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More than 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris’ White House bid, cautioning that the notion of a second term for GOP nominee Donald Trump is “simply untenable” and “will hurt real, everyday people.” Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) In an …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy, The PUNCH reports. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme that the …

The United Kingdom has increased the number of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the worker and temporary worker immigration routes. Checks by The Nation, show that the list which was updated on Friday, August 23, has 119,195 approved companies.The approved updated list now contains 119,195 companies.   Interested Nigerians are advised to visit the listed company’s website and search for available vacancies. …

Edo State Regional Development Plan is not a political document but a guide to succeeding administrations to chart the continuous development and growth of the State, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Monday. Obaseki made the distinction while speaking at an event which is part of activities marking the Edo at 33 anniversary in Benin City, tagged, ‘Education: …

In a landmark move, President Bola Tinubu signed into law a new national minimum wage of N70,000 on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000, after a series of meetings which resulted in failure of the Organised Labour, private sectors and the federal government representatives who made up the Tripartite Committee to reach an agreement on the new minimum wage. The …

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. While it’s common for campaigns to quibble beforehand over debate mechanics, both Harris and Trump are under pressure to deliver a strong performance next month in …

The prices of 1 kilogram (kg) of beans, tomatoes and 12 pieces of agric medium sized eggs rose above 200 percent year-on-year in July 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Food Price Watch Report for July 2024, the  price of 1 kg beans brown (sold loose) increased by 262.98 percent YoY to N2,444.81 in July 2024 from  …

After nearly 20 years of back-and-forth negotiations, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Shipping Agencies Employers Association (SACFEA) have finally reached a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), introducing a N200,000 minimum wage for shipping workers. This development comes at a time when only a few state governors have expressed readiness to pay the N70,000 national minimum wage signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.  …

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies — a homegrown combination of missile and drone that the defense minister vowed Monday would provide “answers” to a wave of Russian bombings. The “Palianytsia” was created due to urgent necessity, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia has dominated the …

The Federal Government has declared that underage candidates will no longer be permitted to sit for secondary school leaving examinations administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme on Sunday night. He stressed that both the …