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Fashola harps on constitution amendment to allow FG fix minimum salaries of workers
The former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has called for the constitution to be amended to allow the Federal Government to fix minimum salaries of workers. He stated that the national assembly may have unconstitutionally legislated on salaries instead of minimum wage. In an article entitled ‘Minimum Wage Review – My Takeaway’, Fashola said what the constitution provides…
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Tinubu decries vandalisation of public assets, challenges Nigerians on value system
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has said it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system if the nation is to make progress, stressing that vandalization of rail tracks, stealing of electric cables are pure acts of sabotage The President spoke in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with…
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PHOTO NEWS: Senate leadership on a courtesy visit to President Tinubu in Lagos
The leadership of the Senate, led by the Senate President, Dr Godswill Akpabio, paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu, in Lagos for the Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations. Senators on the entourage include Deputy Senate President, Senator (Dr.) Jubrin Barau, Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru and Hon. Benjamin…
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Tinubu to attend South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will be attending the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, the presidency has announced. The inauguration of President Ramaphosa follows his re-election as President for a second term. In a statement issued by Ajuri Ngalale Monday, Tinubu would on Tuesday, depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa ahead of the ceremony. Ngalale who also stated that Tinubu…
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BREAKING: Obasanjo visits Oluremi Tinubu
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo visited the First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu on Monday. The Special Adviser on Media for the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi revealed on her Instagram page. She wrote, “Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu after receiving the Former President…
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FG refutes news of naming Abuja’s Murtala Mohammed Way after Soyinka
The Federal Government on Monday debunked rumours that Murtala Mohammed Expressed Way in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been renamed as Wole Soyinka Way. The Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim in a statement stated that renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway Way has never been contemplated by this administration. According to…
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Tinubu condoles with Atanda family over passing of patriarch
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu extends his heartfelt condolences to the Atanda family over the passing of their patriarch, Chief Oluremi Ademola Atanda, former Chairman of Old Oyo State Civil Service Commission. Special Adviser to the President, (Media and Publicity) Ajuri Ngelale released the statement on Monday. The late Atanda, who was the Eketa of Iwoland in Osun State, founded…
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Dangiwa emerges Chair, Caucus of African Housing Ministers
Kunle Sanni The Honorable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, has been unanimously elected as the Inaugural Chairperson of the Financial Caucus of African Ministers of Housing and Urban Development. This decision was made by shareholders of Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) at the institution’s 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Symposium which was held in Kigali,…
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FG secures private sector support for MMIA refurbishment
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has announced that several corporate entities in the private sector have committed to refurbishing the arrival and departure areas of Wing D at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State. This development was revealed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during an interview with Otega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to…
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Shettima, Kadafur pray for peace, bumper harvest
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the acting Governor of Borno state, Dr. Umar Kadafur have joined other millions of Muslim faithful at the Ramat Square in Maiduguri to observe the Eid El-Kabir prayer. Shettima in his short remarks after performing the two Raka’at Prayers at the Eid ground on Sunday prayed for peace and several harvests in this year’s…
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