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Just In: Bandits Kill 12, Raze 17 Houses In Kaduna
No fewer than 12 people have been killed and nine others brutally injured by bandits who attacked Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A community leader, Moses Musa, told Channels Television that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday very close to a…
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Unemployment: FG To Create National Job Centres
The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, has revealed the readiness of President Bola Tinubu’s led government to create national job centres to match available vacancies in industries and businesses with the available talent pool. The Ministry stated that it would play a key role in the delivery of…
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NLC Declares Two-day Nationwide Strike
The Nigerian Labour Congress has declared a two-day nationwide strike in protest against economic hardship. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday. Mr Ajaero stated that labour will down tools on February 27 and 28 in protest against economic hardship in the country. On February 8, the NLC and the…
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FG seals off SAbuja Store as crackdown on hoarding, price fixing begins
Twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle factors responsible for food crisis, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag at the…
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NUC Clears Air Over Alleged ‘Dollarization’ of Tuition Fees by Varsities
The National Universities Commission, NUC,has denied claims making rounds in some quarters that some universities in the country are charging tuition fees in dollar. Instead, the commission explained that only foreigners studying in universities in the country pay tuition in dollar. Speaking Thursday in Abuja, the acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki warned that…
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Recruitment: Police Shortlist 171,956 Applicants, Fix March 5 for CBT Exam Nationwide
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has disclosed that a total of 171,956 applicants who were successful in the screening exercise for recruitment into the Nigerian Police Force are expected to take part in the computer-based tests. Noting that candidates for the aptitude tests are applicants for the general duty positions, the commission said that “the…
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FG Gives Fresh Update On Electricity Subsidy
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, as the country is currently indebted to the tune of 1.3 trillion naira to generating companies (GenCos) and 1.3 billion dollars owed gas companies Adelabu, addressed a press conference…
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I Wasn’t Wearing Anything When EFCC Operatives Invaded My Room – FUTA Female Student
A female student of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, has recounted how Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials broke into her room during a raid in the early hours of Wednesday. While sharing details of the incident via an audio recording obtained from FUTA students’ union page on X, the female…
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JUST IN: WAEC Releases WASSCE Results, says 44.29% Score Credit in five Subjects
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates across the country. This was made known in a statement made available by the acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Moyosola Adesina, on Tuesday evening. According to her, only 46,267 out of the…
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Suspected Cultist Burnt Alive Over Alleged Murder of Final Year Student
A suspected cultist was burnt alive yesterday by a mob in Uyo, Akwa state capital for alleged involvement in Sunday morning killing of Daniel Okon, a final year Computer Science student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO). The suspect who suffered the jungle justice along with three gang members who escaped the lynching were accused…
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