Opening arguments are to be held on Tuesday in the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, the first ever prosecution of a child of a sitting US president. Hunter Biden, 54, the only surviving son of President Joe Biden,…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies on Sunday agreed to extend its current oil output voluntary cuts until the end of 2025. OPEC disclosed this at its 37th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting, a statement released…
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested some members of a criminal gang suspected of murdering car-hire drivers and stealing their vehicles. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday, linked the group to…
…most people who complain of being insulted by ‘social media warriors’ are ‘powerful’ people who throw the first punch and when their victims or their supporters respond, they turn around to play the victim. For instance, when the respected Soyinka…
President Bola Tinubu promised to tackle the unprecedented poverty and hardship but workers, while x-raying his one year in office, said the burden of pains has increased under the President, GLORIA NWAFOR writes. No doubt President Bola Tinubu’s first year…
Academic activities were disrupted on Monday as primary and secondary school teachers, and their counterparts in higher institutions joined the nationwide indefinite strike announced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). PREMIUM TIMES…
•Cardoso seeks disclosure of debt management strategies The implementation of Medium-Term Debt Strategies (MTDS) of West African countries is facing challenges, the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has said, promising to develop a yearly borrowing plan…
The indefinite strike by labour unions may soon end after the unions late Monday reached an agreement with the federal government on a new national minimum wage. The agreement was reached at a meeting convened by the Secretary to the…
The Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) has pulled out 16 Generals who retired from active military service. This is contained in a statement issued by Capt. Yemi Sokoya, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters, Nigerian Army Education Corps in…
The federal government has called on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to return to the negotiation table following the commencement of an indefinite strike by the unions. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed…