The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nasarawa State Government to enable her takeover and complete the Farin Ruwa Dam project. The project, conceptualised in 2001 with the intention of providing no fewer than…
Chance the Rapper to hold fundraiser for mayoral candidate Amara Enyia (ChicagoSunTimes)
Chance the Rapper has yet to dip into his own fortune to bankroll the candidacy of his handpicked mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. But he’s doing the next best thing: holding a fundraiser for her with the potential to fill her…
Dec. deadline for minimum wage (Nation)
Labour yesterday requested that all processes leading to the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage should be completed next month. It also vowed not to accept anything less than the N30,000 recommended by the Tripartite Committee to President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Sanwo-Olu free Wi-Fi debut excites Surulere youths
Consistent with his aspiration of supporting Nigerian youths in their quest to compete favourably in the global space, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2019, has commenced situating Free Wi-Fi at 100 designated locations across Lagos State. The…
GRI Amsterdam appoints Nigerian sustainability expert, Bekeme Olowola, as board member
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the world’s leading sustainability impact measurement and reporting standards body, based in Amsterdam, has appointed Bekeme Olowola, Founder and Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action, headquartered in Nigeria, as a member of its Board of Directors, where she…
Ondo impeachment saga: our signatures were forged— lawmakers (Vanguard) * Troops arrest female suicide bomber in Borno (Punch)
Ondo impeachment saga: our signatures were forged — lawmakers (Vanguard) Two of the 18 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly, who signed the impeachment notice served on the embattled Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun and his Deputy Ogundeji Iroju, yesterday,…
Serena Williams named GQ’s woman of the year but fans are furious with the cover (Metro)
Serena Williams being named GQ’s woman of the year should be a celebratory milestone. The 37-year-old tennis star is the only woman featured on one of GQ’s four covers for December, alongside Michael B Jordan, Jonah Hill and Henry Golding.…
Fees’ hike row at UNILORIN, LAUTECH (Nation)
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), have reversed themselves on new fees following a meeting with students’ leaders. Students were shocked when the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology…
44 dead in California fires as the Camp Fire becomes the deadliest in state history (CNN)
An additional 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the death toll from the Camp Fire to 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, the sheriff of Butte County said. The increased…
Woman warned about ‘sparks’ from power lines day before deadly wildfire (NYPost)
A woman in Northern California said Monday that the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. contacted her about “sparks” in power lines on her property one day before the deadly wildfire in Paradise began. Betsy Ann Cowley said the power company…