Metro Archives - Page 210 of 281

Jun

19

2023

Subsidy: NLC Resumes Talks With FG, Threatens Strike

Economy, Metro, PoliticsFuel Scarcity, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to meet its demand for the fuel subsidy removal or engage in a meaningful dialogue with the leadership of the labor unions. New Telegraph reports that the organized labour union which comprises the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) will on Monday, June 19, meet with President Bola Tinubu-led government to resume talks with the FG to find a resolution to the ongoing subsidy debate. The union stated that the high cost of fuel was inflicting unbearable hardship on Nigerians, adding that the government must…

Jun

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Woman Who Woke Up In Coffin Dies 7 Days After

Lifestyle, MetroLifestyle, Metro, RIP

A 76-year-old Ecuadorian woman, Bella Montoya who woke up from her coffin during her wake has died after spending extra seven days in the hospital. New Telegraph gathered that Montoya shocked guests at her wake keep by knocking on her coffin earlier this month but she was reportedly dead on Friday, after a week at the Intensive Care Unit (CCU). The woman who is a retired nurse was announced dead by doctors after she suffered a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest. According to Ecuador’s health ministry, Montoya could not respond to resuscitation efforts. Montoya’s family had previously gathered for a…

Jun

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Do Not Allow Cabals In Your Administration -Cleric Advises Tinubu

Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionBola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Religion

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been advised not to allow a group of people to derail his administration from achieving the goals of returning the country to the path of prosperity. Speaking on the sideline of the N25 million empowerment programme by a philanthropic organization, the Oluwole Foundation, on Sunday in Ilorin, the Director of Mission of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Pastor Moses Ademola Popoola said the present administration had started well. The Pastor also admonished President Tinubu not to be hasty in arresting suspected public officeholders, adding that he should not embark on a personal vendetta. According…

Jun

15

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Breaking a Guinness World Record Before Hilda Bacci Receives a Certificate of Recognition: Is it Possible?

Entertainment, Lifestyle, MetroGuinness Book of Records, Hilda Baci, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria

Written by: Princewill Uchegbu Can someone break Hilda Bacci's 100-hour 'Cook-A-Thon' Guinness World Record within months, weeks, days, or even in less than one hour after she broke the record? What will happen if Chef Damilo achieves the ongoing 120-hour 'Cook-A-Thon' to break Hilda Bacci's 100 hours? First, when someone attempts to break a world record, they have to follow specific rules and guidelines set by Guinness World Records. After their attempt, they need to provide evidence, such as videos, photos, and witness statements, to prove they accomplished the record. Then, Guinness World Records carefully reviews this evidence to ensure…

Jun

14

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Banks get freedom from CBN to trade forex at any rate

Business, Economy, MetroBusiness, Economy, Metro, Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria has authorized commercial banks to freely trade foreign exchange at any rate. The authorization means that banks now have the power to sell forex at a market-determined rate. Some banks have pegged the USD to Naira rate at N699 to N750, suggesting that Nigeria is now operating a freely floating exchange rate in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pledge to unify the rate. Reacting to the development in an Arise Television interview on Wednesday, Dr. Andrew Nevin, the Advisory Partner & Chief Economist of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), said the unification of foreign exchange rates will…