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By Victor Ahiuma-Young As the future of work rapidly shifts under the weight of digital platforms, automation, and fragile labour systems, African trade unions are racing to ensure the continent is not sidelined in shaping global labour standards. From the expanding gig economies of cities like Lagos and Nairobi, to emerging digital workspaces across the continent, jobs […]

—As FG, UNDP move to transform Nigerian varsities into AI innovation, digital talent hubs By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will, on Tuesday, April 7, perform the formal flag off the first University Innovation Pods (UNIPOD) in Nigeria at the University of Lagos. UNIPOD, an initiative of the United Nations […]

A new study has revealed that many popular graduate degrees don’t come with paychecks that justify the cost. Oftentimes, bachelor’s degree holders go back to school to level up in the job market. While many complete graduate programs in hopes of finding higher-paying jobs, the notion is reportedly more myth than fact. A new report […]

Legendary rapper Salt of Salt-N-Pepa is asking fans to take it easy on TLC’s Chilli after it was revealed she donated to MAGA-tied committees, Hot 97 reports.  Salt, whose real name is Cheryl James, defended Chilli, whose real name is Rozonda Thomas, after she was being dragged online after campaign finance records indicated that Thomas […]

While Congress struggles to find funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the curtains are being pulled back on the horrid conditions U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees suffer at the country’s largest detention center, the Associated Press reports.  Over 100 calls to 9-1-1 and data from Camp East Montana in El Paso, […]

By Dickson Omobola National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Monday, lamented the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, saying its members have lost between 30 and 40 per cent in ticket sales owing to disruptions in travel demand. The association, which said the war in the Middle East had led to huge ticket refunds, […]

•Orders access, adequate security for Wike’s group •Courts to decide validity of Wike-backed PDP convention — Makinde camp By Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA— The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a new twist yesterday as the Federal High Court in Abuja barred the Kabiru Turaki-led faction from accessing the party’s national […]

By John Alechenu, Abuja ABUJA — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has called on the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, to take immediate and decisive action following the March 27 attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos, which claimed over 30 lives, mostly Christian worshippers. In a statement shared via her official social media channels, […]

By Jeff Agbodo Governor Francis Nwifuru, former governor of Ebonyi State, Sam Egwu, and the Vice Chancellor of Ebonyi State University, Prof. Michael Awoke, have called for urgent efforts to revive Igbo culture and language to prevent them from going into extinction. They made the call during a cultural carnival and art exhibition held at […]

Mr. Peter Obi has visited Ehime General Hospital in Ehime Mbano, where he donated ₦10 million to support ongoing efforts to deliver quality healthcare services. Obi was warmly received by the Most Rev. David Okechukwu Chikezie Onuoha, alongside other clergy and members of the hospital management. The Archbishop commended Obi’s consistent commitment to supporting critical […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on political leaders at all levels to demonstrate empathy and take urgent steps to ease the growing economic hardship facing Nigerians, as Christians marked Palm Sunday yesterday. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, who made the call, said in a statement that the significance of Palm Sunday offered […]

“A journalist should be pursuing a fair rendition of truth without regard to popular moods; the journalist should not be swayed by public opinion, only by the pursuit of truth, as close as he or she can get to it” – Malvin Kalb, 1997, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 109. AGIPs WE ALWAYS HAVE […]