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Strike rights subject to domestic laws on labour relations, industrial disputes: NECA DG
51+ min ago (353+ words) The Nigeria Employers" Consultative Association (NECA) says the right to strike remains subject to national laws and industrial relations frameworks. NECA Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, stated this in Lagos while reacting to the International Court of Justice advisory opinion delivered on…...
Parents of abducted Oyo pupils beg Tinubu, Makinde to ensure their safe return
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (409+ words) Distraught parents of the abducted schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esinele community in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde to rescue their rescue. The parents in a video on Sunday expressed…...
Africa's $400 billion funding gap tops Af DB agenda
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (443+ words) The Af DB said the continent required huge investments in infrastructure, energy, food security, climate adaptation and job creation. The African Development Bank (Af DB) Group says it will focus on tackling Africa's widening development financing gap amid growing global…...
NALPGAM decries rising cooking gas prices nationwide
2+ hour ago (388+ words) Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM)" has expressed concern over the worsening shortage and rising price of cooking gas across the country. The association made this known in a joint statement signed by its President, Edu Inyang, and…...
Dangote Refinery driving Nigeria's economic resurgence: S&P
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (640+ words) The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is emerging as a major driver of Nigeria's improving economic outlook, following the country's sovereign credit rating upgrade by S&P Global Ratings. In its latest assessment, S&P upgraded Nigeria's long term foreign and…...
Knowledge should solve problems, improve lives, says Ooni of Ife
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (298+ words) The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said learning must be used to solve real problems and make life better for ordinary people. The traditional ruler gave the charge while congratulating the founder of Stanel Group, Dr Stanley Uzochukwu,…...
South-West ADC stakeholders endorse Hayatu-Deen ahead of Monday's presidential primary
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (356+ words) Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-West have endorsed Mohammed Hayatu-Deen's presidential aspiration ahead of Monday's primary election. The endorsement is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the leader of the ADC South-West Professionals…...
Bomb attack on train kills 20, injures several in Pakistan
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (353+ words) At least 20 people were killed, and more than 70 others wounded in a suicide bombing in Quetta, southwest Pakistan, on Sunday. The incident occurred when a train carrying soldiers and their families from a military camp passed through Chaman Phatak railway…...
Lagos rules out immediate Ebola threat, steps up surveillance measures
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (805+ words) He said the state's biosecurity and emergency response systems remained fully activated and outbreak-tested. The Lagos State government has reassured residents that there is no immediate threat of Ebola virus disease in the state despite the evolving outbreak in parts…...
Group seeks stronger women inclusion in Kaduna peacebuilding
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (453+ words) The Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC) in Kaduna State has called for stronger women's leadership in addressing human rights, transitional justice, and democratic stability challenges across the state. The call came during a two-day engagement organised by IMC with support from the…...