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…Hints at push for salary review beyond minimum wage age Today, Nigerian workers join their counterparts worldwide to mark May Day, also known as Workers’ Day. However, rather than celebrating, workers in Nigeria find little cause for joy. Like many other citizens, the worsening socio-economic situation has further deteriorated their living conditions, leaving many impoverished. Summing up the plight of …

By Eben Enasco The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has has accused the suspended Enigie (Dukes) in Igbanke, a part of Benin Kingdom of masterminding the recent rebellion in the community. In a statement issued and signed by Seven high ranking Benin Chiefs and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the BTC alleged that the suspended Enigie’s actions have contributed to …

Firefighters, military personnel, and emergency services are struggling to contain the blazes, which have already caused widespread destruction, Mail Online reports. Israel has declared a national emergency as wildfires, believed to be the largest in the country’s history, continue to rage near Jerusalem, posing a serious threat to lives and property. Firefighters, military personnel, and emergency services are struggling to contain …

An explosion Wednesday night rocked Giwa Barracks, a popular military detention facility where many ex-Boko Haram fighters are believed to be held in Maiduguri, Borno State. This comes amidst the resurgence of Boko Haram violence, which the state government recently decried. Governor Babagana Zulum lamented that the Islamist terrorists were regrouping and threatening the fragile stability of the North-east region. The …

•Trump blames Biden for weak economic growth   •European markets cut losses, close higher The US economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter of 2025, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher costs from tariffs, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade policy. Trump’s tariffs have continued …

Banks will commence implementing charges for alerts and other short messages (SMS) communications to their customers at the rate of N6 for every SMS transaction with effect from today. This is coming on the heels of the increase in telecommunications rates by telecommunication providers following a nod by the Federal Government. The SMS charges were increased by 50% to N6 …

The Court of Appeal in Calabar, on Wednesday, upheld the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor jailed in 2021 for rigging a senatorial election for Godswill Akpabio, a senator from Akwa Ibom State. Mr Akpabio, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is the president of the Nigerian Senate. The rigging happened in an election he lost before he contested again in 2023, …

The report, citing unnamed sources, suggested Tesla’s board had contacted executive search firms to begin a formal CEO search process. Tesla has firmly denied a report claiming the electric vehicle (EV) giant is actively searching for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. The report, citing unnamed sources, suggested Tesla’s board had contacted executive search firms to begin a formal CEO search …

By Eben Enasco  “Was it not Friday last week I got a call while in the office, that at the Back gate, some people were shooting. I was not sure it would be one of us in the Physiotherapy department”. “Yes it was Alex Ogunbiyi a bystander who had gone out to eat and was hit by a bullet shot …

By Idahosa Musa No fewer than 31 suspected criminal syndicates have been busted by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade, during a raid on a building in the First Bank Estate, Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele Bypass, Benin, Edo State. The well carried out operation, which took place on Monday, was led by the Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Ebenezer Oduyebo. …