spate of insecurity across the country. The lawmaker had last month called for the introduction of a bill that allows civilians to own and carry firearms. “An amendment bill allowing civilian firearm ownership must be introduced in the Senate. My bill on self-defence and firearms ownership regulation, currently listed in the Senate awaiting its first reading, deals with this pressing issue,” he had said. While dissecting the content of the bill when…
•Banks may sell over $5bn, says official, Cardoso faces Senate Tuesday over naira fall Amid its fresh moves to stabilize the nation’s volatile exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell their excess dollar stock latest February 1, 2024. The CBN, which made the disclosure in a new circular released on Wednesday, also warned lenders against hoarding excess foreign currencies for profit. According to officials, the central bank believes some commercial banks hold long-term foreign exchange positions to enable them to profit from the volatile movements of exchange rates. The new circular introduces a…
Ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal clash with Nigeria, players of the Angola national team have been rewarded with cash and material gifts. The Palancas Negras, who are fresh off a commanding 3-0 victory over Namibia in the Round of 16, were also promised cash gifts if they advanced to the final. As reported by Angola Press Agency, Banco Angolano de Investimento, a bank in Angola, announced that it would reward each Angola player and coaching staff with the sum of five million Kwanzas (equivalent to approximately N5.41 million). Aguinaldo Jaime, the President of the Board of Directors…
The Household of David church in Surulere Street, Adeniyi Jones in the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State has lost its multi-million naira church auditorium to a fire incident that gutted the church building. Confirming the incident to our correspondent in a phone interview, the Lagos State Fire Service spokesperson, Amodu Shakiri, disclosed that the church’s auditorium ceiling was overheating, which caused it to collapse and ignite a fire. He added that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service’s Alausa and Ikeja Fire Stations, LASAMBUS, LASEMA, and Red Cross were the relevant agencies present at the scene. Shakiri said…