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Increase in wages won’t solve Nigeria’s economic problem – Adebayo
Innocent Raphael The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo has said that increasing the wage of workers would likely have little impact on the economy of Nigeria and living condition of workers. Adebayo stated this in a press briefing in Abuja on the backdrop of growing agitation by the Nigeria Labour…
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BREAKING: Ramadan begins Monday, Sultan Abubakar announces
Ramadan fasting will commence in Nigeria on Monday, March 11th 2024, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, announced on Sunday night. The Sultan, who is also the President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), wishes every Muslim participates in the in the month-long fasting, maximizing the benefits According to the National Moon Sighting Committee, the announcement was made following the…
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BREAKING: Claims of padding 2024 budget untrue, says Presidency
Kunle Sanni, Abuja The presidency on Sunday dismissed allegations of padding of the 2024 national budget by both the National Assembly and the presidential office. Abdul Ningi, a senator of Bauchi Central, had claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is operating two versions of the 2024 budget. Ningi who made the claims while granting an interview with the BBC…
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Governors are tackling food crisis, economic hardship with different measures- NGF
Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has disclosed that Governors of the 36 states of the federation have been introducing different strategies and measures to tackle current economic hardship and food crisis in their respective states. In a report signed by its Acting Head of Media, Halimah Salihu Ahmed, the NGF said the governors were committed to ending the…
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Senate, Northern Senators clash over alleged budget padding
The Senate and the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) have clashed over allegation of budget padding. NSF comprises serving Senators from the northern part of Nigeria. The Northern Senators had accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of inserting projects worth N4 trillion in the budget. Also, Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central), a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had told…
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Kaduna School students abduction was planned- ACF claims
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said the abduction of 287 students at Kuriga community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State appears to have been planned by the bandits. WesternPost reports that Bandits had stormed LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School and took away the students. Days after the abduction, the ACF said the incident was…
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Do all it takes to rescue Kaduna School pupils, Tinubu orders security agencies
…as Shettina meets security agencies, stakeholders in Kaduna President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security agencies to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers affected by the abduction incident at the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Kaduna State. Shettima disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna State during a meeting with…
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Senator Ningi attacks Tinubu, says he doesn’t understand Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appeared to be ignorant of the problems facing the nation and its various regions, particularly the North, a member of the Senate representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi, has alleged. The lawmaker added that things are worsening under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, Ningi, the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) chairman, stated this on Saturday during an…
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VP Shettima to Nigerians: Tinubu has your interest at heart, will improve living condition for all
…flags off N306m empowerment scheme in Katsina For the umpteenth time, Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, disclosing that the President has very beautiful plans to improve their living conditions. According to him, while leadership is about show of empathy and support for the people, President Tinubu has the…
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Relocate service chiefs to terror ravaged states, Adeyanju urges FG
Innocent Raphael Human Rights Lawyer and convener of Concerned Nigerians group, Deji Adeyanju has enjoined President Bola Tinubu to direct all Service Chiefs to relocate to Kaduna and Borno, where about 800 children and women have been abducted by bandits of recent. In a statement made public, Adeyanju condemned the recent invasion of a mosque in Kaduna by terrorists yesterday,…
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