The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the sale of a NITEL/MTEL property located at No 3-5, Moloney Street, Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos, to the Lagos State Government. A statement by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on…
Polls: Police arrest Rivers Rep member with $498,100
A few days after his Television and Radio Stations were allegedly bombed by gunmen, Dr Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives, has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on…
MTN Sales Awards: Advancing a culture of recognition in the workplace
There is compelling evidence to support the idea that rewarding employees at work increases engagement because it raises output, employee self-esteem, and personal competence. In a thought-provoking session at TEDxBellevue, Mike Robbins explains that employee satisfaction is influenced by recognition,…
Nigeria, 140 countries demand Russia withdraw from Ukraine
Nigeria and 140 Member States on Thursday demanded Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a “just and lasting” peace. The UN correspondent of the News…
Man jailed 1 year for insulting, intimidating his father
A Magistrates’ Court in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 35 -year-old labourer, Fwangmun Danung, to a year’s imprisonment for insulting and intimidating his father. The judge, Mr Tapmwa Gotep, sentenced the Danung after he pleaded guilty. Gotep gave him an…
*Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard)*Finnish police release Ekpa, pro-Biafran agitator, hours after grilling (Guardian)
Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard) Five years after Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi schoolgirls was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents; she is yet to be released and seems to have been forgotten. She was…
*Police cancel political rallies in Kano as violence escalates (DailyTrust)*ADC releases 5,000 polling agents for Peter Obi in Rivers (Vanguard)
Police cancel political rallies in Kano as violence escalates (DailyTrust) The Kano State Police Command has cancelled all political rallies in the state following clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The…
Finland authorities arrest pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa
Finland authorities on Thursday arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a Finland news outlet, HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence…
Buhari tells candidates to respect choice of voters, accept outcome of elections
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to a statement by Femi Adesina,…
NPO constitutes 9-man media complaints commission
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has appointed a nine-man board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), better known as the National Ombudsman, in a bid to jumpstart the new Ombudsman mechanism. According to a statement by Mal. Kabiru A.…