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16 States Submit Reports On State Police To NEC
Sixteen of Nigeria’s 36 states have submitted reports on the proposed establishment of state police. This comes weeks after the Federal and State Governments, on February 16, 2024,…
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Press Institute Demands Release Of Firstnews Editor, Olatunji
The International Press Institute, Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the security agencies to secure the immediate release of the Editor of FirstNews, Mr…
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HARDSHIP: 17.5 Million Orphans May Fight Nigeria, NGO Warns
A non-governmental organisation, Patriotic Nigerians Forum, PNF, has expressed concerns over the plights of less-privileged children experiencing the current hardship, stressing that 17.5 million orphans may grow up…
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Civil Service Commission Adopts Computer-based Tests For Workers Promotion
The Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC, is set to deploy computer-based tests to conduct promotional examinations for staff as part of its reformed plans. The Chairman, FCSC, Prof.…
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Tinubu Suspends Public-Funded Trips By Ministers, Govt Officials
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has placed a temporary ban on all public funded foreign trips for all Federal Government officials with effect from April 1, 2024, ChannelsTv reports.…
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Let Them Work, Tinubu Asks National Assembly To Minimise MDAs Summons
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies before parliamentary committees. The President…
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NLC, Labour Party Locked In Supremacy Battle
The supremacy fight between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Labour Party, LP, continued yesterday, with the union picketing the headquarters and secretariats of the party nationwide, insisting…
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President Tinubu Vows National Honors, Befitting Burial For Slain Soldiers
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, last night, promised that the sacrifices of the 16 soldiers killed last week in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, would…
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Senate Passes Student Loan Act Bill
The Senate on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its…
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Reps Pass Bill On Salaries, Allowances For Judicial Office Holders
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 20, passed into law an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country…