The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the recent admission by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that stealing was going on ‘quietly’ in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration vindicated its position that the administration was corrupt. It stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja while reacting […]
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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Monday held a meeting with key stakeholders in Jos North Local Government Area. The meeting is part of efforts to enhance peace following recent attacks in the area. Speaking at the meeting held at Government House, Jos, Lalong thanked the stakeholders for their assistance in quelling tension in […]
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BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading industrial companies, is set to commence the construction of a 2,000tons/day Plaster of Paris (Gypsum Powder) production plant. This was made known during the signing of an agreement between BUA and MMM Erba Makina of Turkey – one of the world’s leading equipment suppliers for plaster production to supply […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, on Tuesday, declared that the state government was doing everything possible to ensure that the residents of the state are free of the deadly coronavirus disease, hence it makes vaccination compulsory for all. The state executive council on Monday announced that every adult resident in […]
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The Federal Government, on Monday, explained why it had not paid the University Revitalisation Fund and met other demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview, said government was working hard to ensure the release of the revitalisation fund by the Central […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conflict reconciliation panel has attributed the leadership crisis tearing apart the opposition party to the misunderstanding between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and suspended Chairman Uche Secondus, it was learnt. The eight-man panel headed by former Senate President David Mark has decided to meet with the two gladiators before the […]
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“…any plan to increase electricity or petrol will be a wrong step and the organised labour will do everything within its capacity to resist it.” Organised labour has appealed to the Federal Government against any plan to increase the price of electricity or petrol to avert crisis in the economy. Babatunde Olatunji, President, National Union […]
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Freed abducted schoolboys Security experts and analysts generally do not think highly of a bill before the National Assembly that seeks to criminalise payment of ransom to kidnappers. The bill seeks to amend the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2013. It was sponsored by the senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, and prescribes a […]
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Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba The Baptist Church in Okuokoko community, Delta State, was thrown into mourning on Monday after a 20-year-old resident, identified only as Clinton, was stabbed to death. The victim, who was was killed after receiving a bank alert of over N50m. A source said, “Clinton was in HK, a building […]
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Organised labour has threatened told mobilise Nigerian workers to resist the planned increase in electricity tariff by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), effective from September 1. While rejecting the plan, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, called on the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to take a decisive action on the plan by DISCOs to […]
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