Labour Unions declare indefinite strike
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Labour Unions declare indefinite strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress(TUC) have resolved to ground activities nationwide from October 3, 2023. The Labour Unions said that the strike has become imminent following “failure” of government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit. Recall that the

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Nigerian Army begins recruitment exercise, here is how to apply
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Nigerian Army begins recruitment exercise, here is how to apply

Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of 86 Regular Recruits Intake, RRI for Non-Tradesmen and women. The Army Headquarters made the announcement on Tuesday via a post on its verified X handle. The exercise, according to the post, begins with online registration, which commenced on September 25 and is expected to end on October 10, 2023.

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Wike gives owners of undeveloped lands in Abuja 3 months grace
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Wike gives owners of undeveloped lands in Abuja 3 months grace

FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to start to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the affected title holders

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Navy disowns purported list of successful NNBTS candidates
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Navy disowns purported list of successful NNBTS candidates

Nigerian Navy has disowned the purported list of successful candidates for its Basic Training School (NNBTS) Batch 35 Recruitment, saying it is fake. Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, the Director of Naval Information, said this in a statement in Abuja. Ayo-Vaughan said the exercise was conducted in three centres across the country, namely, Lagos, Rivers and Kaduna

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We will complete Abuja-Lagos Superhighway by 2027 - FG
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We will complete Abuja-Lagos Superhighway by 2027 – FG

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has revealed that the Federal Government will complete the proposed Abuja-Lagos superhighway by 2027. Umahi, while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Saturday, stated that the proposed 470-kilometre highway will last 100 years. He further disclosed that the road, which would be built by a private sector consortium at no

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World Bank approves another $700m loan for Nigeria
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World Bank approves another $700m loan for Nigeria

The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment. It disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment. The statement read, “The World Bank approved

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Content of Tinubu’s CSU academic record may cause Nigerians heart attack - Atiku
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Content of Tinubu’s CSU academic record may cause Nigerians heart attack – Atiku

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns over the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku claims president Tinubu has something to hide over his academic records with the Chicago State University. Speaking through his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku expressed hope that Nigerians will not have a heart attack

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Military high command condemns attack on troops in Imo
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Military high command condemns attack on troops in Imo

The military high command has condemned the attack on troops and other security agents in Imo State. Some gunmen suspected to be combatants of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) on Tuesday killed and set some soldiers, policemen, and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ablaze in two patrol vehicles in Ehime Mbano

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NLC debunks indefinite nationwide strike reports
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NLC debunks indefinite nationwide strike reports

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked reports making the rounds that it has commenced an indefinite nationwide strike. According to some online reports, the union commenced its planned strike on Friday after its ultimatum to the federal government elapsed on Thursday. But the NLC’s Head of Department for Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah,

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Tinubu's objection to release academic record embarrassing to Nigerians - Timi Frank
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Tinubu’s objection to release CSU academic record embarrassing to Nigerians – Timi Frank

The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described President Bola Tinubu’s move to stop the Chicago State University (CSU) from releasing his academic records as embarrassing to Nigerians. In a statement issued Friday, he wondered what Tinubu was hiding that prompted him to hurriedly appeal the

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Notable Nigerians lose land as Wike revokes 165 lands in Abuja
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Notable Nigerians lose land as Wike revokes 165 lands in Abuja

The Minister, Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked 165 lands in Abuja, some of which belonged to notable Nigerians. A document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola, revealed that the revocation was due to the violation and contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy. The document reads, “The

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Over 1.5 m tonnes of plastic waste threat to food safety in Nigeria - Minister
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Over 1.5 m tonnes of plastic waste threat to food safety in Nigeria – Minister

Minister of State for Environment and Ecology, Dr Izag Salako has said that over 1.5 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually in Nigeria were posing serious threat to food safety and quality. The minister made the disclosure at the Plastic Waste Sustainability Summit organized by Anambra State Waste Recyclers Association (ASWRA), in conjunction with

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FG gives reason for power outage on Thursday as consumers kick over unending excuses
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FG gives reason for power outage on Thursday as consumers kick over unending excuses

The Federal Government has said that the nationwide power outage witnessed on Thursday is due to a fire incident and an explosion on the Kainji/Jebba 330kV line 2. Power consumers, however, kicked against the un-ending excuses of the government as regards power generation and supply in Nigeria, despite privatising the generation and distribution arms of

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Be more intentional, proactive in piloting Nigeria - Anglican Primate urges Tinubu
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Be more intentional, proactive in piloting Nigeria – Anglican Primate urges Tinubu

Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba on Wednesday asked President Bola Tinubu to be more intentional and proactive in piloting the affairs of the nation. He described as inadequate and unsustainable measures by federal government to cushion effects of the petrol subsidy removal, stressing need for improvement. Ndukuba spoke

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