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NIN required to buy 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 -FG
The Federal Government has announced that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would benefit as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to…
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FG Raises Inmate Feeding Allowance By 50%
The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent increase in the feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria, effective from August 2024. This measure aims to address rising…
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Shut Down All Major Cities – Nigerian Students, NANS Declares Nationwide Protests Over Fuel Price Hike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a notification of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024. The protest…
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Pump price: NLC labels President Tinubu ‘Betrayer’ over fuel price hike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu, branding him a “betrayer” following the recent steep hike in fuel prices. In a statement signed by…
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NNPCL raises pump price of petrol nationwide
There are strong indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, across the…
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Ex-President Yar’Adua’s mum dies at 102
The mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yaradua, Hajiya Dada Musa Yar’Adua, has died. She was 102. A friend to the Yar’Adua family, Hamza Saulawa, confirmed the…
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Protest rocks Abuja over fuel scarcity
Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele…
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Akwa Ibom Gov Eno Felicitates VP Shettima On 58th Birthday
Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has felicitated Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, on his 58th birthday. In a message released by his Chief Press Secretary,…
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Buying Presidential Jet While Nigerians Go Hungry Is Failure – Ex-Gov Donald Duke To President Tinubu
Former Governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to acquire a new presidential jet, calling it a “failure in leadership” given the current…
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IGP mourns AIG Maku, CP Ayilara, condoles with families
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has expressed deep sadness over the loss of two prominent senior police officers, AIG Philip Sule Maku (rtd.) and CP Abdulwaheed…

