California’s largest wildfire of the year, dubbed the “Madre Fire,” has ravaged more than 70,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County since it broke out on Wednesday, prompting evacuations and intensifying concerns about federal firefighting support. According to Cal Fire, over 600 firefighters and 40 fire engines have been deployed to contain the blaze, which…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a widely circulated message on WhatsApp falsely claiming that it is introducing N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes as part of a cash transaction reform. The misleading circular, purportedly from the apex bank, read: “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially announced the introduction of…
Flooding in South Sudan has affected 1.4 million people and displaced over 379,000, with aid agencies warning of a malaria surge overwhelming healthcare services, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The flooding, described as the worst in decades, has particularly impacted the northern regions and the disputed Abyei…
The Organised Labour rejected the government’s fresh offer, the third proposal in about a week when negotiation talks resumed on Wednesday. Both the NLC and the TUC, however, shifted ground from their initial ₦615,000 to ₦497,000. A prominent member of the Tripartite Committee for the negotiation of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers told…
The Federal Government and cement manufacturers have agreed on a N7,000 to N8,000 per 50 kg bag price of cement to halt the astronomical rise in the price of the product. This agreement was part of a deal struck after several hours of meeting held behind closed doors at the headquarters of the Ministry of…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun (CON) has approved the sum of 100,000 and 20,000 according to grade level for State workforce. The information made available to CSR Watch Concept repoter by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Adesina at Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta , stated that Levels 1-8 N20,000,…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday said Boko Haram fighters lure recruits with as low as N5,000. The governor also reveals how his government sustained the fight against insurgents in the state in the last two years. He made the revelations in his statewide broadcast to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day (June 12,…