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Proposed NLC strike capable of plunging Nigeria into deeper economic woes — Senate
The Nigerian Senate has expressed concern over the proposed nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stating that it poses a significant ...
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Oyo workers ‘lock up’ Makinde in protest for palliatives, salary deductions, others
The Oyo State workers, Monday, locked the state secretariat in Ibadan. The workers are demanding for palliatives, upward review of pension allowances and ...
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End sit-at-home: South East youths stage street protest
Youths from the five South East states on Monday took to the streets of Enugu in support of efforts to end sit-at-home, saying ...
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Mustapha salutes Mutawalli of Ilorin @67
The Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, on Monday felicitated the Mutawalli of Ilorin, Dr Muhammad Alimi AbdulRazaq, ...
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FULL TEXT OF THE PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you ...
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NLC mobilises, meets civil society ahead of Wednesday’s action
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it is fully prepared for Wednesday’s nationwide strike, even as all state councils and civil societies have ...
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ECOWAS gives Niger’s military one week to reinstate Bazoum
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military coupists in Niger Republic to reinstate President ...
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No court order stopping us from peaceful protest, NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, that there is no order, ...
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Subsidy removal: Nigeria on brink of collapse — Catholic Bishops
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, yesterday raised the alarm that the removal of fuel subsidy without cushioning the effects has put ...
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Tinubu appoints special investigator to probe CBN, key government entities
In the midst of controversy over the ongoing trial of suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Presidency has ...
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Two month old baby stolen from mother in Kwara
A two-month-old baby, Usman Idris, has been stolen from the mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Sources ...
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I would’ve escaped from kidnappers but…, freed popular Anambra native doctor boasts
Freed Anambra state native doctor, Mr. Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Akuko Tiwaraki has boasted that he willingly offered himself to be ...
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Nigeria’s real enemies
By abiodun KOMOLAFE “Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been ...
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Meet media entrepreneur, Mohammed Idris who made Tinubu’s ministerial list
An accomplished media entrepreneur, Publisher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Blueprint newspaper, Mohammed Idris was included in the ministerial list which ...
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Tinubu to youth: Tough choices on economy are for a better future, be patient
President Bola Tinubu has called for the patience and understanding of Nigerians, particularly the youths, assuring them that the hardships of the moment ...
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Gov. Uba Sani launches Trust Fund for poor, donates 50% of salary, as 14 commissioners take oath
Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has donated 50% of his salary to a special Trust Fund for the poor, underserved and ...
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PDP Decries Insecurity, Bad Roads In Kwara
The People Democratic Party (PDP) Kwara State Chapter has decried the insecurity and bad state of roads bedeviling the state. The party expressed ...
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Euthanasia Prevention Initiative Set to Hold Its Annual Week
The Euthanasia Prevention Initiative (EPI) is set to hold its annual week campaign on euthanasia. The Euthanasia Prevention Initiative is a non-governmental organization ...
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Nigeria moves to re-open borders with Benin Republic, signs 12-point communique
In line with the Federal Government’s drive to facilitate trade and improve Nigeria’s economy to become globally competitive, a delegation of the Nigeria ...
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Police warn against planned protest over sealing of LGA Secretariats in Plateau
Plateau State Police Command has warned that it will not tolerate any protest by staff of local government areas in the state over ...
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ECOWAS won’t tolerate attempt for coup in Niger, Tinubu warns
Nigerian President, and Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cautioned that the ECOWAS leadership will not ...
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Subsidy: Tinubu begs, as NLC, TUC insists on reversal of PMS price or strike
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to the organized labour to give him more time to look into their grievances rather than embark on ...
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Senate rejects motion to release Nnamdi Kanu
The Senate has rejected a motion to release from the detention the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The ...
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#EndSARS: Explain how you came about 103 corpses, LP tells Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has charged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to give clarification on how his administration came about ...
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Gov. Adeleke’s spokesperson, 29 others make list of SAs in Osun
Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed and 29 others as special advisers. Adeleke had sought the approval of ...
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Reps summon FCC chair as subordinate exposes her ‘lies’
A mild drama ensued on Tuesday, as a Commissioner with the Federal Character Commission (FCC), exposed Chairman of the Commission, Muheeda Dankaka before ...
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Police identifies connivance of indigenes, herders in kidnap cases, parades suspects in Kwara
Kwara state Police command has identified alleged collaboration of indigenes and kidnap suspects as one of the major reasons for cases of kidnapping ...
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Stop Criticising Kwara Govt For Declaring 1st Hijrah Work- free Day, Stakeholders Warn
The Kwara State Muslim Stakeholders has condemned criticism of Kwara State government’s declaration of 1st Muharram 1445( Hijrah) as work-free day in the ...
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Experts warn petrol price could hit N1000, urge Tinubu to intervene in foreign exchange market
THE Federal Government has been urged to intervene in the foreign exchange market to contain the likely free fall of the Naira to ...
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Strike: House of Reps Speaker ask doctors to be realistic with their demands
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, yesterday asked the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to be realistic in their demands, ...
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Most Nigerian leaders’ knowledge of development shallow – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, lambasted Nigerian leaders, stating that most of them were empty as far as development issues were concerned. ...
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Police academy opens online admission portal
The Nigeria Police Academy has opened an online portal for applications for its 10th regular course cadet degree programme from interested and qualified ...
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FG to fine PoS operators N1m for illegal pricing
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has issued a cease-and-desist order to Point of Sale operators from conduct ...
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Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa’s reduces petrol at his Kano station to N580/litre
Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa, has announced the reduction of the price of Premium Motor Spirit at his fueling station, MYCA7 in Kano ...
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EFCC, Police launch manhunt for Paul Demudia Eigbefoh over N67.5m fraud
A suspected fraudster trading under the business name “Capital Plus Investment Services Ltd”, owned by Paul Demudia Eigbefoh is on the run after ...
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Nigerians had never been lucky in presidency like it’s in Tinubu, says Don, tasks Muslim organizations on mentorship
A lecturer at Alhikmah University, Dr. Sanusi Lafiagi has called on Nigerians to be hopeful in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led administration, said the ...
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Subsidy: Gov. AbdulRazaq Rolls Out Comprehensive Palliative For Kwara Residents, As Workers Get Monthly Cash Bonus
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, ...
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Tinubu not a magician – Oshiomhole
Former Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, on Sunday, defended President Bola Tinubu, saying those who voted him as president are aware he ...
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Marketers hints on further petrol price hike amid deregulation
Oil marketers have insisted that the current prices of petrol in the country were not a true reflection of the market. They were ...
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Presidency slams Atiku for ‘blackmailing judiciary’
Presidency has criticized the former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 elections for blackmailing the ...
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Don Blames Indiscipline For Perennial Hajj Challenges, Advises Tinubu On How To bring Relief To Citizens
The National Chairman, Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria, Professor Yusuf ‘Lanre Badmas has blamed indiscipline for perrenial challenges on hajj operations in the country. ...
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Kwara residents lament over alleged extortions by IBEDC
Residents of Kwara State have raised the alarm on alleged extortion by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The residents expressed their lamentation at ...
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Why I published “The Power of Reinvention” book, Bayode
A renowned expert in personal development and self-improvement, Olusegun Bayode has launched his groundbreaking book titled, “The Power of Reinvention.” In a statement ...
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Management Lament As Water Scarcity Hits Multi-Billion Naira Ilorin Central Mosque
Inadequate water supply is affecting the routine maintenance of the multi- billion naira Ilorin Central Jumma’at Mosque in Kwara State. The World class ...
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Warning signs of prostate cancer
My father died of Prostate Cancer and I have been warned that the disease can have a family trait. Kindly let me know ...
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Bandits used money we paid them to buy more arms, Ex-Katsina SSG tells Tinubu, Ribadu
Against the backdrop of call on President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to negotiate with bandits by former Zamfara State Governor, the former Secretary to ...
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Subsidy removal: Cash transfer is scam – Kaduna Gov Uba Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state, has described the proposed cash transfer policy of the Federal Government as a scam. Sani stated this ...
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Tinubu approves establishment of Infrastructure Support Fund for States
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 States of the Federation as part of measures ...
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PSC dismisses 3 senior police officer, reduces rank of 5, re-instates 6 others
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of serious misconduct, even as the Commission ...
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Chukkol tasks 318 fresh EFCC cadets on professionalism
Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulkarim Chukkol, has tasked fresh cadets from the Commission’s Academy to steer clear of corrupt ...
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Bauchi gov’t sacks 6 traditional rulers over alleged partisan politics, misconduct
The Bauchi State Local Government Service Commission has relieved six traditional rulers of their appointments for allegedly dabbling into partisan politics. Our correspondent ...
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CENSUS: NPC will treat personal information confidential – Federal Commissioner
The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured households that all their personal information which they would give to enumerators during the forthcoming population ...
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Suspected Land Grabbers Halt Work On Kwara Polytechnic’s TETFund 200- Capacity Lecture Theatre, As Police Arrest 3
Contrary to the ruling of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, suspected land grabbers have used the instrumentality of some law ...
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Address fuel price hike hardship in 7 days or face mass protest, Coalition threatens FG
A Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC, an umbrella body of pressure groups in Osun State on Thursday gave the federal government a 7-day ultimatum ...
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Presidential Tribunal: Report on resignation of Justice Ugo, false — Appeal Court
The purported resignation of one of the Justices of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja ...
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Reps ask FG to suspend planned electricity tariff
The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki. In his ...
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‘We rise by lifting others,’ Davido donates N237m to Nigerian orphanages
Nigerian afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced a whopping sum of ₦237 million donation to the less privileged in ...
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Hotel staff returns misplaced $70,000 to customer
A staff of Eko Hotel and Suites, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, has returned misplaced $70,000 to a customer in Lagos. In a remarkable display ...
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APC must rethink to avoid woeful failure – SDP’s Adebayo
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has taken a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, ...
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Again, FG shuts Eko Bridge for 40-day repair
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, has announced 40 days closure of the Island-bound lane of the Alaka-Costain-Iganmu section ...