The self-employed constitute around 88.0 % of the Nigerian working population, says a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. This is contained in the report of the Nigerian Labour Force Survey of the second quarter of 2023. The report […]

A Niger Delta based entrepreneur, Mr. Richard Akinaka, has commended President Bola Tinubu over the timely and successful re-opening of the Port Harcourt Petroleum Refinery. According to Akinaka, who is the founder of Abitto Global Services limited, an oil and […]

Jigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi, has honoured the best Corps members who performed creditably well in the state during their one-year service to Nigeria. Governor Namadi formally recognized and honoured the outstanding achievements of two National Youth Service Corps […]

Nigerian Catholic Bishops on Thursday expressed strong opposition to the recent directive by Pope Francis that priests should bless same-sex marriage. The clergymen under the aegis of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) argued strongly that blessing same-sex marriage is […]

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos from Abuja for the Christmas holiday. Tinubu arrived the Lagos Airport on Thursday afternoon where he was received by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the […]

The Police Command in Katsina State says it has arrested five persons found to be in the illegal possession of AK 47 rifles in Kurmi village of Bakori Local Government Area. Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman disclosed this to newsmen […]

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) says some 8,000 federal civil servants, of those delisted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) for infractions, have been restored. ASCSN’s General Secretary, Mr Joshua Apebo, made the […]

Eleven Justices nominated to fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court by President Bola Tinubu were confirmed on Thursday by the Senate, with a strident call by the lawmakers for improvement in the funding of the judiciary. The new Supreme Court Justices […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it recorded zero jailbreak and attack in all the 253 custodial centres across the country in 2023. The Spokesman, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Mr Abubakar Umar disclosed this in an interview with the […]

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi has  expressed his opposition to Pope Francis’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples. Speaking in response to the Vatican‘s new policy during an interview with the press on […]