Angry protesters have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja.
Earlier, the protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building to open the gates to allow the angry workers to express their displeasure.
Following the failure of…
Veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy has declared his intention to walk naked on the street if the Labour Party candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, emerges victorious at the election petitions tribunal.
The…
Google has partnered with Verve to make digital transactions on Google Play Store easier for Nigerians.
The firm noted that as from Wednesday, Nigerians could now use their Verve cards to make purchases on the Google Play Store.
It stated that under its new partnership…
Globacom and PalmPay have collaborated to launch a new reward scheme for the telecom firm’s customers.
According to the firms, the marketing initiative tagged ‘PalmPay Bonanza: Recharge Glo and Win’ will offer Nigerians who buy Glo data and airtime bundles via the PalmPay platform a chance to win prizes.
They stated that the reward scheme would run from July 21 until September 14…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks to vacate a post-no-debit restriction placed on the bank accounts of 440 individuals and companies.
A post-no-debit means that all debit transactions, including ATMs and cheques, on the accounts have been blocked but can receive…
A gang of ten senior secondary school students in Ogun State have reportedly beaten a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, for stopping one of them from cheating during an examination in the school.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Isanbi…
Dangote Cement has completed the first tranche of its share buy back programme.
The share buy back programme was announced early July.
In a corporate notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, Dangote Cement said the first tranche commenced on Monday and was completed on Tuesday via the open market on NGX.
The total number of shares repurchased was 121,404,714 representing 0.71…
Guards of the Nigeria Air Force who were on duty at the HQ NADC gate, caught a cable thief along the airport road by the NADC perimeter fence at about 1:35am on Friday.
Three thieves were sighted digging the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s underground armoured…
United Airlines grew its operating revenue by 17.1 per cent to $14.2bn in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.
In a statement announcing the financial results, the company reported quarterly earnings per share of $3.24 and pre-tax margin of 9.8…
Nigerians, and other foreign nationals coming into the United Kingdom will have to pay more for visa applications.
Also, the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by immigrants applying for visas will “increase significantly”, the United Kingdom has said.
The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement on the increase in visa application fees on Thursday.
The prime minister…