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Women in Ekiti state will now enjoy six months maternity leave as The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has approved six months maternity leave for female workers in the state public service. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said the new policy, which took effect from February 1, […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government will no longer review workers’ salaries as earlier promised. The acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, had said through the Director of Communications in her office, Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, that the FG would ensure that […]
Nigeria’s billionaire businessman and President/CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has topped Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list for 2020 for the ninth time in a row. The list according to Forbes captures only eight countries who have billionaires; Egypt and South Africa are tied with five billionaires each, followed by Nigeria with four and Morocco with two. Maintaining […]
Nigerian music star; Olamide has released his 10th studio album titled “999”. This is Olamide’s first project since his “YBNL Mafia Family” compilation album which was released in December 2018. The rapper announced this release to the surprise of many across his social media pages. On Instagram, he shared the album art, tracklist and the […]
The Chinese government has sent an official guide on treating coronavirus to the Nigerian authorities as death toll in the Chinese mainland reached 908 on Monday. The Chinese embassy in Nigeria confirmed that the official guide on coronavirus was shared with Nigeria and other countries through “an official channel with documents including Lab Test Procedure, […]
A graduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Motunrayo Rafiu, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers in the Kabba area of Kogi State, has been released. Rafiu was released on Sunday after the family reportedly paid a ransom of N1m. The victim was said to have spent five days in the kidnappers’ den. […]
The Bail Music Company has announced that, acclaimed Nigerian singer, songwriter and performing artiste, BRYMO will be returning to the Terra Kulture Arena stage with his highly anticipated BRYMO LIVE CONCERT. BRYMO; who recently released a joint EP with Skata Vibration titled A.A.A project, recently announced his upcoming album; code named Project 2020, and let […]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that it has been appointed as an Executive Committee (EC) member of the Financial and Information Services Association (FISD), a division of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). The appointment which is for a two-year term, beginning January 2020, will have Olufemi Balogun, Head, Market Services Department […]
Long-distance athletes from both home and abroad registered their presence at the just concluded 2020 Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday. The race, which kicked off in the early hours of Saturday at the National Stadium, Surulere, took participants through the Lekki roundabout by the Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge up to the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria […]
