Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said on Saturday that workers in the state would begin to receive the N30,000 minimum wage from October 2019. He said the payment was to motivate workers, especially teachers, to be able to deliver the best to the state and reclaim the lost glory and pride of being the […]
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• Claim plan will impact subscribers, economy negatively Telecommunications operators have kicked against plans by the National Assembly to impose taxes on global system for mobile (GSM) and cable television subscriptions and services in the country. Under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), the body said imposing such tax now […]
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Police Inspector General, Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday said that 1,151 high-profile suspects were arrested nationwide by the police between August and September, 2019 Adamu disclosed this in Abuja during his monthly conference with senior police officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police. He said the suspects included 470 armed robbers, 216 kidnappers, 335 […]
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Nigeria and South Africa signed 32 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s top two economies. Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Cyril Ramaphosa at the conclusion of a two-day visit by the Nigerian leader said they regretted the violence […]
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HURIWA says assurances not enough, arrest agitators Group commends president for rejecting proposal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency against purported plans to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, it described the […]
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A Medical Consultant and Radiation Oncologist in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Dr. Oludare Folajimi Adeyemi has made a major breakthrough in the treatment of the dreaded prostrate cancer. Following the breakthrough, some medical experts said the illness was now a common thing in the hands of Adeyemi since his discovery of the tested […]
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Nigeria has instructed her lawyers to appeal against the payment of $200 million conditional deposit for the granting of the stay of execution in the $9.6 billion award in favour of Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, noted that government had changed […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called on his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, to beef up protection of foreign nationals, weeks after xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg stirred tension between the two Africa’s leading economies. Buhari and his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa went into long-planned talks aimed at bolstering trade ties and political cooperation as both […]
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Eighty-nine-year old Rt Rev Emmanuel Bolanle Gbonigi is a retired Bishop of the Anglican Communion, Akure Diocese and an elder statesman. In the spirit of Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary celebration, he reels out some prophetic words about Nigeria, expressing the hope he has for the country. In his words: “I am getting on in years, […]
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