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Resolve minimum wage dispute to prevent violence, CCC urges FG
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), led by a group of retired generals, has called on the federal government to swiftly resolve the ongoing minimum wage dispute with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to prevent potential violence similar to the current unrest in Kenya. The call was made during a briefing in Abuja, where the CCC also urged the government…
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FG announces plans to import 500,000MT of maize, wheat amid rising cost
Following the high-cost of food products in the country, the Federal Government has announced plans to import 250,000 metric tons of maize and 250 metric tons of wheat to satisfy the demand small-scale processors and millers across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari who announced this on Monday while addressing journalists, said this move…
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Logistics challenges, flooding cause of fuel queues in Abuja, other States, says NNPC
The NNPC Limited on Monday disclosed that the fuel queues seen in the FCT and some parts of the country, were as a result of disruption of ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, between Mother Vessels and Daughter Vessels resulting from recent thunderstorm. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye in a…
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Nigeria prepares for UN Summit of the Future
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; Engr Faruk Yusuf Yabo. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy of Nigeria recently organized a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja to prepare for the upcoming Summit of the Future at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2024. The workshop aimed to review the…
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President Tinubu lauds Nigerian army’s patriotism, sacrifice
Defence Minister Badaru (Middle) at the event By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigerian Army for its unwavering patriotism and selflessness, highlighting the immense sacrifices made by its personnel to ensure the nation’s peace and security. Speaking through the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, during the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2024 at…
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EFCC boss clinches anti-graft accountability award
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has been recognized as Nigeria’s leading anti-graft accountability champion. This prestigious accolade was announced at the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service, an event organized by The Best Strategic PR (TBS) in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).…
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NASENI CEO honored for engineering, industrial innovation at NEAPS 2024
L-R: NASENI CEO and Vice President Shettima The Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, received the distinguished award for Engineering and Industrial Innovation at the 2nd Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS). The award was presented by Vice President Sen. Kashim Shettima on behalf of President…
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Court orders Buhari’s Minister to account for N729bn
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states…
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BREAKING: Tinubu to step aside as ECOWAS Chairman
President Bola Tinubu will be stepping aside on Sunday (Today) as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. This is as his tenure as ECOWAS Chairman ends today. The 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority is holding at the Presidential Villa in Abuja where he is expected to pass on the torch to another leader. …
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PHOTOS: From the Stakeholders’ Engagement on the Legacy Infrastructural Projects of the Renewed Hope Agenda
The Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure projects are new national road networks that will stimulate national economic development and enhance the nation’s GDP. This is the central message of the ongoing nationwide stakeholders’ engagement on the Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway project, the design of the Sokoto- Badagry Super Highway project and the design of the Cross River- Abuja Superhighway…
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