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Five die, five hospitalised in Lagos building collapse
Five persons have been recovered dead from the debris of an early hours collapsed building at 13, Wilson Mba Street,...
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BREAKING: Senate passes national minimum wage bill
The Senate on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and...
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JUST IN: Court dismisses Shuaibu, others’ suit seeking Ighodalo’s sack as PDP candidate
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo...
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IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth projection to 3.1%
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has downgraded Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2024 to 3.1 per cent as...
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13 killed as gunmen attack Benue communities
No fewer than 13 persons were feared dead and one other sustained injury in two separate attacks by suspected armed...
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IGP bows to pressure, suspends enforcement of e-CMR
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of electronic central motor registry registration for vehicle owners...
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JUST IN: Tinubu sacks Maureen Allagoa as NSITF CEO, names replacement
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday replaced Mrs Maureen Allagoa with Mr Oluwaseun Faleye as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of...
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Public officials received N721bn bribe in 2023 – NBS report
No fewer than N721bn was received as bribe by Nigerian public officials in 2023, a new report by the National...
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Reps probe women affairs minister over N1.5bn
The House of Representatives Committee on Women’s Affairs and Social Development, on Tuesday, grilled the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju...
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Provide details of poor Nigerians who received N729bn, court orders Buhari’s minister
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and...
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