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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors said its members have been mobilised for the nationwide protest that will take place on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands. This was even as the association said there has not been an official meeting with the government since its declaration for […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, lamented that the five days of protest by civil servants in the state last week badly affected the internally generated revenue. It was earlier reported that the workers locked the state secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital, throughout last week, to demand palliatives, an upward review […]
AFTER hours of grandstanding and moves to stop the screening of the immediate past Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, the Senate chickened out and screened him. The Senate had dissolved to closed session which lasted about three hours following a motion by the Deputy Minority Leader, Darlington Nwokocha, LP, Abia Central […]
Nearly two weeks after the military took over power in Niger, the coup plotters have named former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister. A spokesman for the military junta made the announcement on television late on Monday night. Lamine Zeine was formerly the minister of economy and finance for […]
The Senate, has confirmed 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu. However, the Senate failed to confirm the nomination of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State and the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. After its seven days of […]
A mob has beaten a yet-to-be-identified policeman to a stupor after a man identified simply as Yusuf got rammed by a BRT bus from the impact of being allegedly pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State. It was gathered from eyewitnesses at the scene that the policeman and his colleagues were […]
No fewer than six people have been rescued by the Nigerian Air Force Special Forces in Kaduna state. The rescued victims comprised six females who were kidnapped from Niger state and a male. A statement by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Monday, said the victims were […]
The Enugu State Government has banned unauthorised use of vehicles with tinted glasses to combat the nefarious activities of kidnappers and other criminal elements in the state. The ban is contained in a statement issued and signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia in Enugu. According to Onyia, the […]
England’s Chloe Kelly said plenty of penalty practice had paid off after scoring the winning spot-kick to send the Lionesses into the World Cup quarter-finals after a nervy 0-0 draw against Nigeria. The European champions had to survive extra time a player down after Lauren James was sent off towards the end of 90 […]
Italy has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to give more timeframe for the military junta in Niger to restore democratic order. The call was made known on Monday by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in an interview, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. “The only way is […]
