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Eid-el-Fitr: FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed…
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Labour Threatens Showdown As FG Insists On Electricity Tariff Hike
The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal.…
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35 State Governors Hiding Palliative Money — Anti-corruption Group Alleges
Leading anti-corruption body, Follow The Money (FTM) has accused 35 state governors in the country of hiding the N9 billion palliative and infrastructure development funds provided by the…
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Federal Govt Unveils New National ID With Payment, Social Service Features
The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched…
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FG ‘ll continue to subsidise electricity – Minister
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government will continue to subsidise electricity for Nigerians ,to guarantee stable and reliable supply. Adelabu said this at…
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Hike In Electricity Tariff, Insensitive, Inhuman, Evil — Reps Minority Caucus
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the hike in electricity tariffs across Nigeria by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), describing the act as…
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Tinubu Eulogises Oshiomhole At 72
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, on yesterday’s celebration of his 72nd birthday. In a statement in Abuja by his Special…
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Electricity Hike: Labour Cautions Against Plunging Nigerians Into Further Hardship
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had warned the Federal Government against the implementation of the proposed 300 per cent hike in electricity tariff. NLC cautioned that plunging Nigerians…
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Tinubu Govt Raises Electricity Tariff For Nigerians From N66 To N225 Kilowatt Per Hour
The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country. The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian…
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President Tinubu Returns From Senegal
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja around 6pm on Tuesday, after attending the inauguration ceremony of new President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, in Dakar. President Tinubu joined…

