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Bayelsa: Gov Dickson bows to pressure okays minimum wage after NLC protest
Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday bowed to pressure and gave the nod for the implementation of the N30,000…
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Restore Ihedioha’s mandate or face international sanctions – Imo Diaspora Coalition tells Buhari, Supreme Court Judges; Launches “Operation Do the Math”
New York Imo Diaspora Coalition for Justice and Democracy (IDCJD) has announced the launch of “Operation Do the Math,” (ODM),…
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Education
Professor Ogundipe’s noteworthy strides in research & innovation
Research is supposed to be a major function of universities and other institutions of higher learning, but this has not…
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Why we approved N30,000 Minimum Wage for civil servants – Enugu govt
The Enugu State Government has disclosed that it approved the report of the joint committee of labour and the state…
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Declare National Security Emergency, Senate tells Buhari …Constitutes Ad-Hoc Committee to engage NSA, Security Chiefs
The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address…
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Gov. Ugwuanyi swears in Prof. Okwueze as Deputy Chief of Staff
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, swore in Prof. Malachy Ikechukwu Okwueze, as his Deputy Chief of Staff.…
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Borno: Zulum swears in Ibo, Yoruba men among 26 Advisers
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday swore-in Chief Kesta Ogualili from Anambra state and Alhaji Yusuf Alao from…
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Enugu Government okays payment of N30,000 minimum wage for workers
The Enugu State Government has approved the payment of N30,000 minimum wage for the state’s workers with effect from February,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Navy photographer wins award at Calcutta film festival
By Doris Esa Abuja, Jan. 28, 2020 A Photographer attached to Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas,…
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Gov. Emmanuel commends BPE’s stabilizing role in Nigeria’s economy … Efforts on to revamp ALSCON – Okoh
Akwa- Ibom State Governor, Mr.Udom Emmanuel has pledged to support the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in its reform and…
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Business and Economy
Dangote Farms commissions tomatoes nursery to provide seedlings for farmers
In a bid to make Nigeria self-sufficient in tomato production, Dangote Tomatoes Processing Limited, owned by the younger brother of Africa’s richest…
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Health
Halting spread of Coronavirus our highest priority – WHO
By Oluwafunke Ishola Lagos, Jan. 28, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says halting the spread of novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV),…
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Obi makes case for touching of lives, support for education
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerians to seek…
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Somaliland court sentences journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig to 21 months in prison
Nairobi, January 28, 2020 Authorities in Somaliland should immediately release journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig from prison and drop all charges…
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We’ll provide enabling environment for business to thrive, President Buhari assures MTN delegation
The Federal Government is committed to providing an enabling envir onment for businesses to succeed, as partnerships between the…
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Dignitaries grace Lagos ‘Never Again’ Confab commemorating 50 years of Nigeria civil war
The ‘Never Again Conference’ with the theme: “Nigerian Civil War: 50 Years After,” organised by Nzuko Umunna and Ndigbo…
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Minimum wage : Bayelsa NLC blocks Treasury building, demands unpaid December salary; Boo SSG
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, in Bayelsa on Tuesday shut down the Treasury Building, Yenagoa to protest the non implementation…
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project: More buildings to be demolished
By Grace Alegba Lagos, Jan. 28, 2020 More buildings on right of way along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are to be…
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We have plans to construct Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line, says Amaechi Bonny, Warri Seaports gets approval
Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has announced plans by the Federal Government to construct the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri…
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Mother, son bag 12 years jail term for $82,570 internet fraud
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, convicted Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and…
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Arts & Entertainment
Konga Travel advises best time to travel for pregnant women
Konga Travel and Tours, a 21st century lifestyle travel booking agency, has disclosed the best time to travel for pregnant…
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Residents groan as power supply in Bayelsa worsen
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Jan. 28, 2020 Bayelsa residents on Tuesday said that power supply has deteriorated one month after…
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Don’t be afraid of audit if you’ve done the right thing, Buhari tells public officers
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said no one in government should be afraid of audit if they have done…
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Truth is our problem, Borno Governor says at Defence College lecture
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, was guest lecturer at the National Defence College, in Abuja, Tuesday, with the governor…
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