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President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Malam Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations between the federal government and the leadership of the labour unions at the ... Read More »

..Says Climate Change also Responsible for Humanitarian crises and Poverty in Nigeria The United Arab Emirates has expressed its readiness to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda by contributing to every effort that will lead to a reduction of humanitarian crises as well as eradicate poverty in Nigeria by 2030. UAE’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al- Shamsi ... Read More »

On Tuesday, September 26, the Polish delegation led by the Chief Coordinator of the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone, Dr. Abbey Onas paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Customs Service at its corporate headquarters in Abuja. Dr. Onas narrated his visit to Poland and how it was tangential to the invitation of the investors into Nigeria. He appreciated the role ... Read More »

The Kuje correctional center has been ordered by a Magistrate Court in Zuba, Abuja to produce ‘obidient’ Obiajulu Uja, a supporter of the Labour Party (LP) in two weeks. Uja is on trial for criminal intimidation, assault, public nuisance, resistance to lawful arrest, threatening violence, and conduct likely to cause the breach of the peace contrary to Sections 396 267, ... Read More »

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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said Nigeria’s minerals deposit is worth $ 700 billion, saying the nation’s mineral resources make it one of the top 10 players in the energy sector. Alake said this at a special session on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where he added that Nigeria ... Read More »

Suspended CBN governor may face trial Why deputy governors were dropped There were hints yesterday that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and other top officials of the bank may face trial afterall. This follows the stalling of the plea bargain move between the Federal Government and the embattled apex bank boss. It was learnt that ... Read More »

Chairman of BUA Cement Plc., Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced plans to reduce the price of cement N5,500 to between N3,000 and N3,500. Rabiu disclosed this to Journalists after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. He said the price crash is part of his company’s contribution to supporting the efforts of the Federal Government to ... Read More »

The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad, for questioning, The Nation has gathered. It was learnt she was brought in by the Service over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of shares in Polaris Bank, Titan Bank/Union Bank. Among other issues, she is being ... Read More »

The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, Friday flagged off the distribution of non-food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) covering over 900 households at Shwari Camp 5 in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The relief items include hundreds of mattresses, pillows, blankets, footwear, wrappers, and treated Insecticide mosquito nets. The Minister assured the 480,000 ... Read More »