Blue Apron employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging that they weren’t paid overtime, or for meal breaks, among other labor law violations. They are seeking back pay for missed wages and a trial by jury. The…
We will open Lagos govt’s books – Sanwo-olu, Hamzat (PremiumTimes)
The Lagos State All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his running mate, Femi Hamzat, on Tuesday pledged to run a transparent budgetary system if elected into office in next year’s polls. The duo spoke at an interactive session…
Amina Mohammed, three other Nigerians make BBC ‘100 Women’ list (Punch)
Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and three other Nigerian women made the 2018 BBC ‘100 women’ list. She appeared alongside social entrepreneur/activist, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, lawyer, Bola Tinubu and award-winning blogger and author, Chidera Eggerue. The BBC list celebrates inspiring…
Child bride auctioned on Facebook in ‘barbaric use of technology’ (CNN)
Facebook has come under fire for a “barbaric use of technology” that allowed the sale of a child bride to be held on its site. An auction was held on the social media platform for a 16-year-old girl in South…
Boko Haram kills Nigerian Army commander, dozens of soldiers (Vanguard)
Rampaging Boko Haram insurgents overran a Nigerian Army battalion in Borno State on Sunday, killing the unit’s commander and dozens of soldiers, military sources have told online newspaper, Premium Times. A large cache of arms, ammunition and military equipment were…
Trump defends daughter Ivanka amid email scrutiny (CNN)
President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump did use private email during the start of the administration, but declined to acknowledge any hypocrisy over his criticism during the 2016 campaign of Hillary Clinton’s similar…
Illegal haulage: Dangote partners public to arrest erring drivers (Leadership)
In a renewed effort aimed at ridding the organisation of unscrupulous drivers, the management of the pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Group has solicited the help of members of the public to assist in apprehending persons engaging in illegal haulage activities with…
Soldier stabs man to death in Aba (Vanguard)
A yet to be identified soldier reportedly stabbed a man to death at Owerri-Aba community, Ugwunagbo council area, Abia State. The soldier, suspected to be attached to the 144 Battalion, Asa, Ukwa West council area, had gone to make peace…
Oyo workers get September, October salaries (Nation)
The Oyo State government has said the September and October salaries approved by Governor Abiola Ajimobi have been paid to the civil servants and teachers on government employ. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr. Toye Arulogun said the…
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) * Nine farmers killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno (Guardian)
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) A fire incident yesterday night gutted the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was confirmed in a statement by the…