Labour protests NBS drop in unemployment rate report

The Nigerian Labour Congress has described the drop in Nigeria’s unemployment rate released in a report by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday as fiction, stressing that it contradicts reality. The NLC’s position was corroborated by the Organised Private Sector, with the OPS stating that the report was not reflective of economic realities.  The […]

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Sanwo-Olu suspends media aide over misrepresentation of facts

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr Wale Ajetunmobi. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile. The statement was titled, ‘Governor Sanwo-Olu suspends aide.’ Ajetunmobi’s suspension “comes on the heels of the misrepresentation of […]

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Police arrest 41-year-old notorious kidnapper, armed robber in Delta

Operatives of CP Special Assignment Team, CP-SAT, have arrested a 41-year-old notorious kidnapper and armed robber, Godstime Ajugba. He was nabbed in Mosogar community, Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The suspect was arrested at about 1530hrs of 18th November. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe confirmed the report in a […]

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Military destroys 34 illegal refineries, recovers 80,650-litre stolen crude

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has dismantled 34 illegal refining sites, arrested 11 suspected oil thieves, and recovered over 80,650 litres of stolen crude and refined products during clearance operations across the Niger Delta region. These operations, conducted between November 18 and 24, 2024, covered Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Akwa Ibom states. […]

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G7 ministers to discuss Middle East, Ukraine

G7 foreign ministers are meeting, on Monday, near Rome for two days of talks with regional counterparts in the Middle East, before turning to Russia and the war in Ukraine. The Group of Seven ministers will also discuss the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s military chief, “and […]

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