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Sanwo-Olu did not authorize repatriation of Osun indigenes from Lagos – Gov. Adeleke
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied authorising the repatriation of youths believed to be indigenes of Osun to their state of origin from Lagos. Adeleke’s reaction came following a report of several luxury buses seen dropping off hundreds of youth at various points in the Ilesa area of the…
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Ikeja DisCo slashes Band A tariff to N206.80/kwh
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to our correspondent in a notice on Monday. According to the notice,…
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No plans to establish foreign military bases in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has described as false, allegations that foreign military based are to be established in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the government urged the general public to totally disregard the falsehood. “The Federal Government is not in any…
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VP Shettima to Represent Tinubu at 2024 US-Africa Business Summit
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, will depart the country today, Monday, May 6, to attend a business summit in the United States organised by the Corporate Council on Africa. Shettima will be representing Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit, set to be held…
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In-law controversy: Our joy shall be permanent, says Wofai Fada
Actress, Wofai Fada on Monday declared that the union between her and her groom, Taiwo Cole shall be permanent. In a Monday post via her Instagram handle, she shared more traditional photos of herself and her newly wedded husband, Taiwo, a son of the prominent Cole family of Victoria Island,…
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Fuel Scarcity, Electricity Supply: NANS shelves planned nationwide protest
Following last minutes engagement by the government, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday called off the planned nationwide protest earlier scheduled to commence on Monday. Recall that in the wake of the yet to be resolved fuel crisis and epileptic electricity supply, NANS had called for the…
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Coastal project: DStv, GOtv Subscribers To Experience Service Outages
Nigerian subscribers of DSTV and GOtv have been informed that there will be service disruptions from Sunday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 7, as a result of the ongoing construction work on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Customers of DStv were, however, reassured by the company through a social media post…
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Former Nigerian Minister, Kenneth Gbagi dies at 62
A former Nigerian Minister of Education and 2023 governorship candidate, Kenneth Gbagi has died at 62. He was reported to have died on Saturday. This was confirmed in a statement by his eldest son, Emuoboh Gbagi. “It is with profound sadness but gratitude to God that we announce the passing…
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SERAP sues Wike, Sani, others over failure to account for N5.9trn, $4.6bn loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT, and to publish copies of the…
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Minimum Wage: Labour hits back at governors, says ‘Don’t cause trouble with your utterances’
Organised Labour, at the weekend, fires back at state governors, warning them against inflammatory utterances that could set the nation’s industrial space on fire over the new national minimum wage, NNMW. It faulted the statement credited to the governors through the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they were working on…