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UN Commends President Tinubu’s Progressive Refugee Policies

A delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) led by its Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Mr. Raouf Mazou, paid a  courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegates included UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Fall; UNHCR Director, Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa, Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde; Senior External […]
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Aviation employees propose a national strike over 50% income deductions

Aviation workers in Nigeria are planning a national protest on August 21, 2024, in response to the Federal Government’s continuous deduction of 50% from the income of important aviation organizations. The unions released a letter on Thursday, dated August 14, 2024, with the heading “Save Aviation From Collapse,” which was made available to reporters. The […]
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UNICAL: Pro Chancellor promises to punish false mobilization staff

The Pro-Chancellor lauded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for identifying the fake graduates during an interview. In the second step, he said that the staff members who were responsible for the plan will be identified and sanctioned. He stated that this is simply the first stage of the process. New York State Service has […]
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ASABA: Delta government implements minimum wage

The State Government has decided to initiate discussions with the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, regarding the implementation of the new minimum pay. Declaring that it has directed the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, and the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, to start the negotiations with NLC, it […]
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Governor Otu launches Calabar-Obudu railway line

Senator Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State, conducted the historic ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to link the southern section of the state with the north. Driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in collaboration with the state government, the project is a Public-Private Partnership sponsored effort. The governor said that the railway project was […]
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BREAKING: Teenager Buried Alive by Siblings

A 16-year-old boy, Abubakar Aliyu, was buried alive by his two siblings over a heated disagreement which arose when a phone went missing, in Gauraki community, Kufaina ward, Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The victim however, survived the ordeal and the suspects, identified as Yahaya Abdulkadir (22) and Abdul Abdulkadir (18), cousins of the […]
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KADUNA STATE SECURITY COUNCIL REMOVES CURFEW

During the 10 day  protest, the Kaduna State government imposed a curfew in the city of Kaduna and its environs to curtail the heightened pressure in the city and to manage properties to avoid further damage and looting. Subsequently, the 24 hour curfew was relaxed as it took effect from 6pm to 8am . However […]
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NYSC Invalidates, Withdraws National Service Certificate of 101 graduates over Irregularities (FULL LIST)

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn and invalidated the certificates of national service awarded to 101 graduates from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) oats a result of irregularities in their mobilization and exemption. In a statement by the management of the corps on Monday, the graduates include 99 who were illegally mobilised for national […]
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PEOPLE WHO LED THE 10-DAY HUNGER PROTEST HAVE NO RESPECT FOR AUTHORITIES – VP SHETIMMA

The Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Kassim Shetimma, has said that the people who led and participated in the just concluded nationwide hunger protest do not respect the country’s constituted authorities. He made this remark yesterday, speaking at the graduation ceremony of 20 indigent pupils of Hau’wa Memorial School (HMS), Kaduna, owned by the AMA […]