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Group urges NLC to ‘stop distracting FG’ with strikes
A group, the Patriotism Awareness Forum (PAF), has charged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other workers’ unions to rethink their incessant resort to threats of strike and show understanding in allowing the Federal Government put in place an enduring and beneficial solution to the effects of the removal of petroleum subsidy. The group in a statement jointly signed by…
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Court stops Ondo assembly from impeaching Akeredolu’s deputy, Aiyedatiwa
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday, issued an injunction preventing the Ondo House of Assembly from impeaching Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on the grounds of alleged gross misconduct. Justice Emeka Nwite made the decision following the presentation of an ex-parte motion by Aiyedatiwa’s lawyer, Kayode Adewusi. The judge also restrained Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from nominating a…
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Senate to screen acting CBN Governor, Cardoso, today
…new ministers for screening October 3 The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to steer…
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Nigeria@63: National interest a priority, says FG
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the country and the citizens’ interest remains paramount and a top priority of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, gave the assurance at a world press conference in Abuja Monday, to unveil programmes of event to mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. According…
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Zamfara Governor, Dauda, accuses FG agencies of ‘clandestine negotiations with bandits’
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has called for an urgent and comprehensive investigation by the Federal Government into the secretive negotiations held with bandits in the State. Reports indicated that a delegation allegedly sent by some agencies of the Federal Government has been holding talks with bandit groups in Zamfara without the knowledge of the State Government. Governor Lawal on…
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Akeredolu’s deputy, Aiyedatiwa, asks court to stop impeachment process
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approached the Ondo State High Court, seeking an order to stop his impeachment by the Ondo State House of Assembly. WesternPost had reported last week that the assembly began impeachment proceedings against Aiyedatiwa after they wrote him, accusing him of gross misconduct. He asked the court to halt the impeachment process by the…
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Afreximbank urges prioritisation of export trading companies to drive African SME participation in global trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called on African countries to prioritise the development of public and private export trading companies (ETCs) in order to position the continent’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to participate effectively in global trade. In an address to the Africa International Exhibition, which opened yesterday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in…
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FG calls for open, secure internet
The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said the administration of President Bola…
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Home and abroad, Tinubu’s Nigeria is taking its rightful place, By Mohammed Idris
Having hit the ground running at home, with a series of very bold and unprecedented reform decisions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has gone ahead to seize the opportunity offered by the month of September 2023, to make a grand entry onto the global stage. In what has been his busiest month on the global stage since he assumed office, President…
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BREAKING: Fire guts Supreme Court
A section of the Supreme Court has been guuted with fire. The fire whose cause is unknown, started in the chamber of Ibrahim Saulawa, one of the supreme court justices. Saulawa’s chamber was completely destroyed. More details later…
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