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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have directed members of its affiliated health sector unions at the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH) to commence an indefinite strike beginning at midnight on Sunday (today). The strike follows the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the hospital’s management by the unions over the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the enrolment of workers on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) through an authenticated nominal roll. In a notice jointly signed by the Ondo State Chairman of the NLC,…

“Economic policies should be assessed based on their impact on the welfare of citizens. Any economic policy that does not improve on the welfare of the people is inherently ineffective.” Emir of Kano,  Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, July 16, 2026.  Tinubunomics, based on HRH Sanusi’s measure of economic policy effectiveness, has, so far, been a resounding failure – despite the attempt by the Federal Government’s propaganda machine to portray the dubious RENEWED HOPE agenda as a success. I agree with the Emir absolutely. Granted, the FG has made some progress since 2023; but, overall, the impact on the lives of majority of…

Virtually every phone in the country will blare an emergency siren at 2pm AEST on Monday 27 July as part of the first Australia-wide test of a new national warning system called AusAlert.Most phones, and some smartwatches and tablets, will receive a pop-up notification and an alert sound that cannot be silenced – even if your device is on “do not disturb” or silent mode.What is AusAlert?AusAlert is Australia’s new national warning system, which will send emergency messages to mobile devices during local and widespread disasters.Authorities currently use SMS texts to alert people about safety information. The new system will…

The frontier of physical AI is a Jenga game in a warehouse in San Leandro, California. That warehouse is occupied by Encord, a company that builds data tooling used to train AI models. Andrew Ceja is a pilot—the company’s term for its robotic trainers—and he’s carefully pulling wooden blocks from a tottering tower while wearing a headset with a camera that tracks what he sees. That alone is fairly common for collecting robot training data, but this headset includes sensors that measure his brain waves as he carefully disassembles the block tower. Encord is one of a small but growing…

…as NWC knocks out gov’s men By Dayo Johnson, Akure The attempt by the Ondo State All Progressive Congress , APC, leadership, led by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to impose a consensus arrangement for legislative tickets ran into stiff opposition from the start. Trouble began after reports emerged that the party’s national secretariat rejected the governor’s preferred list for both State and National Assembly seats. Despite the signal from Abuja, the governor’s camp pressed ahead. At the end of the primaries, none of Aiyedatiwa’s preferred aspirants survived. The governor, who had vowed to replace most incumbent federal lawmakers, lost the power…

For Jennifer, obesity was the obvious culprit for most of her problems.The litigation attorney told herself it was the reason why she wasn’t being invited to parties, and why she and her husband struggled with physical intimacy in their otherwise “solid” marriage.“If people excluded me, or if things weren’t going as I wanted them to, I often defaulted to, ‘Well, they don’t like fat people, they don’t want fat people at their event … they don’t want a fat person representing their brand,’” she says.Jennifer, who is 57 and asked to keep her surname private, had struggled with obesity since…

Jul 26, 2026, 02:15 PM ETThe 2026 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, with contending teams deciding what they need to add before 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3.Could Tarik Skubal be on the move from the Detroit Tigers? Will the New York Mets deal Clay Holmes and Freddy Peralta to contenders? And who among the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies will go all-in to boost their 2026 World Series hopes?Whether your team is looking to add or deal away stars — or lands somewhere in between…

Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemate Abi has revealed that her husband initially opposed her decision to participate in the reality television show, saying they argued when he first heard about it. Abi, a model and chef from Osun State, made the disclosure during her introduction on the premiere night of the show on Sunday. Read more: Full List: Meet housemates of BBNaija season 11 According to the married housemate, her husband questioned her decision to enter the BBNaija house and did not support the idea at first. “When my husband heard I was coming to the show, he actually…

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has thrown down the gauntlet to Labor powerbrokers, vowing to fight any attempt to oust her as leader amid a push for her to stand down before parliament resumes this week.Just four months before a state election, factional conveners from Labor’s left and right met on Sunday night to discuss whether Allan still had the support of a majority of the caucus. It is understood that the group agreed she did not.Several Labor sources have confirmed a cross-factional group of ministers met Allan before Monday’s scheduled cabinet meeting to tell her they believed she has…

Nume Ekeghe Citi has reinforced its commitment to financial inclusion and youth empowerment by providing financial literacy training to more than 100 students in Lagos as part of its annual Global Community Day initiative. The programme, implemented in partnership with Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), focused on equipping students with practical skills in budgeting, saving and responsible financial decision-making, reflecting Citi’s broader strategy of expanding financial capability and supporting inclusive economic growth. The bank in a statement noted that the Global Community Day is Citi’s flagship volunteer initiative that mobilises employees, alumni, family members and friends across its global network to…