The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 15th March 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 15/03/21
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Minimum Wage… A bill dead on arrival
The ploy to remove the minimum wage from the Exclusive List seems dead on arrival with critical stakeholders promising to ensure it does not see the light, writes TONY AKOWE The minimum wage is as old as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which was founded in 1919. The 1919 ILO Constitution, in its preamble, notes
Asari Dokubo forms Biafra Customary Government
By Alao Abiodun Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force Asari Dokubo has declared the formation of Biafra Customary Government (BCG). He also named officials who will serve as leaders with him. Dokubo vowed to set up provincial structures, declaring the Federal Government cannot stop him. In a statement by BCG’s head of information
COVID-19 test compulsory for FCTA workers
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja All Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are to submit themselves for the COVID-19 test, a circular issued by the FCTA Health and Human Services Secretariat has stated. The circular, a copy obtained by The Nation, indicated that the directive followed the permanent secretary’s order during an FCTA management
Burna Boy, Wizkid win first Grammy
By Gbenga Bada and Sampson Unamka Burna Boy broke the Nigerian music record at the 63rd Grammy Awards yesterday by winning a Grammy award for his album Twice As Tall. He is the first Nigerian to win a Grammy in his second attempt. Burna Boy’s win was announced at the award ceremony, which was hosted
Atiku, Saraki, Bruce, Sani, other congratulate Burna Boy, Wizkid
By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Eminent Nigerians, celebrities and social media influencers have taken to twitter to congratulate Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Femi Kuti and his son, Made, on their Grammy Awards win on Sunday night. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music album at the 63rd Grammy awards with his album, ‘Twice As Tall.” Wizkid
Kano police arrest 101 suspects in 22 days
By Fanen Ihyongo, Kano The Kano State police command has arrested no fewer than 101 suspects 22 days after its new Commissioner of Police Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko took over in the state. The new police chief said 27 of the suspects are armed robbers, 14 kidnappers, six fraudsters, three hard drug users, five motor vehicle
Banks losing revenue to Fintechs
Banks’ commission and fees are gradually going to financial technology (Fintech) firms. COLLINS NWEZE captures the steady rise and acceptance of Fintechs in the provision of financial services. A 40-year-old engineer, Michael Ojo, was leaving home for work when his smartphone beeped with a familiar Facebook message alert. It was a reminder for him to
Demutualisation and the making of a new market
The receipt of final approvals for the conversion of the 60-year-old Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to a public limited liability company ushers in a new horizon for the capital markets and the economy. In this report, Deputy Group Business Editor, Taofik Salako, examines the journey to demutualisation and underlying details that will shape the markets
Hoodlums terrorise Lagos community
By Raymond Mordi Residents of Greenfield Estate, off Ago Palace Way in Okota area of Lagos, are living in fear as hoodlums working for notorious land grabbers in the area now terrorise the neighbourhood in broad daylight, The chairman of Ago Palace Way Landlords and Residents Association, Prince Nixon Okwara, who made these remarks at
Toyota chief warns Apple over car plans
Regardless of whether or not Apple is actually planning to launch a car, Toyota President Akio Toyoda has warned that the tech giant that building and selling cars isn’t as straight forward as something like a smartphone. Toyoda said launching a car is a decade-long commitment and that companies need to consider the entire life
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