President Bola Tinubu yesterday suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect.Emefiele was subsequently directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to CBN’s Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), Folashodun Shonubi, who will act as the Central Bank Governor.The
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked the National Industrial Court, Abuja, to set aside its interim order that stopped the two workers’ bodies from embarking on their planned industrial action against the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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A former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday said he would have slapped his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, if he met him in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.He spoke while briefing newsmen after he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, where he went to
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Air Peace has filed a $3.5 million lawsuit in the Federal High Court in Lagos against the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their respective authorities for a row that disrupted its operations last month, according to Simpleflying.com.The airline reportedly claims $2.1 million in general damages,
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A chef identified as Damilola Adeparusi has begun 120 hours cooking marathon in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State.This is coming barely a few days since chef Hilda Baci completed her cook-a-thon monitored by Guinness World Records in 100 hours.Adeparusi became a cynosure in a viral video after she
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Less than 72 hours after he exited the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo politician, Kenneth Imansuangbon, has joined the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the State.The embattled National Chairman of LP, Julius Abure, presented Imansuangbon with the membership card of his party on Friday, in
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The National University Commission (NUC) has presented licences to 37 new private universities, bringing the total numbers of private universities in the country to 147.With these additions, the university regulator placed the overall number of universities, both privately owned and publicly owned at 267.The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr
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The representatives of traditional rulers from across the country have met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja.In his opening remarks, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, who led his colleagues to the meeting, said the traditional rulers visited the President to
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The Kano State government has been commended for recently passing the Child Protection Law, which former governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje signed into law.According to Mr. Rahama R.M. Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office Kano, The Child Protection Law is a wonderful accomplishment that will benefit the children and residents of
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act 2023, which will become the second bill Tinubu will sign into law as president.The Electricity Act 2023 allows the de-monopolization of Nigeria’s electricity generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity at the national level.It also empowers States, companies and individuals to generate,
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