Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.1%

Canada’s unemployment rate surged to 6.1 percent in March as more individuals actively sought employment in an economy hampered by elevated interest rates. According to a statement released on Friday, April 5, by Statistics Canada, job losses were observed in the hospitality and food sectors, as well as in wholesale and retail trade, and the…

Kano governor begins probe of Ganduje’s administration

Rewrite Two judicial commissions of inquiry have been inaugurated by Kano state government to probe alleged cases of misappropriation of public property, political violence and missing persons between 2015 and 2023 when Abdullahi Ganduje was Governor of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf who inaugurated the committees on Thursday, April 4, charged them to work…

NiMet warns of impending heat stress

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a warning regarding an impending heat stress phenomenon likely to affect the country. In a pictorial representation released by the agency, the map of Nigeria is marked with five distinct colors, each indicating the severity of the heat stress. NiMet cautioned regions including Kano, Gombe, Sokoto, Yobe, and…

PRESIDENT TINUBU AT ECOWAS PARLIAMENT: STRONG AND DIRECT REPRESENTATION UNITES WEST AFRICA AMIDST FORCES OF DIVISION

President Bola Tinubu has called on ECOWAS member states to come together, strengthen ties, and reject forces bent on causing division within the community. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,…

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