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Minimum wage: Accept offer that won’t lead to job losses, FG tells labour

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to reviewing and agreeing to a realistic and sustainable minimum wage for Nigerian workers. He also urged organised labour to propose or agree to a realistic minimum wage that won’t lead to massive job losses across the country. Speaking […]

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Terrorists kidnap travellers along Maiduguri-Kano Highway

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted scores of travellers along the Maiduguri-Kano highway. According to a source, the insurgents abducted the passengers on Monday evening between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari village near Auno along the Damaturu highway. It was learnt that the insurgents reportedly blocked the highway before forcefully abducting some passengers, while other commuters

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Two killed, five injured in Anambra road crash

Two yet-to-be-identified female passengers have lost their lives while five others were injured in a road crash at Obenetiti Awkuzu along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred at about 5:20am on Tuesday and involved a driver of a Mack tanker with registration number AAA877XR and another driver of a commercial

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Apple to break AI silence at developers conference

Apple on Monday will attempt to persuade doubters on its AI strategy after rivals raced ahead in adopting artificial intelligence. AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at the kickoff of Apple’s WWDC developers’ conference in Silicon Valley, according to analysts. The conference is Apple’s annual rendezvous

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Imo lady stabs lover to death over internet fraud proceeds

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, of Uzoagba in Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state for stabbing her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi, to death. The police said upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that her 31-year-old lover lured her into internet fraud aka ‘yahoo

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Minimum wage talks end today, Labour awaits Timubu’ nod

The new minimum wage talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour are expected to end on Monday (today) as the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders await President Bola Tinubu’s decision on their N250,000 offer. The labour leaders had given a Monday deadline for the conclusion of talks on the new

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Forced Prostitution In Ghana: FG begins probe, bans lodging of underage girls in hotels

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has said the Federal Government has commenced an investigation into a viral video of 10 Nigerian teenagers who were trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. Three of the victims, between the ages of 15 and 16, were said to be of the same parents. Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,

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‘It’s combined celebration,’ says man who bags Master’s from LASU with wife same day

A man, Abdulkareem Yusuf and his wife Maryam, have both bagged Master’s degrees from Lagos State University on the same day. Yusuf shared the news in a post on X.com on Thursday along with his and his wife’s pictures in their convocation gowns during the 27th convocation of LASU. Yusuf, who studied Chemical and Polymer

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‘ It’s a punishable offence ,’ FPRO warns motorists ‘abducting’ policemen enforcing traffic rules

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned drivers who abduct policemen and other law enforcement agencies in the process of carrying out their duties to desist from such acts. Adejobi stated that under no circumstances should such be the norm. He added that drivers who would rather fight or drive

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