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Deeper crisis looms as Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea back Niger coup leaders, warn ECOWAS
In what is shaping up to be a potential wider threat to peace in the sub-region, the West African countries...
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For the record: Text of Tinubu’s broadcast on plans to alleviate suffering of Nigerians
Full text of the nationwide broadcast by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, about how he plans to address the current...
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JUST IN: Again, FG, labour meeting deadlocked as unions insist on strike
The meeting between Organised Labour and Federal Government, at the Presidential Villa on Monday, July 31, 2023, again ended in...
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Tinubu to workers: We’ll increase your salaries soon
President Bola Tinubu on Monday assured Nigerian workers that the national minimum wage would soon be reviewed upward to reflect...
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Tinubu: Powerful persons looted our treasury through subsidy, multiple exchange rates
President Bola Tinubu says some powerful persons looted the nation's treasury through payments for fuel subsidy and multiple exchange rates...
Read moreFuel subsidy removal: Nigeria has saved over N1trn in two months – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the federal government has saved N1 trillion in two months in funds that would have been...
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Drama as senators query how ministerial nominee with 3 F9s, 2 Passes in SSCE got admission
The nomination of Bello Mohammed Goronyo as minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may hit the rock following his inability...
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BREAKING: Lagos govt reduces BRT fare by 50%, yellow bus 25%
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State has announced a 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares charged by buses operated...
Read moreJUST IN: Tinubu orders federal institutions to stop ‘arbitrary’ fees hike
Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu has ordered federal institutions to stop “arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable” amid the hardship faced...
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NLC begins mobilization, insists on embarking on strike Wednesday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has begun mass mobilisation ahead of its planned nationwide strike scheduled to commence Wednesday. The...
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