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KWSG distributes bags of maize, sorghum to vulnerable groups
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Government has distributed another 50kg bags of maize, sorghum and millet as palliatives to 17,578 vulnerable people in the state. The palliatives were part of the ones received from the Federal Government by the State Government to further support vulnerable citizens amid the inconveniences from fuel subsidy removal. The food items are already being…
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Lagos: One dead in Customs, Smugglers clash
At least one person has been confirmed dead and scores injure when rice smugglers and Customs officials clashed in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The deceased, Saka Wakilu, who was identified as leader of a rice smuggling group, led his members during the clash to retrieve rice impounded by Customs officials in Badagry. Aside from the deceased, a…
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BREAKING: Tripartite Committee, Tinubu currently meeting over national minimum wage
The Tripartite Committee on the New National Minimum Wage is currently meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, WESTERN POST gathered. The meeting comes after the suspension of the strike for five days by the organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, (TUC). Sources informed WESTERN POST that team was…
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INEC extends voters’ registration for Edo, Ondo States
Following a review meeting held with stakeholders, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), said it has extended voters’ registration for Edo and Ondo States respectively. Registration was earlier slated to end on the 5th of June, 2024 in the two states. However, a statement by the Commission said following appeals by stakeholders, the date has been extended from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th,…
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Women Affairs Minister, House of Reps clash over alleged misappropriation of funds
By Innocent Raphael Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye and the Chiarman House of Representatives Committee on Women Affair and Social Development, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara have clashed over alleged misappropriation of funds in the Ministry. The controversy emerged from a program on Arise TV where Ogbara alleged that Ohanenye had been petitioned and invited by the committee over alleged…
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BREAKING: Tinubu names Abuja highway after Soyinka
By Innocent Raphael President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. It was gathered that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, recommended Prof. Soyinka. The naming…
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FCT Police deploys officers amid alleged bandit invasion threat
By Innocent Raphael In response to an alleged planned invasion by bandits, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benneth Igweh, has mobilized officers and resources across Abuja. This action follows a warning message recently circulating on WhatsApp, claiming that bandits, led by a sub-commander named Ardo, are advancing towards the city. The WhatsApp alert, shared on…
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International oil companies reluctant to supply crude to Nigerian refinery-Dangote cries out
By Innocent Raphael Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria are hesitant to supply crude oil to his 650,000 barrels per day refinery. In a recent interview with CNN, Dangote attributed this perceived reluctance to the IOCs’ preference for exporting crude oil to generate foreign exchange. Despite the efforts of…
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BREAKING: Labour suspends strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff – for about one week. The TUC president Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions.…
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Prosecute States that fail to pay N30,000 minimum wage- Falana tells AGF
A human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, to sanction states that fail to pay the current N30,000 minimum wage. He said since the payment of the minimum wage is an agreement entered into freely, state governments unable to honour such a deal are breaching the law. Falana on Channels…
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