The Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria, is currently meeting with the Federal Government team at the Chief of Staff Conference Hall, at Aso Rock, Abuja.Recall that the organised labour stormed out of the meeting on Friday
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja decorated the newly-appointed service chiefs with their new ranks at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, charging them to maintain teamwork to ensure peace and stability.The Senate had previously confirmed their appointments before the ceremony.The newly-inaugurated service chiefs are Chief of
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In a bid to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal, the Lagos State Government has slashed the costs of transportation of all state-owned transport systems by 50 per cent.The government also pledged to distribute foodstuff to the vulnerable in the state.Speaking at a press briefing on Monday at
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Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike was given the traditional ‘take-a-bow’ clearance by the Nigerian Senate for a ministerial role as the 10th Assembly commenced the screening of nominees sent to it by President Bola Tinubu.Wike who was the first of the nominees to be screened on Monday, got the
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Sunday said it has uncovered plots of traffickers now recruiting and trafficking young girls from Mali to Edo State for prostitution and exploitation.The Commander, NAPTIP Benin zonal office, Bar. Nduka Nwawenene disclosed this during the 2023 world day
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation today, Monday July 31, 2023 at 7 pm.This was disclosed in a statement from the presidency signed by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President (Special duties, Communications & Strategy) on Monday morning.Alake urged television, radio stations and other
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President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Yakubu Maikyau SAN on Monday, described the death of Supreme Court Justice, Gentus Nweze, as a huge loss to the Nigerian legal community.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late jurist was reported to have passed on, July 30 (yesterday)
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The Oyo State workers, on Monday, locked the state secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, as they protest against issues affecting them.The workers are demanding palliatives, an upward review of pension allowances, and payment of salary deduction among others.They are also demanding payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees
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The Obi-Datti Media office has been drawn to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) political prediction on the eventual outcome of the 25 February presidential election, titled, “When Brigandage Meets Merchantalism.”We find the report as yet another transactional work poorly done. We are taken aback that after a long silence, it
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President Bola Tinubu has moved to Aso Rock, two months after his inauguration.His move is coming days after Abuja residents complained about having to endure traffic gridlock caused by the president’s daily movement.Tinubu, however, moved to the Glass House, usually a transit accommodation, pending the completion of the renovation of
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