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Soldiers clean up Ojuelegba axis of Lagos
The Army on Saturday deployed no fewer than 300 personnel to the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos for a clean-up to mark the 2019 Corps Commander Ordinance Annual Conference. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commander, Nigerian Army Ordinance...
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Three fake soldiers nabbed in Anambra
The Police in Anambra state confirmed the arrest of three persons for allegedly impersonating military personnel. Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested wearing military camouflaged...
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Sowore: AGF demands case file from DSS for review
THE Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded for the case file of the detained activist and Revolution Now convener, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, from the Department of State Security Services (DSS)...
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No state government can alter minimum wage law, FG declares
Crack in presidency as Aisha Buhari lashes out 6 hours ago Electricity workers suspend strike 3 hours ago Passenger slumps, dies at Lagos airport 2 hours ago • Why negotiation at state level is...
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Corpers will enjoy minimum wage in 2020 –Minister
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said allowance of corps members would be reviewed to reflect the new minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020. He added that already, the figure had been...
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Paying minimum wage means respecting our laws, NLC tells govs
Kindly Share This Story NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has reiterated that the National Minimum Wage law is binding on all, and that governors cannot...
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Apapa Gridlock Will Persist Without Alternatives For Trailers, Says Sanwo-Olu
The executive order on the Apapa Road may not be enough to address the traffic problem in that axis without the appropriate measures being put in place. This was the view of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was on Channels...
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Garba Shehu pushed for the sack of my media aides- Aisha Buhari`
The wife of the Nigeria’s president Aisha Buhari has accused the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu of pushing for the sack of her media aides because she addressed the press on her return to Nigeria on October 13th. “Mr....
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BREAKING: Senate passes N10.594tr 2020 budget
The Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 Budget of N10.594 trillion, as against N10.33trillion presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senators effected an increase of N264billion on the Budget. The passage,...
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Amaechi, Akpabio, Aliero on pension refund list
Some former state governors may have to return pensions and allowances received after leaving the office. This followed a judgment by a Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors who...
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Abuse against women is offence against humanity, says Dolapo Osinbajo
Wife of Nigeria Vice president Dolapo Osibanjo has said that abuse against women in any form is wrong and offensive against collective humanity. She disclosed this at the graduation of over 300 out of school girls from Spotlight, Step up training...
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US 2020 Race: Biden Slips, Beto Quits, Warren Answers Critics
Joe Biden’s standing in the Democratic presidential nomination battle has slipped in Iowa against top rivals including Elizabeth Warren, the frontrunner in the early-voting state, who on Friday answered critics over how she will pay for her...
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Border closure will stop banditry, kidnapping if sustained for two years – Emefiele
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that if border closure is sustained for the next two years, issues of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be totally eradicated. Emefiele stated this at the...
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Drama as Senate panel screens NDDC board nominees
THE Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs on Thursday screened nominees for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) governing board. The senators had a heated argument over whether a nominee, Otobong Ndem, who had discrepancies in his...
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NAFDAC urges pharmaceutical companies to attach GPS tracking device on vehicles
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),has urged pharmaceutical companies and medicine distribution companies to install Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers in their distribution vehicles. GPS is a...
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Government stops salaries of ASUU, others over IPPIS
The Federal Government yesterday made good its threat to stop the salaries of all its workers, especially members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who are not featured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System...
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US House formalises Trump impeachment process in landmark vote
Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its presidential investigation Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process against Donald Trump. “Today, the House takes the next step forward as...
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Varsities’ governing councils and burden of politics
Nigerian universities are not short of drama. Examples are students’ ‘uprising’ against the institutions, teachers’ exploitation of the former as well as lecturers’ revolt against the government to the former’s internal wrangling over...
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I’m ready to face trial if…, Nnamdi Kanu tells court
Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he was ready to face trial if his safety would be guaranteed by the court. Kanu told the presiding judge,...
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Appeal court sacks APC senators, House of Reps member
The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Wednesday returned Ibrahim Danbaba and Balarabe Kakale as Senator and House of Representative member in the National Assembly, respectively. In a short judgement read by Justice Frederick Oho, the court said...
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Governors seek variation of loan repayment plans
GOVERNORS on Tuesday sought the variation of the budget support loan repayment, which they said will compound the state governments’ burden. They rejected the proposed monthly repayment of N164billion, stressing that the states could not...
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Supreme court announces 7-man panel to hear Atiku’s appeal
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has named the seven man panel constituted to hear the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Listed in the panel is the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Ibrahim...
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IPOB, Police trade words as clash leaves DPO hospitalised in Ebonyi
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Tuesday alleged that 17 of its members sustained gunshot injuries when they were attacked by a combined team of security agencies on Sunday in Ebonyi State. But the Police debunked the allegations stating that...
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Britain’s Johnson revives early election push
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday made a fresh push to get lawmakers to back his plan for a pre-Christmas election after a third Brexit delay. The Conservative leader is trying to lead Britain through a three-year crisis that was...
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Nigeria gives condition for reopening borders
Men load a truck at the cereal market of Maradi, near Niger’s southern frontier on October 19, 2019 after the Nigeria closed its border with Niger on August 20, 2019 to defend against smuggling. – The closure of the border by Nigeria...
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Xenophobia: Ekweremadu takes case to international parliament
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) holding in Ethiopia, to pay special attention to the xenophobic attacks on the African continent. Mr Uche...
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Wage’s consequential increments at states’ discretion, governors insist
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday said it had reviewed current progress in the implementation of the new minimum wage law and resolved that consequential increments will depend on the capacity of individual state government. Chairman of...
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Laundered N33b: Lebanese arrested in N1.8b Lagos home
A LEBANESE Hamza Koudeih and two other suspected accomplices of social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (a.k.a. Mompha), have been arrested in Lagos. Koudeih was arrested at the weekend after a three-hour stand-off at his N1.8 billion luxury...
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Nigerian borders to remain closed until neighbouring countries meet conditions – Emefiele
The governor of Nigeria’s central bank Godwin Emefiele Monday said Nigeria’s land borders will remain shut until the country’s neighbours agree to implement mutual anti-smuggling policies. “Before the borders are reopened, there must be...
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Power project: Probe of N1.68b cash to firm begins
Top officials of the Federal Ministry of Power are facing enquiry over the payment of N1.68 billion to a firm whose parent company is indebted to the government and in receivership. The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), which...
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ICPC Declares Ex-Presidential Aide, Obono-Obla Wanted
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared the former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, wanted. The anti-graft...
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Trump claims impeachment is a ‘lynching’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday likened the impeachment investigation against him to a “lynching,” a racially charged word from the darkest days of America’s slavery legacy. There was an immediate backlash to Trump’s tweet in which...
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Court orders forfeiture of Maina properties to Federal Government
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to a former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. The judge Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo ordered the forfeiture...
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Firms with N185.6b cash gets approval for extension, says NIPC
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Yewande Sadiku said two firms with total investment valued at N185.63billion and staff strength of 3085 have obtained presidential approval for extension for two...
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Nigeria’s Borders Should Remain Shut For 25 Years, Says Stan- Labo
A retired military officer, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo says the border closure operation has helped Nigeria’s economy and security greatly and he wishes the closure will remain for the next 25years. Stan-Labo disclosed this on Monday during an...
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Experts, groups want new NDDC board to supervise audit
Positive reactions from segments of the society have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s pronouncement on Thursday for a forensic audit to be undertaken on the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While...
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FG approves N10 billion for Enugu airport repairs
The Federal Government yesterday approved the sum of N10 billion for the rehabilitation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.President Muhammad Buhari, via his twitter handle, disclosed the approval on Thursday. Buhari in his tweet...
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Unease as NASS slashes legislative aides’ salaries
The National Assembly has drastically reduced the salaries and allowances of over 3,000 Legislative Aides serving in the Ninth National Assembly. The aides, who are hired by the 109 senators and 360 members in the House of Representatives,...
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Senate faults Buhari’ s anti-graft war, urges proactivity
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday faulted the style of President Muhammadu Buhari's fight against corruption, which it noted, allows “corruption to happen before sending the EFCC or the ICPC after the culprits.” It, therefore,...
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Nollywood Actress, Funke Adesiyan Appointed As Aisha Buhari’s Aide
Nollywood Actress, Funke Adesiyan Appointed As Aisha Buhari’s Aide Nigerian actress Funke Adesiyan has been appointed as one of the political aides to the first lady, Aisha Buhari. The Nollywood star was appointed the Personal...
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Buhari directs MDAs to submit yearly travel plans
To curb leakages and boost efficiency in the management of resources of Government, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved for immediate implementation, additional cost saving measures aimed at instilling financial discipline and prudence,...
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Police raid another torture centre in Katsina
A Special Team from the Inspector General of Police Abuja, Mohammed Adamu has raided another torture centre at Kofar Marusa area of Katsina. The raid is barely a day after a similar exercise where the Islamic centre operated by 78- year- old...
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Insecurity: One Percent Budget For Defence Shows ‘We Are Not Serious’ – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has faulted the N99.87 billion capital expenditure budgetary allocation for Ministry of Defence, stressing that the amount is less than one percent of the N10.33 trillion budget...
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How economy may suffer under total border closure
‘Millions may be jobless over ill-timed policy’ • Action in nation’s best interest, says govt • There’s no hunger in Nigeria, says minister Stakeholders yesterday warned the Federal Government that the complete closure of the...
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Reducing Cost of Governance and Clamour for Unicameral National Assembly
Although the heavy cost of maintaining Nigeria’s 469 federal lawmakers has always been a source of concern, “sitting politicians’’ have joined in the campaign for the reduction of the number of federal legislators. In fact, one of the...
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PDP, APC in fresh fight ahead of Supreme Court’s ruling
With an appeal by the presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, awaiting determination at the Supreme Court, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday intensified the fight to assert their...
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2020 budget: Entitlements of Obasanjo, IBB, Jonathan, entitlements to gulp N2.3 billion
Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Goodluck Jonathan will receive a cumulative entitlements of N2.3 billion under the 2020 fiscal year. This is contained in the details of the 2020 Appropriation Bill presented to a joint...
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UK government sets date for first post-Brexit budget
Britain’s government is planning a first post-Brexit budget for November 6, one week after it expects the country to have left the European Union, finance minister Sajid Javid announced Monday.“This will be the first budget after leaving the...
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