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I’m now an ‘informal’ member of APC, says Shaibu, reinstated Edo Deputy Gov.
Mr. Philips Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, disclosed on Friday his unofficial affiliation with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)....
250,000 petrol-powered vehicles to be converted to CNG annually, says Oworu
Starting next year, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative will convert 250,000 vehicles annually. According to Persecondnees, the committee plans to mobilize all...
NAFDAC shuts down bakery for using unfortified sugar, banned potassium bromate
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a bakery in Sokoto State for non-compliance with food...
Paris 2024: Team Nigeria’s surpassing previous best Olympic records, the ultimate, says Sports Minister Enoh
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has said that his goal is for Team Nigeria to surpass the country’s best Olympic...
Presidency transmits National Minimum Wage Bill to NASS July 23
President Bola Tinubu will formally submit the newly agreed-upon national minimum wage to the National Assembly for legislative approval and enactment into law...
Massive global internet outage hits banks, airports, others
A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the...
NSSF targets training of 1 million youths on healthcare advocacy by 2029.
By 2029, the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) says it is set to train one million youths on healthcare advocacy through its “Ignite...
Gunmen allegedly attack Shaibu, Sen. Okpebholo’s convoy in Benin, orderly killed
Gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of the All Progressives Congress candidate for the September 21 Edo governorship election, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, leaving...
Updated: Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage, labour leaders laud president’s ‘fatherly gesture’
President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a new national minimum wage of N70,000, with a commitment to review the minimum wage law every three...
Just in: Tinubu to ministers: Pay off varsities staff members’ 4-month salary arrears
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to collaborate on...
Russian war: King Charles III says UK govt will give full support to Ukraine, wants it to join NATO
Shine Alagba King Charles III said the UK government would continue to support Ukraine and hoped to give them a clear path to...
Food inflation: Reps pledge N648m, being 50% of six-month salaries, to provide succour for the poor
The House of Representatives unanimously agreed to sacrifice 50 percent of their salaries for a period of six months to help alleviate the...
Stakeholders reject proposal to raise university, polytechnic admission age to 18 years
Participants at the 2024 Joint Admissions Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) policy meeting on education in Abuja have voiced a strong objection to the proposed...
Breaking: FG sets 18 years as minimum admission age into tertiary institutions
The Federal Government has fixed the minimum age for entry into universities and other tertiary institutions at 18 years. FG instructed the Joint...
FG set introduce new curriculum for secondary schools nationwide
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Thursday plans to roll out a new curriculum for secondary schools across the country,...
Climate change strikes close to home: Lagos Govt warns of looming floods
The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents of impending floods from torrential rains, urging a collective effort to mitigate it....
