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Sanwo-Olu asks Military to reinforce strength in NorthEast
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the military to brace up and reinforce its strength to restore stability in areas still burdened by banditry, noting that there were still pockets of violence being recorded in the Northeast. Sanwo-Olu spoke while receiving the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, in a courtesy call on Monday…
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2027: Obi holds closed door meeting with Atiku, Lamido in Abuja
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Monday held separate closed door meetings with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido at their Abuja homes. Obi was said to have arrived Atiku’s house before visiting Lamido over what is yet…
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Labour Unions picket NERC Lagos office over electricity tariff hike
By Innocent Raphael Demonstrating their discontent, workers affiliated with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday, marched inside the premises of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) headquarters to voice their opposition to the recently implemented Band A tariff hike. The protest, which also targeted the corporate headquarters of Ikeja-Electric, called for the immediate…
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NLC, TUC block Abuja Electricity Distribution Company entrance
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the NLC and the TUC, thronged various offices of electricity distribution companies on Monday to protest the Band A tariff hike. The organised…
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Tinubu will remain impartial in Rivers political turmoil- Presidency
By Innocent Raphael The Presidency has declared that the president will remain impartial amidst the escalating political turmoil in Rivers State. In a recent interview with TVC, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, emphasized President Tinubu’s commitment to non-partisanship. Recall that tensions between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and former Governor turned Minister of the Federal Capital…
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BREAKING: Labour Unions shutdown Jos Electricity Distribution Company over tariff hike
By Innocent Raphael Following the nationwide protest against the recent hike in electricity tariffs, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have mobilized their forces to picket the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) along Ahmadu Way in the metropolis. The Plateau chapter of NLC and TUC officials orchestrated the sealing of the office on…
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NCS signs MoU with China Customs for trade enhancement
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) to foster bilateral relationship for the enhancement of economic growth. A statement issued by the Nigeria Customs Service, said the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi led some of his management team in Shenzhen, where…
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IMF asks FG to eliminate fuel, electricity subsidies after tackling inflation
By Innocent Raphael The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the Nigerian government to phase out fuel and electricity subsidies once the country’s surging inflation is under control. This recommendation came in the wake of Nigeria’s inflation rate hitting 33.20 percent in March 2024, up from 31.70 percent in February, exacerbating the economic challenges faced by its citizens. In…
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(BREAKING) Ondo Guber: INEC fixes May 20 deadline for submission of candidates’ names
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued May 20, 2024 as deadline for political parties contesting in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, to submit names of their candidates. The chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while hosting chairmen and other leaders of political parties to a meeting at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday. According…
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Abiodun congratulates Tobi Amusan on Jamaican invitational triumph
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the World record holder, Tobi Amusan, for emerging as the fastest woman in the women’s 100m hurdles this year after running a blistering 12.40s to win the first Jamaica Athletics Invitational in Kingston. Amusan won the race ahead of Jamaican and World Champion, Danielle Williams. Abiodun, in a congratulatory message, described Amusan…
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