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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Niger State Council, has lauded Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago for implementing the new minimum wage for civil servants across the board. The Chairman of the NLC, Idris Lafene, made the commendation while speaking to Guardian in Minna. Lafene, who expressed delight over the unprecedented approval and implementation of the new…
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The Senate has passed a bill seeking to give legal framework for the establishment of Nigerian Police Force Training Institutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of the bill followed the adoption of report of the Committee on Police Affairs at plenary on Wednesday. The report was presented by the Chairman…
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The police command in Edo has ordered an investigation into the circumstances that caused the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of NLC at a police checkpoint in Benin City. The command Spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, said the Commissioner of Police, Umoru P. Ozigi gave the order on Wednesday. Sources said the incident…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, says his Administration is installing streetlights in all ongoing roads construction in rural areas to improve security. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating the construction of a 10.5 kilometre access road, to connect several communities on the Kabusa to Ketti road…
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The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts in addressing the root causes of banditry and insecurity in the Southeast region. The house recommended improved intelligence gathering, community engagement, and enhanced coordination among security agencies. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Paul Namchi (LP-Enugu…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1,054,542,020,147.47 before members of the State House of Assembly. The Guardian reports that the appropriation bill consists of N453.56bn as recurrent expenditure and N600.98bn as capital expenditure. The governor, who had earlier commissioned the newly redesigned State Assembly Complex built over…
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Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration has committed $1.05 billion, amounting to about N177 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector. Wike, represented by the Minister of State, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this at the 6th International Conference on Learning Cities, held in Jubail, Kingdom of…
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Four out of the nine persons kidnapped on Tuesday in Odo-Ape Community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State have escaped from the kidnappers' den, leaving five persons with them. This was disclosed to our correspondent by a community leader in the area, who did not want his name in print. The recent…
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Popular singer Taylor Swift has claimed the top spot on Spotify Wrapped 2024, emerging as the most-streamed artist globally for the second consecutive year. Swift's chart-topping success this year comes on the back of her record-breaking album, The Tortured Poets Department, which racked up over 26.6 billion streams on the platform. The album didn’t just…
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The Kogi State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over the influx of mentally deranged persons from other states into Kogi State. In a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Ajaokuta State Constituency, Hon. Abu Onoru-Oiza Jibrin, he noted that this disturbing trend requires urgent attention. "Without doubt, there has…
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The Senate has suspended further action on the contentious Tax Reform Bills following widespread public outcry and opposition from Northern Governors, who described the bills as "anti-democratic." The decision was announced by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau during Wednesday’s plenary. Barau explained that the Senate Committee on Finance had been directed to halt public hearings…