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Youth Minister Urges Stakeholders To Support NYSC Scheme
Dr. Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, Nigeria’s newly-appointed Minister of Youth, has called upon stakeholders to enhance their support for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Dr. Bio-Ibrahim stressed that strengthening the institution would empower the youth and foster national unity and development. This appeal was made during her familiarization visit to the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday. She highlighted the crucial...
Subsidy Removal: Edo Govt Increases Minimum Wage To N40,000
The Edo State Government has increased the minimum wage for workers in the state from N30,000 to N40,000. This was confirmed in a statement released on Tuesday by Governor Godwin Obaseki. Obaseki also announced the reduction of working days from five to three, as residents continue to battle with the effect of the petrol subsidy removal. READ ALSO: Gov Mohammed Approves Recruitment Of...
Prince Ogbulafor’s Death Huge Loss To Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency — Rep Onuigbo
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has expressed sadness over the death of the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, describing his death as a huge loss to the constituency, Abia, and the nation at large "Dee Vin, as I fondly called him, was a strong political force and outstanding statesman who...
Policeman Stabs Man To Death In Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Anosikwa Patrick allegedly stabbed by a police officer. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Spokesman of the police command said that the incident happened at Skymall shopping mall in the Ajah area of the state on Saturday. Hundeyin said the manager and chief security officer of the mall were...
Joe Biden Sighted Snapping Okonjo-Iweala At G-20 Summit
US President Joe Biden took many by surprise after snapping photos of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. After posing with some of her team members, President Biden took photos of Okonjo-Iweala with the US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Describing the moment as great, Okonjo-Iweala...
Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Traditional Stool Of Oba Of Ogba Land
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Omoku town in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state has dismissed a motion by the current Oba of Ogba land, Nwachukwu Nnam-Obi, in a suit challenging his occupancy to the traditional stool. After Nnam-Obi was selected as the Oba of Ogba land, the claimants in the suit, Prince Henry-Nwata and members of...
2023 Election: Vote For Capacity, Competency – Group Tells Nigerians
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, IDFP has called on religious bodies in the country to work together to ensure that all voters are empowered with enough information that will enable them to make wise choices and know the implications of letting their voices be heard. The group, made up of over 120 Muslim...
Famine Looming In Nigeria – Daddy Freeze
Controversial Nigerian media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, has raised an alarm that famine is looming in the country. He said the Naira would continue to depreciate as long as Nigeria isn’t exporting enough commodities to gain hard currencies in return. He advised Nigerians who are earning poor wages in the cities to return to their villages and venture into...
Elections: Ebubeagu Must Be Disbanded In Imo, PDP Insists
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday called for the disbandment of the Imo state government-backed Ebubeagu security outfit in the state. The PDP made this call while speaking to newsmen in Owerri, through the State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor. The main opposition party alleged that the Ebubeagu security outfit would hijack the security of the election in Imo state on...
Council Of State Meeting: Jonathan, Gowon Present As President Buhari Presides Over The Meeting
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is presiding over a meeting of the Council of State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is the fourth time the President will preside over the...
