Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has said that he would emulate President Bola Tinubu (PBT) by articulating all completed projects for virtual inauguration on Wednesday in Warri. The governor disclosed this while inaugurating the state of the art eight units of four bedroom duplex with two boys quarters each for the commissioners in Asaba on…
The European Commission on Monday issued a fine totaling 329 million (376 million dollars) to Delivery Hero and former rival Glovo for participating in an online food delivery cartel. German company Delivery Hero became a minority shareholder of Spain-based Glovo in 2018, before acquiring sole control of Glovo in 2022. Delivery Hero owns several other…
The Federal Government has declared June 6th and 9th as public holidays to enable Muslim faithful celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani on Monday in Abuja. Ajani said that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on behalf of the Federal Government made…
Judges, lawyers and litigants at the Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and National Industrial Court in Ibadan, on Monday, were locked out by protesting members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The national leadership of JUSUN had directed its members in the federal courts to embark on a strike on Monday over…
The World Health OrganiSation (WHO), has described the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, first detected in late January, as a descendant of the Omicron JN.1 lineage. The WHO had announced the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, currently spreading across parts of the world and causing concern among global health authorities. It confirmed that the variant was responsible…
A businessman, Abdulrazak Yunusa on Monday dragged his former wife, Latifat Sanusi before a to Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, alleging that she is threatening to kill him. The counsel to Yunusa , Faham Ahmad told the court that she threatened to stab him. “Sometimes she threatens my client with a pestle….
The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has raided an illegal mining site in the state and seized sand dredging machine during the operations. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Maku, disclosed this in Awka on Monday, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command in the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the increasing rate of scavengers, beggars and homeless people in FCT is posing serious security threat to residents. Wike, in a counter affidavit filed in opposition to the case instituted on behalf of some vulnerable FCT…
Dayo Ayeni, the Founder, CareerXpress, a digital marketing outsourcing portal, says that the recent layoffs by some tech giants globally are not solely because of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but largely due to economic shift. Ayeni said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. He explained that most…
The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters located along Shehu Shagari Way in…
