The Minister, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nyesom Wike, has put a N20 million bounty on two wanted kidnappers, Dahiru Adamu and Abu Ibrahim, who have allegedly been terrorising the nation’s capital.This was as he ordered police officers to fish out the kidnappers, dead or alive.He stated this on Wednesday when
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The immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday exonerated former President Muhammadu Bihari and himself from writing any letters to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Godwin Emefiele, for the release of $6,230,000 for foreign observers for the 2023 general election.Mustapha said
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The federal government has assured the organised labour of resuming the payment of wage awards to workers this week.Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the assurance in Abuja at a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria
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The Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Senior Staff Association stormed the headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday and demanded a reversal of the ban placed on the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles below 200 millimetres.Last week, NAFDAC began the enforcement
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President Bola Tinubu is expected in Abia State on the 24th of this month to commission the Geometric Power Company Ltd. plant in Aba.On December 29, President Tinubu, through Vice President Kashim Shettima, unveiled the Peace in South-East Project, initiated by House of Representatives deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu in Bende.The
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Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (aka Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Soyade to 10 years imprisonment.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement
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The Fulani Youth Association of Nigeria (FUYAN) has decried the continued detention of Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, the president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani sociocultural organisation in the country, describing it as illegal and unconstitutional.Addressing newsmen in Kano, yesterday, Ambassador Mohammed Tasiu Suleiman, spokesman of the group, who
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Nigeria’s crude oil production marginally dropped in January 2024 compared to what it was in December 2023.The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Nigeria’s crude production dropped from 1.422 million barrels per day in December to 1.419mbpd in January, decreasing by 3,000bpd, according to secondary sources.This was contained in OPEC’s
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A combined team of security operatives comprising the police and Ahmed Ali Kwara Hunters Squad has aborted a kidnapping plot in Giade, Giade local government area of Bauchi State, and killed five of the criminals.The neutralised kidnappers met their waterloo when they invaded Giade on a mission to abduct some
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Youths in Sokoto have protested against the high cost of living in Nigeria.The protesters took off in the Tudun Wada area of the state, marched through Emir Yahaya Road, and terminated the protest in front of Government House.Chanting "Beans is expensive," "Maize is expensive," and "Fuel is expensive", with
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