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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his administration will implement a new minimum wage of N85,000 for workers in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a live interview on Channels TV on Wednesday evening, in a programme titled “One-on-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu.” In his remarks, he expressed satisfaction in sharing the news…
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The presidency on Wednesday declared that there is no vacuum in the country, even as President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are out of the country. The presidency, in the statement issued by Tinibu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President and Vice President are fully engaged with the…
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The Nigerian Army announced on Wednesday that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, is hale and hearty, currently on leave, dismissing rumours suggesting he is critically ill and receiving treatment abroad. Contrary to the circulating reports, which claimed that Lagbaja was hospitalised for an undisclosed ailment, the army clarified that the…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, on Wednesday disclosed that the unit received over 60,000 suspicious transactions in 2023. Bakari, who made this disclosure in Abuja at the NFIU-Law Enforcement Agencies Summit, added that the unit also received over 15 million currency transaction reports in the…
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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has expressed deep condolences following a devastating petrol tanker explosion in Majiya village, Taura Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State, which resulted in the tragic deaths of 95 individuals. The Jigawa State Police Command confirmed that over 50 others sustained injuries in the incident, which…
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Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged the people of Ondo State not to fall for the 'empty promises' of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stressing that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa remains the best for the state. Speaking during the third leg of the senatorial flag-off campaign in Ondo South, held in Ore, headquarters…
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The European Union (EU) is gearing up for its Climate Month, a series of events designed to promote sustainability and climate action, all leading up to the highly anticipated COP29 Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, next month. The EU Climate Month, with the theme 'Opportunities for Growing Green Together', features a series of impactful events aimed…
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The Coalition for Free Speech, a body made up of professionals in the mass media and civil society, on Wednesday described the invasion of the live studio of Urban Radio, Enugu, by armed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as disgraceful, urging the anti-graft agency to mete out appropriate sanctions on the…
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The Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has raised the alarm over the alleged looting of government funds and properties worth billions of naira by officials of the outgoing administration. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Okpebholo accused the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration of taking unscrupulous loans from banks and other financial institutions. He…
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President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Francis Meshioye, has again lamented the high and rising costs, as well as the harsh business environment, which he said continues to shrink profitability and is threatening the existence of many operators in what he describes as ‘a critical sector of the economy.’ More worrisome, he said,…