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Workers’ Day: Tinubu Vows To Give More Than Minimum Wage To Nigerian Workers
Vanguard News In what appeared a pledge to embark on wage increase in the middle of the year, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has vowed to give more than a minimum wage to Nigerian workers, promising to give them a “living wage”. “In the Nigeria I shall have the honour and privilege to lead from May…
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Northern Governor’s Son Marries American Partner, Alysa (Photos)
Zakari Abdullahi, One of the children of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has tied nuptial knot with his partner, Alysa, in the United States of America. The wedding, according to a post by the governor’s mandate group on Facebook, took place on Saturday at the McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Texas, United States. The pictures show…
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Nigerian Witches and Wizards Gives Dino Melaye Condition To Win Kogi Guber Poll
Ahead of Kogi governorship election slated for November 2023, a group under auspices of White Witches and Wizards Association of Nigeria has urged the flag-bearer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Dino Melaye, to either see them or be ready to “lose” the poll. The group’s spokesperson, Dr Okhue Oboi gave the advice…
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How Tinubu Plans To Remove Fuel Subsidy – Source
Many are of the belief that fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria is an economic necessity, as the subsidy funds could lead to major development gains. However, considering the attendant pressure the removal may have on Nigerians and the economy, there are strong indications that the incoming government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu may no more be…
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FG Gives Breakdown Of $1.2m Bus Fare For Sudan Evacuees
The Federal Government on Sunday gave a breakdown of the $1.2m spent on the bus fare to evacuate stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan to Egypt borders for onward airlifting to Nigeria. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan, gave the…
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Incessant Strike in Varsities Tops List, as CONUA, Labour Institute Meet in Ilorin
Leadership Newspaper Between April 25 and 26, 2023, academics and industrial relations experts gathered in Ilorin, Kwara State capital to brainstorm on how to put a permanent end to incessant strike actions, especially by lecturers in the nation’s universities. The participants at a 2-day training workshop organised by the Michael Imoudu Institute For Labour Studies…
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Just In: Fire Guts Ooni of Ife’s Palace (Photos)
A fire outbreak occurred in the section of the palace of Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in Ile Ife, Osun state. The fire occurred around 11:30 pm on Friday, razing a building apartment within the courtyard of the Ooni’s palace. The incident was triggered by a power surge, an official in the palace said. “The…
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Why We Can’t Arrest, Prosecute President-elect, Tinubu – NDLEA Speaks
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has filed a preliminary objection to a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a chieftain of the opposition party, Senator Dino Melaye seeking an order of mandamus to compel the anti-narcotics agency to arrest and prosecute the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over alleged forfeiture…
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Police Arrest 3 Suspected IPOB Members in Anambra (Video)
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested three suspected members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They were arrested on Wednesday by operatives attached to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Aguata who were on a stop-and-search duty at Afor Nnobi road junction around 7:50pm. The suspects were reportedly intercepted…
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Pay Rise: Ngige Creating Confusion for Tinubu’s Administration – ASUU President
Punch Newspaper President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, talks to EMMANUEL OJO about the recent 40 per cent salary increment implemented by the Federal Government, among other issues. What is your reaction to the implementation of the 40 per cent increment in salary for public servants under the Consolidated Public…
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