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Sokoto State Gov Faces Backlash For Renaming Road After President’s Son

Sokoto State governor Ahmad Aliyu’s decision to name a road in the state after the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has sparked a heated...

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South Africa’s Efficient Electoral Process Sets A Benchmark For Nigeria – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the contentious 2023 elections, has lauded South Africa’s electoral conduct in a statement on X...

FG Inaugurates Shettima's N21b Residence, Yet Prohibits Journalists
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FG Inaugurates Shettima’s N21b Residence, Prohibits Journalists From Touring It

On Friday, The federal government inaugurated the N21 billion, newly renovated official residence of Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja but barred journalists...

SPEIF'24: Zimbabwe President Accuses Zambia's President As US Sellout Before Putin
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SPEIF’24: Zimbabwe President Accuses Zambia’s Leader of Being a US Sellout in Front of Putin

Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa has accused neighbouring Zambia’s President, Hakainde Hichilema, of Western inclination during a private diplomatic meeting with Russia’s President, Vladimir...

No New Figure On Minimum Wage Was Proposed By FG — NLC
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No New Figure On Minimum Wage Was Proposed By FG — NLC

Joe Ajaero, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has denied claims that the Federal Government had proposed N105,000 as the new minimum...

Abolishing State Electoral Commissions Will Overburden INEC — YIAGA Africa
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Abolishing State Electoral Commissions Will Overburden INEC — Yiaga Africa

One of Nigeria’s election observer groups, Yiaga Africa, has warned against abolishing the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and extending their duties to...

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Labour Party Renames Directorate Of Obidient Movement

The Labour Party has renamed the ‘Directorate of OBIDIENT Affairs’, established in May, to oversee the interests of the ‘Obidient’ movement within the...

Two Days After NLC's Strike, Akpabio Seeks Motion To Make Industrial Actions Illegal
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Two Days After NLC’s Strike, Akpabio Seeks Motion To Make Industrial Actions Illegal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide industrial action on Tuesday has attracted controversial criticism and subtle threats from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio...

Senate Passes Bill Establishing South-West Development Commission
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Despite N30,000 Minimum Wage, Senate Approves N64M Annual Salaries for CJN

The Senate has approved a bill increasing salaries, allowances, and severance benefits for the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN) and other judicial...

Heated Debates Ensued As Open Grazing Bill Passes Second Reading
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Bill Banning Open Grazing Passes Second Reading In The Senate

On Wednesday, the bill to ban open grazing and establish ranches to solve the frequent violent clashes between farmers and nomadic herders in...

Kaduna Assembly Recommends El-Rufai's Indictment for Abuse of Office, Money Laundering
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Kaduna Assembly Recommends El-Rufai’s Indictment for Abuse of Office, Money Laundering

Kaduna State House of Assembly has recommended that Nasir El-Rufai, the state’s immediate past governor, be prosecuted over allegations of abuse of office...

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Abia State Govt Unveils New State Emblem

The Abia State government has announced the change of the state emblem from its initial appearance and components to a newly adopted outlook....