Author: Bayo Millz
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NLC frowns over non-implementation of minimum wage by some state governors
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned over the non implementation of the new minimum wage and the Consequential Adjustments by some state governors. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this at the 6th National Gender Conference organised by the NLC National
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Education Minister scraps bilateral scholarship programme
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. Alausa made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
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PDP move to recover mandates from Oborevwori, other defectors in Delta
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Legal Adviser to initiate legal proceedings aimed at reclaiming the party’s mandate from Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori for defection. Others whose mandates are also to be reclaimed are lawmakers, and other elected officials who recently
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You won’t regret joining us – APC assures Jandor
The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, has assured the 2023 PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, who recently returned to the ruling party, that he will not regret coming to the party.
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Nigeria to establish centralised system for verifying travel documents – Tunji-Ojo
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced plans to establish a centralised system for the authentication and verification of all travel documents in Nigeria. He made this known during a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday with the United Kingdom (UK’s) Minister of State,
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Akpabio: Agbakoba demands retraction of Natasha’s sexual harassment allegation
Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), former president, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has written a second letter to Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, demanding retraction of “her unsubstantiated sexual harassment allegations against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.”
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Court grants EFCC leave to play disc in trial of CBN ex-gov, Emefiele
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leave to play compact disc as evidence in the trial of a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele.
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Tinubu approves redeployment of 4 Federal Permanent Secretaries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of four Federal Permanent Secretaries. NAN reports that this is part of ongoing efforts to reposition the Federal Civil Service for improved performance and service delivery.
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Oborevwori’s defection to APC, a tsunami of unimaginable proportion – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the defection of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori Delta and thousands of his supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a political tsunami of unimaginable proportion. Shettima said this on Monday in Asaba when he formally received Oborevwori, former Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of
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Russia willing to share counter-terrorism strategies with Nigeria
The Russian Government has expressed its willingness to share with Nigeria the new strategies it has developed to support the country’s fight against terrorism. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Monday