The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr.Muhammad Dingyadi, has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8.Dingyadi made the appeal in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja and signed by Ms Patience Onuobia, Head
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Agency ReportJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), just weeks after its ruling coalition suffered a historic defeat in a July election.Ishiba’s decision to step down on Sunday comes after he initially resisted calls from within his party to resign
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu is to begin a working vacation in Europe today, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, as part of his 2025 annual leave.Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja.Mr. Onanuga stated that the vacation will last 10 working days.Mr Tinubu will
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The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Thursday held an emergency meeting in Lagos.The closed-door meeting had the party’s national executives nationwide in attendance.The closed door meeting which was not open to journalists, had the party’s Chairman, Board of Trustees, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, the National
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).CSP Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology & Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan.He also
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A new report by an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, Plan International Nigeria, said that nearly 80 million Nigerian youths are unemployed, while over 1,500 schools have been shut in the past two years due to insecurity.While raising alarm over the worsening conditions confronting young people in the country, the report
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has ordered the recall of Mr. Salihu Dembos as Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), following recent management reshuffles at the agency.This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesperson, on Tuesday in Abuja.Dembos, who was appointed D-G of the
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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has made a U-turn on his earlier comment describing Lagos as a “no-man’s land.”Recall that the presidential aide made the remark, which has now sparked outrage on social media, on Wednesday during his appearance on Arise Television.Reacting to the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Federal Government has declared Friday, 5th September 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate the celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government extended warm
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately take responsibility for completing the long-abandoned National Library of Nigeria project in Abuja, warning that a national monument of such importance should not be left to private charity.Reacting to recent comments by First Lady Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu,
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