President Bola Tinubu has said N8,000 will be paid to 12 million Nigerian families for six months to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal. During his inaugural presidential address on May 29, he announced the removal of the petrol subsidy, causing the prices of petrol products to jump over 200% and an increase in […]
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President Bola Tinubu has poured encomiums on the Nobel Laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, a professor, on his 89th birthday, describing him as a veritable source of support, inspiration, and encouragement. The president, who called the literary giant a brother and comrade in the struggle for the restoration and entrenchment of democracy and […]
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• Again, Senate reconsiders ‘uneven’ disbursement of N483bn intervention loan • Ondo govt moves to cushion impact of subsidy removal, plead with residents With five weeks left from the eight weeks that the Federal Government and organised labour agreed for the conclusion of subsidy removal talks and palliatives, President Bola Tinubu yesterday, asked the House […]
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University Tuition Fee These are hard times for students and parents, as they are now to pay more for their education following an increase in fees by the nation’s federal and state universities. Many institutions have increased their fees by 100 to 200 percent, which may force some indigent students out of school. Already, most […]
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Osun State Government has chided Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) for its allegations against the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, over the appointment of commissioners. It said MURIC had failed in its bid to foment religious crisis in the state, saying that the appointment of commissioners and permanent secretaries was based on merit and competence. In a […]
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The chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in Ondo State under its chairman, Pathfinder Ogunmolawa Adewale on Tuesday led members of the Council on intercessory prayer sessions for the quick and speedy recovery of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. A statement by the council said the special prayer sessions which held simultaneously at the […]
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Oyo State Government on Tuesday assured residents of Olodo and its environs that it will replace the culvert under construction with a 2-span bridge, to mitigate against flood recurrence in the area. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola said this in a statement on Wednesday […]
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Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Tuesday, visited the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at the latter’s office at Three Arms Zone, Abuja, pledging to work in harmony with other agencies to fight insecurity. The visit, according to police spokesman, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi was to consolidate the gains recorded so […]
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Despite concerns about the increase in corruption cases in the country, anti-graft agencies and development partners on Tuesday renewed their commitment to combating the menace, saying it was possible. They expressed their optimism in Abuja during the 2023 African Union Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja, organised by the Inter-Agency Task Team in collaboration with the United […]
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Police Inspector General, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun Rivers State Police Command has arrested two of its operatives who assaulted and brutalised a middle-aged man identified as Iyke in Oyigbo. Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video seen by our correspondent, the two armed police officers were seen dragging the man and pushing him […]
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