The Federal Government has said the Dangote Group will redeploy staff earlier disengaged from its refinery operations, following the resolution of its dispute with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. The FG also announced that the redeployed staff will not suffer any loss ...
Read More »FG announces end of PENGASSAN, Dangote rift
The Federal Government has brokered peace in the face-off between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, after two days of conciliation meetings. A statement issued in the early hours of Wednesday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, ...
Read More »ECOWAS parliament adopts $26m 2026 budget
The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a budget of 19,636,030 Units of Account (26 million dollars) for the 2026 fiscal year, and announced plans to commemorate its 25th anniversary in November. The Speaker of the Parliament, Hadjia Memounatou Ibrahima, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Income earned by ‘runs girls’ taxable – Taiwo Oyedele
The Federal Government has said that all income earned in Nigeria, including money made by ‘runs girls,’ is taxable under the law. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, stated this in a now-viral video from a tax education session by ...
Read More »PENGASSAN, Dangote reconciliation meeting continues today
The reconciliation meeting championed by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, which is aimed at resolving the rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the Management of Dangote Petroleum refinery, will continue Today by 2 pm, according to a notice by the ...
Read More »From beauty queen to broadcaster, ARISE TV mourns slain Abuja anchor
Tributes have continued to pour in for ARISE Television anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, whose death during a robbery attack in Abuja on Monday has sparked grief across the country. In a fresh statement on X on Tuesday, the management of ARISE described the 29-year-old journalist and lawyer as “delectable, ...
Read More »PENGASSAN, Dangote reconciliation meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting between the delegation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the lingering industrial dispute ended in a deadlock. The reconciliation meeting, called by the Federal Government, started at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday. ...
Read More »Biotechnology agency assures Nigerians of GMOs’ safety
The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency has assured Nigerians of the health safety of genetically modified organisms The Director-General of NBRDA, Abdullahi Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mustapha gave the assurance against the backdrop of ongoing debates and conversations around GMOs, which ...
Read More »Germany’s Lufthansa to slash 4,000 jobs by 2030
German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs, nearly four percent of its workforce, underscoring the slump gripping Europe’s largest economy. Lufthansa said the majority of the job cuts would be in Germany and take place by 2030, targeting administrative rather than operational positions. ...
Read More »NAHCON announces final 2026 Hajj fares, reduces cost by ₦200,000
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced the approved fares for the 2026 Hajj. In a statement signed by the management, NAHCON said the announcement followed “due consultations with all the relevant stakeholders, including the Forum of States leadership, and obtaining the approval of the Federal ...
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