The Federal Government says it has fully cleared the 18.96 billion naira in pension arrears owed to retirees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria. A statement by the Finance Minister and Coordinating Economy, Taiwo Oyedele confirms that the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid the final 50 percent balance of 9.48 billion […]
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Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi The Federal Government has suspended has suspended the Niger State Commandant of the corps over the deaths of 30 illegal miners in the custody of the State Command. This was conveyed in a directive by the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security […]
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Saudi Arabia has turned down Nigeria’s request for additional slots for the 2027 Hajj, leaving the country with an approved allocation of 50,000 pilgrims for next year’s pilgrimage. The decision followed an appeal by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for an upward review of Nigeria’s quota […]
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African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said he would not travel outside Nigeria for medical treatment if elected president in 2027. Sowore made the declaration on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he spoke about his proposed approach to governance. The AAC […]
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Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has commenced air and ground surveillance of schools across the state as part of efforts to ensure a safe resumption for students in the new academic session. Amotekun commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the operation followed a directive by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to prevent bandits, cultists and other […]
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By Tunde Odesola By heritage and geography, Ọ̀ra-Ìgbómìnà, a countryside in the Ifedayo Local Government Area of Ọ̀sun State, is a historic, unique and strategic land. Yoruba history says that Ọ̀ra is the cradle of education and Christianity in Ìgbómìnàland, being the first Ìgbómìnà town to receive Christianity through CMS missionaries in the 1890s, while […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *I will share with us today, three historic letters, written by outgoing Presidents of the United States of America for the incoming Presidents, normally called – Resolute Desk Letters.* *I will also make little notes on the relationship between each of them.* *1) LETTER FROM GEORGE HW BUSH TO BILL CLINTON :* […]
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has condemned the worsening harassment, intimidation and prosecution of journalists by security agents. It warned that if unchecked, the development would endanger press freedom and democracy, which journalists, as the vanguard of the pro-democracy struggle, fought for side by side with fellow compatriots. The NUJ raised the alarm in […]
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The Federal Government and labour unions in the Federal Ministry of Education have agreed to suspend the implementation of the proposed 35-year management concession of King’s College, Lagos, for two weeks. They reached the agreement on Wednesday following a meeting between the education ministers and representatives of the unions, amid protests over the proposed arrangement […]
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