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Canada is currently reportedly experiencing labour shortage and needs over a million vacancies to be filled. According to a report by Statistics Canada published on June 22, immigrants have been the driving force behind the country’s labour supply for many years, and in the 2010s, over four-fifths of the growth in labour force […]

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned Bashir Machina, a party member from Yobe north, over his comments on the party’s senatorial ticket for the district. The APC Yobe north senatorial ticket sparked controversy after Machina, who won the primary, insisted that he would not step down for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has told UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that there is no possibility of him seeking a third term in office. The president spoke on Thursday during a bilateral meeting with Johnson on the sideline of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. According to Femi […]

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, had in December 2021, written a letter to the British high commission about a kidney donation for his daughter. This is according to a copy of a letter to the UK high commission, seen by TheCable on Thursday. In the letter, the former deputy senate president […]

The house of representatives has asked the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to include national identity number (NIN) as a requirement for all gaming operators in Nigeria. The green chamber said this will enable authorities to verify and identify customers of gambling platforms. When the lower parliament’s request is implemented, this implies that Bet9ja, […]

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, and his wife, Beatrice, have been remanded in custody in the United Kingdom. On Thursday, the UK metropolitan police announced that Ekweremadu and his wife were charged to court over the allegation of bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK metropolitan police […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it generated N6.08 billion revenue from passengers, cargo and other services in 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in its latest rail transportation data for 2021. The figure, compared to that of 2020 (N2.03 billion), shows an increase in federal government revenue from […]

Malcolm Omirhobo, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, on Thursday appeared before the supreme court dressed as a traditionalist. The lawyer said he dressed to court in that manner to exercise his fundamental rights following the recent verdict of the apex court which legalised the wearing of hijab in schools. The Delta state-born […]

The Ondo command of the south-west security network, code-named Amotekun, says it arrested some suspects linked to the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. On June 5, gunmen attacked the church in Owo and killed over 40 worshippers. The gunmen were said to have detonated explosives in the church after which […]