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FG Justifies Proposed N60,000 New Minimum Wage, Labour Declares Nationwide Strike Monday

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Govt insists offer aligns with economic reality *Organised private sector expresses concern over lack of consensus on negotiation*Says labour’s demand has potential to cripple businesses Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and

Barau: Zonal Development Commission Bills Won’t Return Nigeria to Regional Government

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Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has assured Nigerians that the establishment of the zonal development commissions was not a plot to return

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After Diesel Exports, Dangote’s $20 Billion Refinery Ships First Jet Fuel Cargo to Europe

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Anticipates curbed naphtha flows in push for petrol production Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, located in the outskirts of Lagos, has exported its first jet fuel cargo to

Trump Says He Will Appeal Historic Conviction

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Ferdinand Ekechukwu with agency report Donald Trump yesterday, said he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first United States president convicted of a crime, though he will

Fubara: Why We Cancelled Wike’s 10, 000 Jobs Offer

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Says his bond with Rivers people can’t be broken Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, said the reason for the cancellation of the 10, 000

FG Launches NASENI-Portland CNG Conversion Centre in Abuja

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Emmanuel Addeh and Sunday Aborishade in Abuja The federal government yesterday inaugurated a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) reverse-engineering, training, filling and conversation centre established by the National Agency for Science

Tight Security as Emirs Sanusi, Bayero Attend Separate Jumaat Prayers

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44 district heads, LGA chairmen pay allegiance to former CBN governor *Group urges NJC, NBA to save integrity of legal profession Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano and Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

Abia Puts N25m Bounty on Killers of Soldiers as DHQ Vows Revenge

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Atiku calls for political solution to Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention *Peter Obi: Killing of soldiers sign of state failure *Ohanaeze seeks Tinubu’s intervention to quell rising tensions in South-east Chuks

Nigerian Designers, Andrea, Veekee on Glo-sponsored African Voices

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Two Nigerian fashion icons, Dumebi Andrea Iyamah, (brand name Andrea Iyamah) and Ruth Erikan James (brand name Veeke James) are guests on this week’s edition of the Globacom-sponsored African Voices

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FX Regulation and Manipulation: Threat, Opportunity to Nigerian Economic Stability

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Nasiru Aminu Ahmad The monetary authority is saddled with the responsibility of preserving the external reserve to safeguard the international value of the nation’s legal tender currency and ensure price

X-raying Otti’s Innovative, Economic Development Strategies

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Jones Nnanna Ike The global community is currently enmeshed in a crisis of very monumental proportions viz depressed economies, spiraling inflation, energy crisis and long drawn wars. The third world

Can Benefits of Weaker Naira Be Sustained Amid Export Spike?

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Mudiaga Aluya Nigeria’s leading manufacturers experienced significant boost in export sales in the first quarter of 2024, largely due to the depreciation of the naira. According to a recent BusinessDay

NNPCL: Cushioning Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal with CNG Projects

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feanyi Onuba Exactly one year ago, President Bola Tinubu while speaking during his inauguration speech as Nigeria’s 16th President announced the removal of fuel subsidy. “Fuel subsidy is gone,” the

Wilfred Ndidi: On Last Train with Foxes

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Many would have put their money on Wilfred Ndidi dumping Leicester City when the 2015/16 Premier League winner were relegated to the English Championship penultimate season. Against all odds however,

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Gov Eno Attributes Success Recorded in First Year to Support from Akwa Ibom People

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has attributed the successes recorded in his first year in office to God’s grace and the massive support of Akwa Ibom people, as he

Lulu-Briggs: Platform Petroleum Targeting $1bn Investments, 10,000bpd by 2025

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Having succeeded in operating and adding value to the oil assets it acquired about two decades ago, Platform Petroleum, one of Nigeria’s independent producers is currently targeting $1 billion investment

Tinubu Inaugurates Three Naval Ships, Two Helicopters

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Chiemelie Ezeobi To tackle endemic maritime crimes, as well as boost the nation’s Blue Economy, President Bola Tinubu, has inaugurated three Nigerian Navy (NN) ships and two helicopters at the

Shennovates/NYSC Pitch and Win Contest Records Success

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Shennovates, in line with her objectives to empower female entrepreneurs with education, access to opportunities and coaching needed to thrive recently partnered with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in

FG Expended N3.8bn on Stranded Scholars, Says TETFUND

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Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The federal government has disclosed that it has expended the sum of N3.8 billion on the stranded Nigerian scholars abroad in recent years.The Executive Secretary, Tertiary

NCDC: Sokoto Mystery Deaths Caused by Heavy Metal Poisoning

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Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed that preliminary findings showed that the mysterious deaths that recently claimed four lives in Sokoto

Protect Your Children from Pedophiles, NAPTIP Charges Parents

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Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has charged parents to ensure the protection of their children.NAPTIP also urged parents to go

Umo Eno: New Face of Nigerian Politics

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Michael Effiong Nigeria’s political landscape is witnessing a significant shift. Indeed, there is something unique and exceptional happening in Akwa Ibom State, and it is time for the entire nation

Keyamo Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Helicopter Landing Levies

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Kasim Sumaina in Abuja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has temporarily suspended the enforcement granted Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept Ltd, by the federal government, as consultants

Court Grants Erisco Foods Reviewer, Chioma Okoli N5m BailAlex Enumah in Abuja

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Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to a Facebook user, Chioma Okoli, in the sum of N5 million.Okoli is standing trial on

Tinubu on ECOWAS Rostrum

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Emma Okondu Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will soon be one year in office as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community

Evaluation of Pension Administration in Nigeria: Critical Issues, Challenges

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Frank Amagwu Conceptually, pensions are defined as the remuneration due to a retired civil, public (servant) or cooperate individual employees after meritorious services to his/her employers over a defined period.

Ogun to Join Oil Producing States as Exploration Commences

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The quest of Ogun State to be an oil producing State would soon materialise as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is set to begin oil and gas exploration

APGA Nat’l Chairman: Soludo Setting Structures to Hold LG Polls

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Party launches app for digital registration David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Sly Ezeokenwa, has said the APGA-led government in Anambra State

FG Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee for Review of Intellectual Property Policy, Strategy Document

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Agnes Ekebuike The Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee to review the Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy Draft for Nigeria has been inaugurated by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Minister,

Borussia Dortmund Try Real Madrid for Size

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UCL FINAL Continental supremacy is at stake at Wembley Stadium this evening, when underdogs, Borussia Dortmund and seasoned Champions League pros, Real Madrid square off in a 2023-24 final of