Hundreds of street sweepers in Edo State yesterday took to the streets of Benin City, the Edo State capital to protest over their N17,800 monthly pay.The women dressed in their overall work jackets, brandished placards with different inscriptions, such as, “We are tired of 17,800 monthly payment"; “Increase our salaries,"
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has urged residents of South-East to ignore Simon Ekpa’s declaration of a one-week sit-at-home in the zone.Ekpa had announced one week sit-at-home commencing from today, July 3, 2023.The Finland-based Biafra agitator has continued to spearhead regular Monday sit-at-home in the South-East,
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In order to boost internally generated revenue (IGR) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT administration through the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) has disbursed grants worth over N135 million to support more than 700 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the six area councils of the FCT.This is
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The secretary to the Niger State government (SSG) Alhaji Abubakar Usman has stated that information dissemination would be given priority attention by the present administration and will introduce “Jama'a (People's) Forum " for robust engagements.He stated this when he received the permanent secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mrs Hadiza
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The permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mr Olusade Adesola has expressed disappointment at the repeated vandalism and theft of expensive gully inlets, manhole covers, and other flood containment infrastructure on Abuja city roads.Adesola who spoke after a flood assessment tour of parts of the city over
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja began its defence of the February 25 presidential election on a shaky note, with none of its three witnesses present at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).Contrary to the scheduled activities of the Court, INEC, which conducted the disputed election
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The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol is expected to crash as major oil marketers are importing large consignments.The fuel is expected to hit Nigeria next week, according to major and independent dealers.Also, crude oil refiners were currently releasing refined petroleum products on credit to dealers
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has provided details on how UTME candidate Mmesoma Ejikeme allegedly changed her score from 249 to 362. The exam board also stated it had withdrawn her result.Describing Ms Ejikeme’s case as the “most pathetic” for pulling the wool over Nigerians’ eyes, JAMB revealed
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The Presidential Election Petition Court has resumed sitting in the Nation’s Capital for the respondents- INEC, the APC and its presidential candidate, to open their defence in the petitions of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, who are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu.The Independent National Electoral Commission
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World record holder, Oluwatobilola Amusan, yesterday in Stockholm, ran a time of 12.52 seconds to win the Swedish leg of the Diamond League. Amusan’s time was lower than what she returned on Friday in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she made 12.45 seconds to finish second behind Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who ran
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