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Tinubu honours invitation to Guinea-Bissau for Independence Day commemoration
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, join other Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day. President Tinubu will arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which will be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September 24, 2023, but the Government…
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I don’t support brutalization, but NLC leaders are being driven by political motives – Oshiomole
Former Edo State Hovernor Adams Oshiomhole condemned the attack on Joe Ajaero, the national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Oshiomhole made this statement on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Oshiomhole, a former NLC president between 1999 and 2007 stated that he opposes the brutalization of any Nigerian, even the labour leader “Let me be clear. I…
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First lady launches N422. 75m support for 1,709 widows, orphans of fallen heroes
A total of 1,709 widows and orphans of fallen heroes of the Nigerian Armed Forces have received financial support of 250,000 Naira each courtesy of the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, an initiative of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The support which is a total sum of Four hundred and twenty seven million, seven hundred and fifty thousand Naira (427,750,000),…
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FG meets Islamic Development Bank, negotiates multi-billion dollars to fund infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, met with managers of the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. This development was the outcome of substantive investment discussions held between President Tinubu and the Vice-President (Country Programs) of the Islamic Development Bank, Mansur Muhtar, after the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu leads prayers for Nigeria in Makkah
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other Nigeria delegates prayed for the Nation during the three days prayers for the Country at Al Masjid Al Haram Kaaba Holy Mosque in Makkah Saudi Arabia Others who joined in the prayers were Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning; Abubakar Bagudu; Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago and Bauchi State Governor, …
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We’ll prioritize digital technology, clean energy, others under Tinubu – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s huge potentials in digital technology, the outsourcing industry and the clean energy sector will continue to incentivize investments in its energy transition plan and agenda to diversify the economy. He stated this on Monday when he received Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Mr Dan Jorgensen, on a courtesy visit…
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ASUU directs members to join nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has directed its members to join the ongoing strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. ASUU in a letter written to all zonal coordinators and chairpersons of the union and demanded that members be mobilised for the nationwide strike in line with the directive from the…
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NLC/TUC strike action not in national interest, says Presidency
The Presidency has condemned the decision by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to embark on a nationwide strike action from midnight, despite a court order restraining them from doing so. In a press statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency described the strike…
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Tinubu inherited a bankrupt government – Ribadu
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has attributed the current financial distress being faced in the country to bankruptcy inherited by the administration led by President Bola Tinubu. Ribadu, however, said despite the financial constraint that has affected budgetary allocations, the federal government would do everything within its power to ensure that there is a robust and viable defence management and…
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NLC, TUC begin nationwide strike on November 14
The labour unions in Nigeria have declared a nationwide strike from midnight on November 14, 2023, to demand better governance and workers’ rights. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) announced this on Monday in Abuja. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, told journalists that the strike would continue until the government at all levels…
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