Photonews: Six Feared Dead As Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashes In Abuja


The United Nations has projected a slight increase in the global unemployment rate for 2024, citing concerns over slow productivity, rising inequality, and the impact of inflation on disposable income. The International Labour Organization (ILO), a UN agency, made this announcement on Wednesday, highlighting the challenges posed by the ongoing economic recovery from the Covid-19…
France is currently facing a shortage of workers across 38 occupations, spanning various sectors such as construction, healthcare, IT, engineering, agriculture, and manufacturing. Despite a job vacancy rate of 2.4% in 2023, these occupations continue to experience a deficit of skilled workers, according to a report from the European Labour Authority (EURES). The EURES report…
Kano State Hisbah Commander General, Aminu Daurawa, has granted a two-week grace period for individuals engaged in “immoral activities” to repent or leave the state. This decision comes after a meeting with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, which resolved previous disagreements. Daurawa stated in an interview with BBC Hausa that the mission to maintain Kano’s moral…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the declaration of public holidays to commemorate the Christmas and New Year celebrations. This declaration, made by the Honorable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on behalf of the Federal Government, designates Monday and Tuesday, December 25th and 26th, 2023, as well as Monday, January 1st, 2024, as…
President Bola Tinubu has allocated $700 million to fund seven road projects aimed at enhancing business activities and logistics services at the Lekki Deep Sea Port, as part of ongoing efforts to support key investments like the Lekki port and tap into Nigeria’s maritime potential. Abiodun Dabiri, the Chairman of the Lekki Free Trade Zone,…
In a historic medical achievement, a team of surgeons in New York successfully performed the world’s first full eye transplant. The groundbreaking surgery involved grafting the entire left eye and part of the face from a donor onto a line worker from Arkansas who had suffered extensive injuries, including the loss of his left eye,…