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The internal crisis rocking the acclaimed third force as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has again passed a vote of confidence on Julius Abure, maintaining he is the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP. While the LP has been recently embroiled in a leadership crisis, the president of the NLC Joe Ajaero insists that […]
Nigeria’s hopes of increasing its crude oil reserves received a fresh boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited yesterday, commenced an oil drilling campaign at the Wadi-B located in Jere local government area of Borno State. The step marks the resumption of crude oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin, six years after the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is saying that he deliberately shut the country’s borders to encourage food production in Nigeria. While the move was heavily criticised, Buhari notes that Nigerians later appreciated that decision. He said this during the inauguration of the new Customs Headquarters in Abuja. Buhari says Nigeria is favoured with land potential as well […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is saying that its 2023 Direct Entry e-PIN sales will close on Saturday, May 26, 2023. The board says the registration of those who obtained the e-PIN ends on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. JAMB‘s acting Director, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement earlier today, recalled that the 2023 […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, is urging all critical stakeholders to synergise to tackle human trafficking and other issues of gender-based violence in the country. Justice Ariwoola spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Biennial Conference of the National Association of Women Judges in Nigeria. The CJN says the fight against […]
The Federal Government in partnership with the World Health Organization, WHO, has flagged off a three-pillar approach that would prepare for, detect and respond to emergencies during outbreak of diseases. Flagging off the programme in Yobe State, the Chief Consultant, Epidemiology at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Godwin Ntadom, revealed that the initiative is […]
The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, is saying that the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari will not approve the newly proposed 65-year retirement age for Nigerian workers. The minister made this known in an interview with journalists in Abuja. Earlier the Nigeria Labour Congress, through its National President, Joe Ajaero, asked […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness Jonathan Paragua Zamuna and His Highness General Aliyu Yammah, respectively. A statement signed by the Commissioner of Local Government, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, states that the two traditional rulers cease to hold their respective offices […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is saying that he has no doubt that the incoming government under the leadership of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would sustain the tempo of his administration. Speaking at the Presidential Fleet Review, 2023, at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Lagos, Buhari says he was pleased with the military’s combat readiness. The President adds […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, is warning against reprisal attacks over the continued killings in Mangu and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. According to the Christian body, about one hundred and thirty persons have been killed in the past week, one thousand buildings burnt and 22 villages affected. The President of CAN, […]
