The Organised Labour said the one-week grace period given to the Federal Government last Tuesday, June 4, 2024, would expire by the midnight of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Labour said should the Federal Government and National Assembly fail to act on the demands of workers by tomorrow (Tuesday), the organs of the Nigeria Labour Congress…
An initial post-mortem on the body of Dr Michael Mosley has concluded he died of natural causes, the BBC has been told. The TV presenter’s remains were found in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi on Sunday – four days after he went missing. Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC that…
Yvonne Jegede, the Nigerian actress, has opened up on the circumstances that led to her divorce. The movie star married Olakunle Abounce Fawole, a fellow actor, in 2017. But their union hit the rocks barely a year into the marriage. They both have a son together named Xavier. In a snippet of the Honest Bunch podcast’s latest edition, Yvonne sighted a…
Organised Labour has rejected the claim by state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they cannot afford N60, 000 minimum wage, urging them not to plunge the country into a monumental crisis. Speaking on behalf of Labour, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, accused the governors of being economical with the truth regarding…
New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass index was first developed in 1832 and has been the standard way to estimate a person’s body fat since the 1980s. The calculation, however, has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. One major critique of BMI is that it doesn’t look at…
More young men are taking a medication to prevent hair loss, prompting some concerns that the oral drug has been linked to rare but potentially long-lasting side effects. A report by Epic Research, conducted on behalf of NBC News, found that the number of men in the U.S. with finasteride prescriptions increased nearly 200% in…
The Supreme Court is set to rule this month on two major abortion cases with significant nationwide implications as the justices revisit the issue for the first time since overturning Roe v. Wade. The 2022 decision to end the right to obtain an abortion sent shockwaves across the country, leading to a new wave of…
Alibaba, the ace Nigerian comedian, says Burna Boy, the Afrofusion artiste, has “done more for national awareness than any of the country’s ambassadors”. Alibaba spoke about the impact of the entertainment industry on Nigeria’s economy in a recent interview with Channels TV. Born Atunyota Akpobome, the 58-year-old lamented that the government did not see prospects in the…
Hanks Anuku, the ace Nigerian actor, says the viral video insinuating he was mentally unstable “ruined” his career. In 2022, the actor was seen dressed in tattered clothes while roaming the streets and talking to himself. Shortly after the video surfaced online, Shan George debunked the claim, saying Anuku is “not insane” as widely feared. Adanma Luke, however, countered…
Temi Otedola, the Nigerian actress, has been unveiled as the new African digital brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris, the French multinational skincare company. The company announced the partnership in a statement on Sunday. Describing the collaboration as “iconic”, the skincare firm disclosed that Temi now joins its roaster of ambassadors like Kendall Jenner, the American model,…
