The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has described the death of Mr Abiodun Aremu, as a great loss to labour movement and the global human rights community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the renowned activist and Secretary of the Joint Action Front, JAF— the umbrella
Prominent Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga “has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India,” local police said Wednesday. His death is considered a “political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation.” Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, having run
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Nigeria’s recent economic reforms, like Naira flexibility and fiscal transparency in driving a positive outlook. The Assistant Director in the IMF’s Global Markets Analysis Division, Jason Wu, gave the commendation at a news conference to unveil the Global Financial Stability Report in Washington
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso will replace the Finance Minister Wale Edun as the head of Nigeria’s delegation attending the World Bank- International Monetary Fund, IMF meetings in Washington, United States.Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said Edun is “indisposed”
President Bola Tinubu says traditional rulers remain the most enduring link between government and the people and must be formally recognized within the governance framework. Tinubu, who was represented by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo state, disclosed this at the meeting of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said he received with a heavy heart the news of the passing of the founder of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Reverend Uma Ukpai who passed on at the age of 80. For several decades Evangelist Uma Ukpai, though an International Evangelist who
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday, warned the federal government to stop bullying members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with its “unproductive ‘no work, no pay’ policy”. The Congress said it would not hesitate to mobilise all workers across the country including those critical sectors to
The Lagos State Government on Monday re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, better known as Evans, before the Ikeja High Court on fresh charges bordering on the murder of two police officers. They both pleaded not guilty to the charges. Evans is currently facing five different criminal cases for kidnapping