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NLC Suspends Planned Protest Over 50% Telecom Tariff hike As FG Sets Up Committee
Tuesday February 4, 2025 | TheNewsDESK The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has suspended its planned protests against the recent 50% hike in telecom tariffs by the Nigerian Communications…
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President Trump’s Crackdown: FG To Receive Nigerian Deportees As Non-Americans Are Deported In Handcuffs
Sunday February 2, 2025 | TheNewsDESK As reactions continue to trail the planned deportation of about 5, 144 Nigerians illegally living in the United States (US), the Nigerians…
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PDP Govs to FG: Rejig Economic Policies Now or Deepen Hardship
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to urgently revisit or overhaul its macroeconomic policies, warning that the current economic hardship is…
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President Tinubu Condoles Families Of US Plane Crash Victims
Thursday January 30, 2025 | TheNewsDESK President Bola Tinubu has condoled the families of the victims and those affected by the tragic plane crash that happened in the…
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NLC Declares Nationwide Protest Feb 4, Over Telecom Tariff Hike
By TheNewsDESK |NATIONAL| The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared a nationwide protest over the telecommunication tariff hike. The protest is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025. This…
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President Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Energy Summit in Tanzania
|NATIONAL| President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The President’s aircraft touched…
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Buhari Celebrates THISDAY as ‘National Monument’ on 30th Anniversary
|NATIONAL| Former President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded THISDAY newspaper as a “national monument” on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, recognising the publication as one of the most…
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WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receives THISDAY Woman of the Year Award in Davos
|NATIONAL| The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been presented with the 2024 THISDAY Award for Woman of the Year. The award was…
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Senator Oshiomole, Retired Generals Trade Tackles Over Illegal Mining
|NATIONAL| A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, on Friday, accused some unnamed retired military generals of complicity in illegal mining activities going on across the country.…
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FG To Build 10,000 Housing Units For Medical Workers, Unveils Application Portal
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has unveiled plans to develop 10,000 housing units nationwide under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative. This project aims to…