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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
February 23, 2021

House divided as bill to decentralise minimum wage reaches second reading

A Lawmaker posited that misplaced priorities was the reason some state governments were unable to pay the minimum wage.

House of Reps
February 23, 2021

Norway introduces new entry scheme for foreign workers

It added that other categories of employees would be updated.

Norway on map
February 23, 2021

Malawi teachers strike over poor working conditions, demand COVID-19 allowance

“Of course, we saw some schools receiving soap from the government, but for sanitisers, not yet.”

Malawi's president
February 23, 2021

El Chapo’s wife arrested, facing drug charges in U.S.

She is expected to appear in a federal court on Tuesday (today).

El Chapo
February 23, 2021

Even in developed countries, schoolchildren are abducted: Lai Mohammed

“Even in the most developed countries in the world, school kidnappings take place.”

Lai Mohammed
February 22, 2021

Bovi hosts Headies in #ENDSARS T-shirt

Bovi took to the stage in a shirt bearing a blood-stained Nigerian flag.

Bovi at Headies Awards
February 21, 2021

Police arrest Okorocha for breaking into property sealed by Uzodinma

Reports say that Mr. Okorocha broke the keys to recover the estate belonging to his wife, Nkechi.

Rochas Okorocha
February 21, 2021

No survivors as military aircraft crashes near Abuja airport

Aviation minister Hadi Sirika confirmed the development in a short statement on Twitter Sunday afternoon.

Abuja plane crash
February 21, 2021

Insecurity: Canada warns citizens against trips to Nigeria

The travel advisory noted that acts of terrorism and kidnapping were likely to occur in the listed states, as well as inter-communal and sectarian violence.

Trudeau
February 20, 2021

WhatsApp to impose intrusive policy on users May 15

The initial rollout of the privacy policy brought about a mass movement of users to alternative messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram.

WhatsApp