Seven people were killed during a mass shooting on Thursday at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the German city of Hamburg in what the country’s leader denounced a “brutal act of violence.” ”Eight people are dead – including the alleged perpetrator,” Hamburg police said in their latest statem...
It was a black Thursday yesterday for Lagos State civil servants. Six of them died while 79 were injured when a bus conveying them to their office in Ikeja was hit by a fast-moving passenger train. The train’s registration number is 2215; the staff bus’ number is 04A-48LA. At least, two women died on th...
Nigeria loses a rare thespian who could have lived if help came early enough Perhaps his death was preventable. At various times in the last three years, he had made impassioned public pleas for help during a protracted illness. “I need help from everyone that has smiled by watching me on TV,” he was qu...
Federal Government yesterday cautioned inducted foreign-trained doctors against joining strikes. It noted while they have freedom of association, going by the policy of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), they are not regarded as members of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). Admonishing th...
Organised labour and women in the informal sector have been assured of improved wages, empowerment and job security under the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. The Director-General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Comrad...
The United Kingdom government is developing plans to relax immigration procedures that will combat prolonged shortages in the construction industry. According to Business Standard, the easy visa policy will address labour shortages as encouraging Britons to return to work will not be enough to bridge th...