Osun recommits self to staff training

Osun state government has reiterated its commitment to training and retraining of its workforce to promote efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. The State Head of Service, Mr.Ayanleye Aina, disclosed this while opening a one-day workshop for the Local Government Staff Pension Bureau and the Pension Desk Officers of the Primary School Section in the […]

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Trump holds first outdoor rally since attempted assassination

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, August 21, 2024. (Photo by Peter Zay / AFP) Agency Report Donald Trump held his first outdoor campaign event on Wednesday since an assassination […]

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Healthcare crisis goes beyond rhetoric

President Bola Tinubu’s fresh initiatives to address the critical shortage of medical professionals are commendable in theory but face significant challenges in execution. The government must clarify the details of these policies, engage state governments in their implementation, and provide substantial incentives to retain and attract medical personnel. The interventions in the sector should be […]

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Bureaucracies won’t slow Bakassi seaport project, says Oyetola

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, that he would not allow bureaucracies to slow down the actualisation of the Bakassi Deep Seaport project. In a post via his X handle on Wednesday, an aide to the minister, Ismail Omipidan, quoted the minister as having […]

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FG plans fresh $100bn investments to curb economic crisis

The Federal Government is planning to invest $100 billion annually to tackle the economic challenges in Nigeria, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, declared on Wednesday. Bagudu also said the recent nationwide protest against the bad governance in Nigeria has forced government officials to listen more and do better. He said though […]

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Stranded foreign scholars write Tinubu over 14-month unpaid allowances

Stranded foreign scholars under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement scholarship have written President Bola Tinubu over their withheld 14-month allowances. The letter dated August 20, 2024, was signed by the union of all the scholars in Hungary, Morocco, China, Serbia, Algeria, Venezuela, and Russia. The BEA scholarship is for education exchange between Nigeria and […]

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Dangote refinery reduces crude imports from US

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reducing its importation of crude from the United States, taking more of Nigeria’s oil for processing, a report by Bloomberg said. The report stated that the 650,000 refinery is set to import just over four-fifths of its feedstock from domestic sources in the third quarter. That compares with less than […]

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Togo, Benin owe Nigeria $14m for electricity – FG

None of the four international bilateral customers being supplied by the power generation companies in the Nigerian electricity supply industry made payment against the cumulative invoice of $14.19m issued by the market operator for services rendered in the first quarter of 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed this in a report sighted by our […]

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Sanwo-Olu, Makinde, Adeleke, Aiyedatiwa, Fintiri, 3 others ready to pay N70,000 new minimum wage

In a landmark move, President Bola Tinubu signed into law a new national minimum wage of N70,000 on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000, after a series of meetings that failed the Organised Labour, private sectors, and the federal government representatives who made up the Tripartite Committee to reach an agreement on the […]

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Tinubu has turned Nigeria to personal business — Atiku

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has alleged that Nigeria is rapidly transforming into “a government of Tinubu, by Tinubu, and for Tinubu.” In a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe on Wednesday, he said that the future of Nigerians has been effectively mortgaged to the president, his family, and associates. The presidential candidate of […]

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