The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved an increase in the minimum wage for civil service employees to ₦80,000, effective November 1, 2024.…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced that no additional bodies have been discovered at the site of Thursday’s crash involving the Sikorsky SK76…
The Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been elected as the seventh Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Her appointment was announced during the…
The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Police Command has verified that five persons have been saved from the debris of a collapsed building at Vidaz Estate, located within…
Gangs are continuing their violent struggle for control over communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The neighbourhood of Solino has been under siege since last week, forcing…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the recently concluded local government elections across the 44 local government…
Nigeria reportedly incurs a yearly loss of approximately $26 billion due to power outages. According to the most recent Africa Trade Barometer report, this figure excludes…
The Niger State government has approved a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for civil servants, which will take effect in November 2024. Governor Umaru Bago assured…
The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers have pledged to intensify their efforts to counter Russia’s attempts to circumvent sanctions imposed following its invasion of Ukraine.…
An estimated 40 individuals are reportedly trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed multi-story building in Sabon Lugbe, a suburb of Abuja. Reports indicate that the…