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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the Federal Government’s upward review on deduction on workers’ salaries. Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, NLC General Secretary, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Tuesday, that the increased deduction was unacceptable. “We got complaints from a number of workers about the pay that they got […]

A supposedly dead man was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at a Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday. Uba Ubachukwu Collins, listed among three Bolivians and another Nigerian, is facing trial for allowing a property in Satellite Town Lagos, to be used for the production of methamphetamine, a banned drug, as […]

The Bompai division of the Nigeria Police in Nasarawa Kano, Kano State has been adjudged the best police station in Nigeria. This declaration was made by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris during a recent visit to the station in Kano. According to the IGP, the station headed by a young police officer, […]

The Nigerian Police Service Commission (PSC), has released names of successful applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force in the Federal Government’s 10,000 policemen recruitment programme. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said the candidates comprised of 500 cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police […]

There are things that meant nothing to some people, yet they are everything to others. Whatever, but they become relevant when golden chains are tied around the ankle and ring is worn elsewhere than where it should be. You be the judge. Credit: MosunMacaulay Oluwole, Facebook

“Daddy, I’m going to die!” “Kai, dapada, Tise. Young lady, I don’t find this funny at all. Don’t be saying horrible things. You will not die.” “But I’m going to die, Daddy, because I am so hungry!” My enemies in Nigeria have sent this child to finish me, I think. Here we are, Saturday morning […]

The Argentine economy was one of the worst hit by the emerging market crisis of the 1990s. It officially slipped into a recession at the end of 1998, imploded in 2001, and went into a depression in 2002. A long history of corruption and waste, plus the overvaluing of its local currency, the peso, had […]

The federal government has proposed a budget of N7.28 trillion for the year 2017. The proposed budget represents an increase of ‎about 19.95 per cent over the 2016 Appropriation of N6.07 trillion. President Muhammadu Buhari is to present the budget on December 14 to a joint session of the National Assembly. Sources in the Presidency said details […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service is set to map out a strategy for the implementation of the proposed introduction of tax for the Nigerian international passport. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Mohammed Babandede, made this known during a decoration ceremony of newly promoted officers in Abuja. The tax according to him is not a punitive measure […]

Nigerians, for the sake of their health, will have to give up eating some of their favourite traditional meat-based meals, like suya, isi ewu, ngwo ngwo, kilisi and others, which the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has pinpointed as the contributing to the cause of premature deaths in the country. The Health Minister disclosed this […]

Except in extremely isolated cases—for example, as an act of self-defense—it is morally indefensible for individuals to engage in extra-judicial killing. When a government makes it its business to slaughter unarmed citizens, that government reveals itself as criminally thuggish. And the state in whose behalf that government kills loses its moral legitimacy. That, I am […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ayora Kuforiji-Olubi, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 80. The president, who recently received the former minister and first female Chairman of the United Bank of Africa at the State House, also extended heartfelt condolences to the […]

In a series of tweets, former Lagos state governor and National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu, said APC is a party he labored with some other party members to build and will not be abandoning the party for others to control. More of his tweets below: Twitter, Bola Tinubu, LIB

Evidence of happy marriage is veteran actress, Monalisa Chinda-Coker’s beautiful looks to a movie premiere on Sunday. She sure has got that glow. See another photo below

Governor Ayo Fayose over the weekend, shared banana and groundnut to children residing at Okesa, where he had gone to inspect some ongoing projects. See more photos of the event below: Photo: LIB

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun has disclosed that the $30bn foreign loan being sought by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will not be used to pay salaries. Addressing reporters after an event in Lagos, Oyegun defended the borrowing plans of the President, explaining that the sum will be invested in […]

British-born Nigerian actress, Beverly Naya has disclosed her take on premarital sex. She said despite the abstinence before marriage teaching given almost on a daily basis, she will have sex before marriage to test her man’s sexual capability. Speaking with Genevieve magazine, some months ago, the actress noted that she would not want to end up with […]

Sepp Blatter has confirmed that he has lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a six-year ban by FIFA. The Swiss said, in a statement, that it is “difficult” to accept, but that “the way the case progressed, no other verdict could be expected”. The former FIFA president also said […]

This very interesting chat between an accidental side chick and a wife was sent to Relationship Blogger & Consultant, Joro Olumofin. Read their chat below: Source: Lailas, Joro Olumofin

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind its decision to reduce workers salary through obnoxious increment in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax, pension and National Housing Fund (NHF) deductions. These were applied on gross salary, thereby, making some of the workers to have […]