•Nigerian lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has fixed Saturday, July 20, 2024 for the elections of their president and other national officers. Ahead of Saturday’s elections, the Electoral Committee has promised Nigerian lawyers free, fair, credible and inclusive elections. Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the NBA, ECNBA, Oluseu...
•Tinubu (center)and Organised Labour leaders President Tinubu has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. The Frontier reports that the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are currently at the Presidential Villa...
In the middle of the busy afternoon of Monday, May 13, 2024, mail dropped in my box from an unfamiliar contact by the name Ramatu Ibrahim. Ordinarily, I should skip it to check later but I did open it. It read: Dear Oladimeji, Read a story you published in your paper on the 12th (of) […]
•United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed ...
•Victor Osimhen Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are making strides in their pursuit of Napoli and Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported today that discussions between Osimhen’s representatives and the Ligue 1 champions are progressing well, reports AFP. Romano noted that Osimhen is open to the move, stating, “...
In a bid to bolster the US economy and retain top talent, the Biden administration has announced new steps to speed up employment-based nonimmigrant visas for recent US college graduates with job offers. The initiative aims to streamline immigration processes and attract skilled workers to the country. By July 18, the Department of State will ...
•Linus Williams Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a Nigerian crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord. Blord was arrested in Abuja today following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud among others against his companies. Speaking in an interview with our corresp...
•A child at Nigeria’s IDP camp The deplorable state of the nation, the hardship level, heartbreaking state of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and the increasing poverty rate in Nigeria is a damning indictment of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Mandate promise to Nigerians. The further suspension of the activities of Humani...
Governors from the 36 States of the Federation under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum have scheduled a crucial meeting next week to review the judgment of the Supreme Court that granted autonomy to local government councils in the country. Addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chairman...
•Teesside University Nigerian students protested on campus on Tuesday morning The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, today, announced that Teesside University in the United Kingdom has implemented a more compassionate payment method. Dabiri-Erewa stated this at a press conference ahead of the National Diaspor...

