The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday declared an indefinite strike effective Monday, June 2 after the latest negotiation with the federal government on the new minimum wage and the recent hike of electricity tariff ended in a deadlock.Organised labour rejected the N60,000 which government and the private sector said…
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of the Nationwide Mass Transit Conversion Programme which entails the conversion of diesel and petrol-powered mass transit buses to run on Compressed Natural Gas. Abuja, Lagos, Kwara and Rivers states have been picked as locations for the first phase of the mass transit buses’ conversion programme before it…
An Arizona Democratic field office opening celebration Friday afternoon featuring high-profile politicians was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters — four separate times. The third and fourth disruptions occurred while Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democratic Senate hopeful, was speaking on stage. The fourth protester got inches away from the congressman, pointing her finger at him and yelling, “You take money…
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days. Lisa Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, and NYU Langone Health announced that she is stable after an operation to remove the organ earlier this…
Pfizer’s lung cancer drug Lorbrena can extend life for patients with a rare form of the disease for years longer than other drugs, according to new research published Friday. The drug treats a type of non-small cell lung cancer with a genetic mutation called ALK. Non-small cell lung cancers account for about 85% of lung cancer diagnoses, and…
An Ohio billionaire is preparing to launch a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic buried deep under the sea — less than a year after the Titan submersible catastrophically imploded on its descent to the infamous icon, killing five passengers on board. Larry Connor, a real estate and tech entrepreneur, and explorer who has been to…
The guilty verdict Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial likely will not affect plans by U.S. intelligence agencies to provide him with briefings after he is formally named the Republican presidential nominee, a U.S. official told NBC News. The intelligence briefings for presidential nominees are not mandated by law but are a…
Simi, the Nigerian singer, has teamed up with Falz, the rapper, for a song titled ‘Borrow Me Your Baby’. In the song, released on Friday, the entertainers once again combined their musical prowess to deliver an amazing hit. In ‘Borrow Me Your Baby’, the music stars tell a tale of a mystery lady who refused to be…
Ayra Starr, the Nigerian singer, has unveiled her highly-anticipated second album titled, ‘The Year I Turned 21’. Released in the early hours of Friday, the album follows the success of her 2021 debut project, ’19 & Dangerous’. In ‘The Year I Turned 21’, the songstress chronicles her experiences with love, loss, growth, and the complexities of fame….
Tems, the Nigerian singer, has announced the tracklist for her highly anticipated debut album titled ‘Born In The Wild’. The Grammy-winning singer took to social media on Thursday to share the tracklist for the music project to be released on June 7. In the 18-track album, Tems enlists Asake, the Afrobeats star and J. Cole, the US…
