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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has slammed the Organised Private Sector, OPS, over its opposition to a nationwide strike on the grounds that the economy cannot withstand country-wide industrial action now. It said that the OPS was opposing the strike because it wanted to continue paying slave wages to workers. Also, the NLC alleged that […]

Two days after the United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo visited Nigeria as part of U.S. efforts to strengthen economic ties between both countries and a day after President Bola Tinubu, presently in the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), advised Nigerians in abroad to return home, the U.S. government has warned

Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said, on Wednesday, that the ex-President regretted some of the decisions he took while in office and felt he could have done some things better. According to Adesina, who spoke in Osogbo on Wednesday, such is normal for any human being. The ex-presidential

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has berated former President Muhammadu Buhari, for allegedly causing a massive breakdown of security architecture in Nigeria through nepotistic appointment of service chiefs. According to Chidoka, it will take the country many years to recover from the ruins experienced during Buhari’s eight years in power. Chidoka, who

The United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, said a stable naira and strong microeconomic outlook are critical to achieving sustainable economic growth. Adeyemo, who is the most senior official of African descent in President Joe Biden’s administration, said this yesterday during a media interaction in Lagos. Whereas the U.S. is deeply interested in

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited. The aim is to explore and develop suitable opportunities within the hydrocarbon value chain in Nigeria.NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari said the development would make value out of gas beyond any imagination. Kyari noted

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is under attack over his alleged order to some Yoruba traditional rulers to stand up to greet him. Obasanjo was seen in a trending video ordering some people believed to be traditional rulers in Oyo State to stand up and greet him. The incident was said to have happened at the

“He watched probably with glee when a certain individual in Lagos warned non-indigenes to vote for a particular political party or risk being deported to their place of birth, and he never condemned it.” The Labour Party has faulted Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka’s comment accusing the party of attempting to deceive Nigerians into believing

Businesses and homes were again left without power supply for several hours yesterday after the nation’s national grid collapsed twice in less than six hours, dropping power generation by 93.5 per cent to 273MW. The latest collapse came barely two weeks after the controversial celebration of 400 days of stable or incident-free operations by the

African presidents, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), ministers, investors and United Nations (UN) leaders would be joined by music, sports and film stars for an exclusive two-day forum on Africa’s future at Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). GABI is a platform for promoting business, trade, and investment across the continent. At a virtual news conference yesterday,