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[JUST IN] Subsidy: NLC to begin nationwide strike Wednesday
he Nigeria Labour Congress will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday next week. The congress said the strike action would be implemented if the...
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Meet Tinubu’s SGF appointee, George Akume
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday appointed a former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Shortly after...
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Bauchi man, 33, arrested for raping 10-year-old girl
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for raping a girl, 10, in Nasaru Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He was arrested...
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WAFU U20: Ivory Coast’s Konan to officiate Ghana, Nigeria final
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ivorien referee, Natacha Gerardine Konan, to officiate the final match of the WAFU B U20 Women Championship between...
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AfDB approves $20m equity investment to boost infrastructure
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of $20 million to mobilise private capital for infrastructure development...
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Nigerians face hardship after fuel prices surge
Fuel prices have almost tripled across Africa’s most populous nation after newly elected President Bola Tinubu announced Monday that subsidies were “gone”. This has triggered...
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Subsidy removal: Increase cab fare by 200%, group tells Uber, Bolt, others
Drivers attached to cab-hailing apps, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, have cab-hailing firms to review taxi fares...
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1,108 men report domestic violence in six years – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency says 1,108 men have reported being domestically abused in six years. The DSVA Executive...
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Publish identities of quacks, Reps tell teachers council
Ajiboye said to tackle the challenge, the Council remedied over 7,000 quack teachers in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. TRCN noted that highly committed, dedicated...
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Reps receive COVID-19 report, pass eight bills
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19, which was set up by the legislative chamber to oversee the activities of the Federal Government...
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Just In: Tinubu meets senate president, speaker in Aso Rock Villa
The President, Bola Tinubu, is meeting Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa,...
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Utomi debunks ‘ministerial appointment’ list
A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi has dissociated himself from the unconfirmed list of “new appointees and some new ministers” being circulated on the social...
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BREAKING: Plateau Assembly suspends all 17 LG chairmen
Members of the Plateau state House of Assembly have suspended all the chairmen in the 17 Local Government Areas of the state The House members...
