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The federal government of Nigeria has joined the investigation of the helicopter crash that killed the co-founder of Access Bank and GCEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and five others in the United States on Friday. The ill-fated Airbus Helicopter EC130B4 occurred on…

Nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos chapter, on Monday protested the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. The protest at the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, office in…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has stated that if the ongoing inflation continues unabated, organised labour might push for a new minimum wage of up to N1 Million for Nigerian workers. Ajaero said the demand from organised labour would…

Federal civil servants in about 90 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are yet to receive their January salaries, Daily Trust can report. The affected MDAs include the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHoCSF), the Ministry of Information and…

United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has arrived in Nigeria on a three-day visit. A statement by Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer and Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, Ndidiamaka Eze, said the visit would deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. During…

A former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has recalled his last moment with the late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Herbert Wigwe. Chidoka, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, said he was supposed to meet with Wigwe last…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that the ban on the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET and glass bottles below 200 mls was a collective decision. The Director-General of the agency, Prof.…

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, on Wednesday, announced revised guidelines and requirements for individuals applying for certificate verification with foreign nursing boards/councils. Applicants are now required by the council to have at least two years of post-qualification experience from the date…

No fewer than four persons died, Wednesday night while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa, in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote D’Ivoire. They include a chieftain of the ruling…