The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Nigerians to get ready to join hands with the congress as it begins preparation to build a coalition of all the masses. The Congress said as it braces for another round of struggle for the emancipation of the people, the citizens can generate the critical number needed […]
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More than 900 migrants have drowned off Tunisia’s coast so far this year as they tried to reach Europe by boat, the North African country’s government said Thursday. The interior ministry said 901 bodies had been recovered by July 20 following maritime accidents in the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular […]
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Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, has described as fake, a photo of him and the Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Mr Simon Ekpa. The Head of the Obi-Datti Media Office, Mr. Diran Onifade, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Expa had been allegedly responsible for […]
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Clockwise: El-Rufai, Badaru, Umahi, Wike Four out of the 28 minister nominees of President Bola Tinubu are former Governors. Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday unveiled the 28-man ministerial list submitted by the President Following are the former Governors on the list: 1. David Umahi Umahi was a two-term Governor of Ebonyi State between 2015 […]
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Full list of Tinubu’s ministerial nominees and their states ●Abubakar Momoh – Edo State ●Yusuf Maitama Tuggar – Bauchi ●Ahmad Dangiwa – Katsina ●Hanatu Musawa -Kastina ●Uche Nnaji -Enugu ●Betta Edu -Cross River ●Doris Uzoka -Imo ●David Umahi -Ebonyi ●Nyesom Wike – Rivers ●Mohamed Badaru -Jigawa Read Also: BREAKING: Akpabio unveils Tinubu’s 28-man ministerial nominees […]
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President Bola Tinubu has submitted the list of his ministerial nominees expected to help shape the direction of his administration. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio unveiled the 28-man ministerial list on Thursday. Thy include former Governors, economists, health experts, lawyers, and close allies of the President. Following are chronicles of some of the eminent individuals on […]
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By Banji Ayoola The print edition of The Podium International Magazine will be formally launched in Akure, the Ondo State capital on August 3, 2023, at Bliss World Hotel, Ijapo. Ondo State’s Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Akinterinwa, will be the Special Guest of Honour; while the Royal Father of the Day is the Jegun […]
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Emefiele arrives in court on July 25, 2023. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking a 14-day extended detention order for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The application was filed by the legal team of the DSS on […]
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Nigeria Prison By granting state pardons to 30 prisoners, and setting them free from the custody of the Lagos and Ogun states Correctional Centres, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has set the tone for prison reforms in the country. His effort is commendable, given the deteriorating condition of the country’s correctional […]
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Aerial view of Lagos port *Poor research, branding listed as barriers to trade *Power Africa, AfBD, World Bank to deliver 30GW electricity across SSA As the 2025 expiry date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) nears, United States policymakers are considering if and how it should be extended, over concerns about uneven utilisation […]
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