GUINNESS LEAVES NIGERIA

Guinness has announced it will exit the Nigerian market and sell off its controlling shares to Singaporean conglomerate Tolaram Group on Tuesday, June 11. Guinness has joined a long list of multinationals, like GlaxoSmithKline and Microsoft, that have left Nigeria, citing the harsh economic climate in the country. The brewery company recorded a staggering N61.9…

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LAGOS HOLDS YORUBA WEEK SEPTEMBER

The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture is concluding plans to unveil the grand Yoruba Week celebration, slated for September 2024. A statement on Tuesday noted that the event will showcase the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people through traditional music, dance, art exhibitions, and delectable culinary delights. “With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now…

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TRUMP IN PRE-SENTENCE INTERVIEW

Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with a New York City probation officer this week in connection to his criminal conviction on all counts in the recent “hush money” case against him. In the latest development to come just days after the former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying New York business…

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LABOUR INSISTS ON #250,000 MINIMUM WAGE

Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress,  Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was…

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JONATHAN DECRIES SPRAYING OF DOLLARS

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the continuous spraying of foreign currencies like the US dollar during parties is anti-democratic and sends wrong signals in the direction the country’s democracy is headed. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. Jonathan advised actors to stick to…

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ABIA SUSPENDS HEALTH COMMISSIONER

Abia State Government has confirmed the suspension of the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who confirmed her suspension in a statement Tuesday, said she was suspended because of “gross misconduct levelled against her”. The statement read: “The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency,  Dr. Alex Otti has approved…

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