The Federal Government has been subsidising electricity supply across the country to the tune of over N50bn monthly, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said. He said the subsidy spendings were because the government was worried by the incessant complaints by ordinary Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost of electricity.
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The Federal Government has declared the land borders would be reopened soon. The borders were closed since August 2019 to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into country from neighbouring West African nations. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated this in a chat with State House
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Suspected hoodlums yesterday disrupted a meeting between the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, and some chiefs. The meeting was disrupted when some hoodlums attacked the Soun’s palace in Ogbomoso. It was gathered that security operatives rescued the minister, the monarch, and other chiefs at
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Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has expressed confidence that the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be suspended. According to Ngige, the Federal Government was preparing a high-powered delegation from the ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General
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Ireland’s minister of agriculture resigned Friday after he was found to be violating the government’s measures against the novel coronavirus. Dara Calleary attended a golf society dinner with over 80 people in attendance, just over 24 hours after the Irish government introduced a ban on indoor gatherings of more than six people, according to the
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Sen. Rukayat Saraki, the Minister of State for Transportation, has called on Nigerian youths to participate actively in politics. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, Saraki made the call while speaking at the 47th Annual Personality Lecture organised by the University of Ilorin’s chapter of the Postgraduate Students Association (POGSASS). In
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