Nigerian workers on May Day threatened to use their electoral power come 2019 against any government that refuses to pay the new minimum wage currently being negotiated in the country. The workers also warned against any attempt to renegotiate their demand for N66, 500 as the national minimum wage in the country. The existing minimum […]
A Nigerian company says it has suspended distribution of its cough syrup after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic. Emzor Pharmaceuticals has also dismissed a company executive who was caught selling 60 bottles of cough syrup to an undercover reporter. The syrup, containing the highly addictive opioid, codeine, is used by […]
FIFA will advance $2 million in prize money to each of the five African teams that have qualified for the World Cup to help them prepare for the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said. Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia have qualified for the tournament in Russia, and CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said […]
Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has played down injury fears and is hopeful he can regain full fitness for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second-leg against Atletico Madrid. The 21-year-old Nigeria international played 90 minutes during Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday but Wenger said after the match Iwobi was struggling […]
With the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States, the platform was provided by President Donald Trump to finalise negotiations to repatriate more than 500 million dollars (about 190 billion Naira) of Nigeria’s looted money traced to the country. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the Correspondent of the News […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recruitment of 6,000 additional policemen as part of fresh measures to address the nation’s security challenges including the farmers/herdsmen clashes across the country. The President made this known in a special interview session with Voice of America, Hausa service, in Washington, United States on Tuesday morning. President Buhari, who […]