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Matawalle condemns killing of soldiers in Abia
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Muhammed Bello Matawalle has described the killing of soldiers on duty at Obikabia junction in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State by hoodlums masquerading as indigenous People of Biafra as barbaric,abominable and wicked. The Minister added that the recent killing of the five military personnel is totally reprehensible and disheartening. He vowed…
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National Council unveils measures to bolster Nigeria’s skills development
Kunle Sanni The National Council on Skills (NCS) has established a committee on coordination of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as States Programmes on Skills to tackle critical issues in the skills development sector. Headed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, the committee’s terms of reference include identifying skill training in MDAs and states, identifying dominant…
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Breaking: NLC, TUC declare nationwide strike from June 3
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, 2024 over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff.
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Ekpo pledges steady gas supply to NASENI Abuja CNG project
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. . Hon. . Ekperikpe Ekpo on Friday joined president Bola Tinubu represented by the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio; Ministers of Information and National Orientation and of Science and Technology, Mohammed Idris and Uche Nnaji respectively; Chairman Senate Committee on NASENI, Francis Ezenwa; EVC/CEO of NASENI, Khalil Halilu @NASENIAkilu, among other dignitaries, to…
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Army vows ferocious retaliation of killing of soldiers in Aba
Nigerian Army on Friday promised a fierce retaliation of killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State, stressing that Troops of OP UDO KA deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Areas adjourning Aba metropolis in Abia State were on Thursday attacked and sadly killed by terrorist of IPOB/ ESN. The Major General, Director Defence Media Operations, Edward…
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New minimum wage : Organised Labour mulls nationwide strike on Monday
There are strong indications that Organised Labour may begin a nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over a new minimum wage, according to a report by Vanguard. This is as the tripartite committee on a new national minimum wage, NNMW, reconvenes today, following abrupt adjournment due to labour’s walkout of last Tuesday’s meeting, where it accused government negotiators of unseriousness…
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(BREAKING) Aba Killings: Otti, Security Chiefs in closed-door meeting
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, is currently in a closed-door meeting with all the security chiefs, and other members of the Security Advisory Council in Abia State. It was gathered that the meeting is being held at his residence in Umuehim, Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area of the state. Although the details of the meeting are still sketchy,…
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Military vows ruthless retaliation after IPOB killed soldiers
The Nigerian Military High Command will apply severe military pressure on the illegal, de-recognized Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba announced in a statement on Friday in Abuja. This follows the death of five soldiers on Wednesday at an Aba checkpoint in Abia State. According to Buba, the military would respond to…
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I may reapply for restoration of my US Permanent Residency- Soyinka
Following the conviction of former US President, Donald Trump, the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said that he may reapply for the restoration of his permanent residency in the United States. WESTERN POST reports that Trump was on Thursday, convicted on each of the 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star…
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Roads infrastructure critical to Tinubu’s devt. agenda, says Shettima
….commissions 76.76km highway, says its dividend of state-federal collaborationKunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has commissioned the newly constructed 76.76km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Highway in Oyo State, saying it’s a fulfillment of President Bola Tinubu’s economic vision of empowering states to realise their development objectives and foster unity through interconnected infrastructure. The project is part of the commitment of the Tinubu administration…
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