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President Bola Tinubu has said that he could announce the end to fuel subsidy because he is not like the people who benefit from the fuel subsidy regime and broken foreign exchange policies. The President stated this on Sunday morning in his nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of events to mark Nigeria’s 63rdContinue reading "I’m Different From Those Benefiting From Fuel Subsidy Regime, Broken Forex Policies; I Won’t Build Family Mansion In Swampy Area Like Them, Says Tinubu"

President Bola Tinubu has said an average low-grade worker shall receive an additional N25,000 per month for the next six months. The president stated this on Sunday morning in his nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of events to mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary celebration. He said, “We have embarked on several public sectorContinue reading "Nigeria@63: President Tinubu Declares Additional N25,000 Pay For Low-Grade Workers. Our Correspondent"

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Catholic Priest identified as Rev Father Aniebonem, and five other people for allegedly being members of a pro-Biafra group, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Anambra State.The arrest of the priest and others was sequel toContinue reading "Nigerian Police Confirm Arrest Of Catholic Priest, Five Others Over Alleged MASSOB Membership"

The Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has called on its members to cooperate with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the proposed October 3 industrial action. NUAHP called on pharmacists, physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists, imaging scientists/radiographers, medical social workers, optometrists, clinical psychologists, orthotics/prosthetics, speech therapists, medical physicists,Continue reading "Nigerian Doctors, Other Health Workers To Join NLC Indefinite, Nationwide Strike Starting Tuesday"

The People Democratic Party 2023 presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to be prepared to pull the country back from the point of uncertainty to a place of common safety. The former vice president, in his message on the nation’s 63rd independence anniversary, on Saturday lamented that the anniversary is coming at aContinue reading "*INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: BE PREPARED TO RESCUE NIGERIA, ATIKU TELLS NIGERIANS*"

Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, will address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast today Sunday to mark the 63rd independence anniversary of the country. A statement on Saturday by the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the president will address the country by 7 a.m. today. According to the statement, "Television, radio, and other electronic media networksContinue reading "President Tinubu To Address Nigerians On Independence Day As Nationwide, Indefinite Strike Looms. Our correspondent"

The Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal has affirmed that Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party is the validly elected governor of Taraba State. The three-man panel dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigerian People’s Party and its candidate Prof. Sani Yahaya for lacking in merit. The panel of justices of the tribunal saidContinue reading "Tribunal Affirms PDP’s Kefas Agbu As Taraba State Governor. Our Correspondent"

President Bola Tinubu and Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and president-general, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), have appealed to the labour unions to shelve the nationwide strike slated to commence on Tuesday, October 3. Tinubu and Abubakar, at a public lecture to mark the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja, urgedContinue reading "Your Strike Is Too Early; Let’s Dialogue – President Tinubu Appeals To Organised Labour To Shelve Nationwide Strike"

The embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is set to be released from the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) after his plea bargain with President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been concluded, SaharaReporters has reported. It's further gathered that the non-prosecution plea bargain for Emefiele was being premised upon the former governor’sContinue reading "EXCLUSIVE: Former Central Bank Governor, Emefiele To Be Freed After Tinubu’s Attorney-General Signs Non-Prosecution Plea Bargain Upon His Willingness To Return N50billion"