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The Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh. Lukman, sees the Wednesday’s protest by organised labour to the National Assembly in Abuja against decentralizing the minimum wage structure in Nigeria as ‘needless.’ Lukman, who was once a top notch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, spoke at news conference in Abuja Wednesday, said labour’s usual resort to protest and strikes have become outdated, urging workers to perfect their negotiation skills. The protest, according to him, will not stop the National Assembly from considering bills that have to do with decentralizing the minimum wage structure. A member of the…

Rev. Fr. Thomas Ebong The gulf of public opinions over the revelations made by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, on the Royal Family is daily widening. Meghan who walked out of Buckingham Palace with her husband and Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry has set the public space on fire after granting what was seen as a bombshell television interview to Oprah Winfrey. Since couple tore racial nest, the world is on its toes with dissecting views. As plurality of views keep on swelling up, a Nollywood actor and comedian, Ime Umoh also known as Okon Lagos took to his…

The name of Chief Archibong Akpan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholder, found in the party’s delegates’ list of Akwa Ibom State, generated uproar among some members, findings by Straightnews have shown. Akpan popularly known as Apex from Utu Ikot Ekpo served as the political leader of Ekpo Ekpo Local Government Area for several years. He exited the earth more than eight months ago and was buried in December 2020 in his country home in Etim Ekpo. However, Akpan’s name was discovered to be among the delegates upon publication of the list for the South-South Zonal Convention in Port Harcourt,…

Juventus crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 for the second year running on Tuesday, losing to 10-man Porto on away goals despite winning the second leg 3-2 in Turin. Sergio Oliveira’s extra-time free-kick sent twice former winners Porto through to the quarter-finals as the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate. Leading 2-1 from the first leg in Portugal, Oliveira’s first-half penalty increased Porto’s advantage but Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus levelled the tie through two goals from Federico Chiesa, which came either side of Porto striker Mehdi Taremi’s red card. Oliveira then rifled home a low free-kick on 115…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has completed its process of listing on the trading floor. This is as NSE has received final approvals of its demutualisation plan from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), respectively. Under the demutualisation, a new non-operating holding company, the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (‘NGX Group’), has been created. The group will have three operating subsidiaries: Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX Limited), the operating exchange; NGX Regulation Limited (NGX REGCO), the independent regulation company; and NGX Real Estate Limited (NGX RELCO), the real estate company. All the entities have been duly registered…

The South South Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) returned some executive members to man the party’s machinery for another four years during its just-concluded Zonal Convention. The members were reaffirmed by delegates of the South-South Zonal Executive Committee of the party on Tuesday at Obi Wali Events Centre, Port Harcourt in Rivers State. The zonal elective congress saw the affirmation of Chief Dan Osi Orbih from Edo State as South-south zonal Chairman and Hon. Felix Omenu from Bayelsa State as Zonal Secretary. From Akwa Ibom State, Bishop Ante Ante was returned as the Zonal Publicity Secretary while Chief Monday Akpan got…

Big Brother Naija star, Nengi took his social media accounts to show off her new home in Lagos. The reality star wrote in her Instagram page: “2021 just keeps getting better. With consistency, dedication, and hard work, I finally get to tick this off my checklist. ”Thank you Lord for continued blessings. Can’t wait to play table tennis with my friends in my ‘Pengi’ home.”

The United Kingdom Government has pledged to return £4.2 million funds recovered from friends and family members of convicted former Delta State governor, James Ibori to Nigerian government.  Ibori was governor of Delta State from 1999-2007. On February 27, 2012, Ibori pleaded guilty to 10 counts of money laundering, fraud, conspiracy to defraud, and other offences in a London Court. He also pleaded guilty to stealing over $250 million public funds while he was governor.  The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, stated this at a ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigerian…

Ime Bishop Umoh, better known as Okon Lagos, is deeply troubled over what will be the outcome of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s relationship. In recent times, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, the Duke, had abdicated Royal Family and had granted interview to Oprah Winfrey on why they left Buckingham Palace for US. Taking to Instagram, Okon Lagos said he hopes what his mind is telling him does not manifest in their relationship, wondering what will happen if Meghan divorces Prince Harry. He said Meghan is “older, was married before, street wiser, more experienced,” describing Meghan…

Nigeria experienced N7.37 trillion foreign trade deficit in 2020, National Bureau of Statistics declared on Monday. The NBS stated in its ‘Foreign trade statistics report for fourth quarter of 2020’ that the total trade in 2020 stood at N32.42 trillion. “The annual merchandise trade deficit in 2020 was recorded at N7.37 trillion,” the NBS said. According to the report, “In the fourth quarter of 2020, Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N9.12tn, representing 8.9 per cent over the level recorded in the third quarter of 2020 but was 9.9 per cent lower when compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.…