JOHESU insists on strike, mobilises members The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals has started mobilising its members across the country to embark on a seven-day warning strike, beginning from midnight of October 25, 2024. The National Secretary of JOHESU, Martin Egbanubi, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday. JOHESU is made … Read more
Mr Sly Ezeokenwa, the factional National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), says the appointment of Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as a minister is an audacious and good move by President Bola Tinubu. Mr Ezeokenwa, who was elected as APGA National Chairman in 2023 following the completion of a two term eight-year tenure by … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has officially commenced the process of settling its $6 billion debt. This is according to the statement from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun. He addressed concerns about the NNPCL’s financial situation, which had become stressed due to its outstanding obligations to … Read more
The new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that 85.2% of Nigerian households are still relying on the estimated billing model for electricity tariffs. The statement was published in the Nigeria Residential Energy Demand Side Survey Report 2024 released by the Bureau on Wednesday. According to the report, only 14.8% of households … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s political action committee (PAC), America PAC, has been cautioned by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. The DOJ’s warning stems from concerns that Musk’s sweepstakes, which offers $1 million to one registered voter in a swing state each … Read more
President Putin Shows New BRICS Currency To Replace US Dollar In Global Trade (Photos) Nigeria and 12 other countries has joined BRICS as partners BRICS officially adds 13 new nations to the alliance as partner countries (not full members). 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇳🇬 Nigeria … Read more
Three-time ultimate winner of Mr. Olympian and former world’s strongest man Geoffrey Capes has died at the age of 75, his family have announced. Geoff Capes is Great Britain’s greatest ever shot putter and still holds the record for the longest throw ever, which he set in 1980 with a distance of 21.68m. Capes was … Read more
Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a strong assertion which is sadly true that Regionalism is root of Nigeria’s problems. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abeokuta said the principle of regionalism has continued to plague the country, describing it as the root of Nigeria’s problems. Obasanjo said this when the League of Northern … Read more
Nigeria is set to be one of the African countries to benefit from Germany’s ambitious €4bn investment in green energy projects across Africa by 2030. This was made known in a statement by the Director of Media and Corporate Communications at the National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr Felix Ale, on Tuesday, Dr Felix … Read more
As the clock ticks down to the impending strike, the atmosphere is tense with anticipation. The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has sounded the alarm, citing the government’s failure to address long-standing grievances. Despite identical pay slips, the same 40k salary, and identical demands, the government’s response remains elusive. The plight of Nigerian workers is … Read more