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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delisted another 18 Digital Money Lenders (DMLs) for operating without regulatory approval.A statement by Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Irukera said the DMLs were operating in violation of the Limited Interim …

Super falcons of Nigeria🇳🇬 Qualified yesterday drawing Against Ireland 🇮🇪 0-0 to finish 2nd on the group. They will be coming against England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who finishes top of group D after defeating china 6-1 in the closing match of group D. England Women vs Nigeria Women. Women’s World Cup Round …

Getting necessities from a meagre income is a well-known fact, but have you heard of selling your blood to get an Apple sticker on the back of your smartphone? Sounds absurd, right? Well, a shocking incident took place in West Bengal where a couple went to even greater lengths and …

The organised labour on Wednesday evening suspended its nationwide protest after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The labour leaders were led to the State House by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo. The …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, and his counterpart of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday amid nationwide protests. The labour leaders, who exited the Villa about 30 minutes after they arrived …

Gerald Kamanga Gichohi, a pastor at Victory Centre in Wamunyiri village, Bungoma town, Kenya, allegedly killed his wife, Margaret Wanjiku Kamanga, and dumped her body in a ditch near their house. Bungoma County Police Commander, Francis Kooli, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, revealed that the suspect …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted an additional ministerial list to the Senate for screening and confirmation. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila submitted the letter containing the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary. Akpabio is expected to unveil the additional nominees of the President after …

The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting workers’ unions after forcing their way into the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday to protest fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The protesters in their hundreds had marched from the Unity Fountain in Abuja to the National …

The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos State chapter has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike over the death of its colleague, Dr. Vwaere Diaso. Diaso died on Monday, August 1, in an elevator accident at General Hospital, Odan …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has disclosed that response of the government and not the use of force will determine the duration of the ongoing protest. The NLC president Joe Ajaero disclosed this while speaking in an interview with Channels TV at Unity Fountain in the FCT on Wednesday. The …