By Ayomide Otitoju Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has urged labour leaders to aspire to political leadership, saying the experience of former union leaders in government has demonstrated the importance of workers’ representation in positions of authority. Ajaero made the call in Birnin Kebbi while addressing members of the NLC National Administrative Council…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 7,000 Ebola cases in what authorities describe as the country’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease, with nearly 3,400 deaths. According to the latest figures released by Congolese authorities, 7,022 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was officially detected in mid-May. A total of…
Leaders of the 11-member BRICS group, including China, Russia, Iran and India, have called for calm in the Middle East, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement at a summit in New Delhi. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the ongoing Middle East war did not serve the interests of the international community, as he…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State and Minister of Industries, died on Saturday, according to a statement issued by his former media aide, Oliver Okpala, with the consent of his…
BRICS members and partner countries have begun arriving in New Delhi, India, for the group’s 18th Summit scheduled for September 12 and 13 at Bharat Mandapam. The BRICS bloc comprises 11 member countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. The Indian Ministry of External…
The War Leaves Yemen’s Borders, Yemen’s conflict began as a power struggle inside one country. Today it is a problem for every country that relies on trade moving through the Red Sea. New fighting along the western coast and near the islands around Bab al-Mandab has revived a question that capitals from London to Beijing…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the reported killings of two Nigerians in South Africa, describing the incidents as “unacceptable” and warning that there would be consequences if attacks against Nigerians continued. Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo were reportedly killed in separate incidents in Johannesburg on September…
By Ayomide Otitoju Zenith Bank has opened its digital and branch channels for Nigerians at home and abroad seeking to subscribe to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. The bank, a receiving bank and designated electronic application channel for the offer, said investors can subscribe through its website, mobile app,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has fined RwandAir ₦15 million for violating consumer protection regulations over a passenger’s damaged baggage. NCAA spokesperson Michael Achimugu disclosed this in a post on his personal X handle on Friday. He said the sanction was imposed after the airline failed to resolve the passenger’s baggage…
