Author: Vreporters
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Niger Coup: West Africa Defence Chiefs Meet in Abuja
Defence Chiefs from West Africa are currently meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is coming after the Economic Community of West African States issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta in Niger Republic to hand over power to the democratically elected government of Muhammed Bazoum. Speaking after the extraordinary session presided…
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JUST IN: Senate Engages Aggrieved Unions After Protesters Pull Down NASS Gate
Channels TV The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting unions who broke down the National Assembly Complex first gate. The protesters in their hundreds had marched from the Unity Fountain in Abuja to the NASS Complex in demonstration against the “anti-poor” people policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration. Upon…
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Twins bag first class, couple earn PhD at Babcock
SA set of twins was among the 136 First-Class graduates that Babcock University (BU), Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, produced during the 2022/2023 convocation. Ngozi Nancy Philip of the Faculty of Education graduated with 4.95 CGPA to emerge as overall best graduating student while her twin sister, Nnennaya Sylvia Philip also made a First Class with 4.80…
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IGP Warns Against Violence as Labour Stages Protest
The Nation Newspaper Labour yesterday insisted on going ahead with today’s planned protest against petrol subsidy removal. But acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun warned against violence. He ordered police commissioners to beef up security. Labour said the protests would start because the relief package unveiled on Monday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was…
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Danfo drivers begin 25% fare slash today
Punch Newspaper The Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators, on Tuesday, said it had put modalities in place to comply with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive for the implementation of 25 per cent reduction in transport fares in a bid to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on residents of the state. The PUNCH…
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NLC Reacts To Viral Report of Plan To Shelve Nationwide Protest
President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has enjoined workers and Nigerians to disregard some online reports that tomorrow’s mass protest has been called off. Ajaero told Vanguard that, “We have no reasons to call off the planned protest. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that…
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Just In: NLC Hints Postponement of Nationwide Protest
Daily Trust The organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Tuesday, hinted that it could reconsider its planned nationwide protest scheduled to start on Wednesday. Secretary of the NLC, Emma Ugbaja, spoke to State House reporters after the rescheduled meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives held at…
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NAF Jets Bomb Hideouts of Zamfara Bandits’ Warlord, Dankarami, Scores of Terrorists Killed
Nigerian Military airstrikes in Zamfara State have eliminated scores of terrorists believed to be foot soldiers of the notorious bandit kingpin, Dankarami. Another separate military air interdiction was also launched at the enclave of Ado Aliero, also a terrorist kingpin in Zamfara, near Asola Mountain in Tsafe local government, killing over a dozen armed bandits.…
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Senate halts screening of 3 ministerial nominees over alleged forgery, age falsification
The screening of at least three ministerial nominees was put on hold for reasons of age forgery and age falsification, among others, as the Senate commenced the exercise yesterday. Of the 14 nominees listed on the order paper for screening, seven, including immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, were asked to take a…
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President Tinubu Approves Appointment of Special Adviser on Media, Publicity
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. A terse statement by Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said the appointment takes effect from 31st July, 2023 and would terminate at the end…