The South East APC Young Progressives Forum has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider nominating someone from the youth constituency in the Southeast geopolitical zone to fill the position of the Minister for Youths. The group said the appeal has become necessary in view of the need to give the region an extra ministerial
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Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka has called on Southeast politicians in public office to insist on respect for the federal character and fight against what he termed creeping relegation of the zone in public office. The call followed recent Ministerial Appointment by President Bola Tinubu which Southeast Senators and others viewed as a
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday held a closed door meeting with governors of states that share boundaries with Niger Republic. The Daily Vendor learnt that the meeting held at the State House, Abuja. The meeting was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger. The governors in attendance were Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto),
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Commercial drivers have decried increasing cases of robbery, kidnapping and other criminal activities along the second Niger Bridge. The drivers under the Heavy Duty Drivers Association said criminals have taken over the route, including the Obosi-Owerri axis of the road. National President, Mr Uchenna Nebuwa, in a chat with reporters in Onitsha said members of
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The Secretary to Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, has been invited and interrogated by the Department of State Services DSS, over recent allegations of fraud levelled against him. A source from the DSS who craved anonymity hinted newsmen that the invitation and subsequent interrogation were as a result of the allegations levelled against him. The
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President Bola Tinubu has nominated the former spokesperson for the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo. Tinubu has also withdrawn the nomination of Dr Mariam Shetty, a nominee from Kano State. The President replaced Shetty with Mariga Mahmud. President Tinubu had on Wednesday sent an additional list of 19 ministerial nominees to complement the
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The rapprochement between the organised labour and the Federal Government appeared to have collapsed as the unions on Thursday night vowed to embark on a nationwide strike from August 14 if their leaders were summoned for contempt of court orders. This development is coming barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached to
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Angry protesters on Wednesday pulled down the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja. The Daily Vendor gathered that the protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress had earlier asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building to
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The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, has commenced its planned protest against subsidy removal and hardship in Lagos State. The organised labour assembled at Ikeja under-bridge earlier in the morning and are currently marching towards the state House of Assembly. The procession has resulted in a gridlock in the area. The NLC had asked the Federal
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National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero alongside other officials of the labour centre have assembled at the Unity Fountain at Abuja for a “peaceful protest”. The Daily Vendor gathered that officials such as the National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Muhammed Ibrahim, representatives of the Academic Staff
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The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the escalating cost of living in the country. The warning, it noted, had become necessary because the strike would
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A human rights activist and former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described as a big disappointment the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former lawmaker during an ARISE TV interview, criticised the inclusion of the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, in the ministerial list recently released to the Senate. President
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Following the announcement of a nationwide strike notice by the organized labour, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, to avail him more time to consider their grievances before embarking on any strike. This is just as indication emerged that the Federal Government may enforce the court order
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The Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) has condemned the fight between operatives of the Department of State Services(DSS) and the personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) over the custody of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The DSS had brought Emefiele before the Federal High Court in Lagos over illegal possession of arms
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The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, says a total of 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters were uncovered by the government. She also noted that the government was working towards an upward review of the Duty Tour Allowances of civil servants. Yemi-Esan noted that a committee was working towards salary
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