Tag: Nigeria

Labour, NewsStream

Minimum Wage: Slash Security Votes Of Political Officers, Workers Urge FG

A Cross section of workers in Enugu State has urged the Federal Government to reduce security votes and cost of governance of political office holders to accommodate the new minimum wage. The workers made the call in Enugu on Tuesday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to inability of some state governments to pay the current N18, 000 minimum … Continue reading Minimum Wage: Slash Security Votes Of Political Officers, Workers Urge FG

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World News

Nigerian envoy asks enslaved African descendants to reconnect with Africa

Nigerian’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Bande, has challenged people of African descent to reconnect with their African roots. Bande, who is Chair, African Group at the UN, made the call while delivering a statement at the UN headquarters in New York as part of activities in Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The Nigerian envoy said … Continue reading Nigerian envoy asks enslaved African descendants to reconnect with Africa

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NewsStream, Sport

South Africa vs Nigeria: Four things we learnt as Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2019

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has explained why his side played a 1-1 draw with South Africa in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying fixture at the BFN Stadium in Johannesburg. An own goal from South Africa defender, Buhle Mkhwanazi, and a strike from striker, Lebo Mothiba ensured both sides got a point. Rohr said his side drew with South Africa because … Continue reading South Africa vs Nigeria: Four things we learnt as Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2019

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Business, NewsStream

FG Urged to Harness Maritime Potential to Boost GDP

The federal government has been urged to harness its huge maritime potential as the sector offers huge opportunities for the country to shore up its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The National Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Aechitects (NIMENA), Mr Henry Unuigbe, stated this in Lagos while speaking at the 7th annual conference/annual general meeting of the institute in Lagos. According to … Continue reading FG Urged to Harness Maritime Potential to Boost GDP

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Crime, NewsStream

BREAKING: US expresses worry over Shiites, security forces’ clashes

  The United States of America has voiced its concerns over continued face-off between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shia and security forces in the country. The U.S. government said in a statement from its Embassy in Abuja that while the matter was still being investigated, it was “troubled by the apparent disproportionate response by the police” during the … Continue reading BREAKING: US expresses worry over Shiites, security forces’ clashes

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Business, Politics

Emir Sanusi: Nigeria is not an oil-rich country. It’s nowhere near that’

The Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that Nigeria is not an oil-rich country. He said, given the quantum of oil Nigeria produces and sells against its large population, the country was nowhere near an oil-rich country. Sanusi also said he was deeply worried about the concept of restructuring being advocated by some in Nigeria. Emir Sanusi, who was the special guest … Continue reading Emir Sanusi: Nigeria is not an oil-rich country. It’s nowhere near that’

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