President Biden’s Campaign Team Shun National Security Warning Join TikTok App
US President, Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign has joined TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices. His aide said Biden is not expected to personally join the platform, nor the others in his administration. He added that the account will be run entirely by the […]
Namibian President, Hage Geingob Is Dead
Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 in the early hours of Sunday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said the President died while receiving medical treatment for cancer at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek. The presidency said Geingob’s medical team at the hospital did its best […]
New Zealand Increases Minimum Wage to $14 per hour
The adult minimum wage rate of New Zealand will increase by 2 per cent to 23.15 NZ (New Zealand) dollars, (14.12 U.S. dollars) an hour from April 1, 2024. The government is committed to striking the right balance between protecting the incomes of the lowest paid workers, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke Van Velden, […]
Just In: ECOWAS reacts to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger’s exit Move
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reacted to the announcement by the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, that they have exited from the regional bloc. The three countries had earlier Sunday said in a statement that they were leaving ECOWAS, stating that the regional body had failed to […]
BREAKING: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS
BREAKING: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS The military regimes in Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger have withdrawn their membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Ibrahim Traoré, Assimi Goita, and Abdourahamane Tiani, heads of state of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, respectively, stated their […]
Japa: More Nigerians Migrated Abroad In 2023 – IOM
The United Nations migration body, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has disclosed that more Nigerians migrated abroad in 2023. The IOM Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Mr. Laurent De Boeck, disclosed this during a media parley on Monday in Abuja. According to him, no fewer than 260,000 Nigerians approached the IOM for assistance to […]
Isreal-Hamas War: Ceasefire and Hostage Release to Start Friday
Isreal-Hamas War: Ceasefire and Hostage Release to Start Friday A pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning with the first hostages to be released hours later, mediator Qatar said, after nearly seven weeks of fighting. Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and of Palestinians detained by Israel were […]
US Govt. Opens Visa Lottery Application
US Govt Opens Visa Lottery Application The United States has commenced the registration process for the Diversity Visa Program for the fiscal year 2025 with applications accepted till November 7, 2023, but Nigeria remains on the list of countries ineligible to apply. ALSO READ: SPONSORED: Lapo Personal Loans – Get Personal Loan from Lapo in Easy Steps This […]
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: GAZA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 2,215, OVER 1,300 BUILDINGS DESTROYED
EGALITARIAN VOICE MEDIA gathered that at least 2, 215 people, including 724 children have been killed since Hamas’s attack on southern Israel one week ago. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas-controlled health ministry disclosed this on Saturday, adding that 458 women were among those killed. It added that 8,714 people have also been wounded, after an earlier statement […]
UK To Increase Minimum Wage Next Year
The UK minimum wage will go up next year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt will announce at the Conservative party’s annual conference Monday, as the country gears up for a general election. The rise from April next year comes amid the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, with the government battling stubbornly high inflation […]