Lieutenant-General Oladipo Diya, who died last month after a brief illness, came to limelight as an ebullient, no-nonsense former military governor of Ogun State, and later gained fame as former Chief of General Staff and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council during the infamous regime of General Sani Abacha. Notwithstanding his distinguished military career […]
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Labour Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated on May 1, every year in many countries around the world. This day is dedicated to the working class and their contributions to society. The history and evolution of Labour Day is a story of the struggles and triumphs of the labour movement. The origins […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has burst a factory in Adamawa supplying Akuskura psychoactive substances to Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic. The Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the factory was raided on Saturday in Mubi. “At the time of the raid, […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says there are no plans to phase out the redesigned Naira notes from circulation. CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. The statement was a reaction to a viral news on social media that the apex bank was […]
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People who fled war-torn Sudan wait at a railway station in the Egyptian city of Aswan on April 28, 2023. – More than 14,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed the border into Egypt since deadly fighting erupted in their country in mid-April, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on April 27. In total, over 16,000 foreigners have […]
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The mile two section of the rail track When the Lagos State government announced that the Blue Rail Line would commence commercial operations in the first quarter of 2023, many residents, especially those living along the Orile-Okokomaiko corridor were exhilarated that the pain they undergo while trying to connect Lagos Island from that axis would […]
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The Federal Government has announced a review of the Import Adjustment Tax (IAT) as part of the implementation of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Common External Tariff (CET) 2022-2026, thereby raising tariffs on importation of rice, wheat, alcohol among 189 items. The 2023 revised document, raised tariff on rice packing of more than […]
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Tinubu To Inherit $103.11b Public Debt, N22.7t W&M Advances As Economists Decry Poor Application Downgrade Of Country’s Bonds In Capital/International Market Imminent Loan From China Hits $4.29b Borrowings Have Not Impacted People Positively — Rafsanjani When President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, takes the reins on May 29, 2023, he would buckle under the hefty yoke of […]
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Stakeholders at a waste management meeting have called for attitudinal change and enforcement of existing sanitation laws to address waste management challenges in Oyo State. They made the call at a Town hall meeting tagged “Beautiful Ibadan City: The Waste Management Agenda”, held in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, with key participants in […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the international community to impose sanctions, including a visa ban, on President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly undermining democracy in Nigeria. The party stated this while reacting to a comment credited to the President wherein he claimed that opposition parties lost the presidential election because of overconfidence and lack […]
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