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Amotekun Mobilises 2,000 Men To Comb S’West Forests

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Amotekun Mobilises 2,000 Men To Comb S’West Forests

Over 2,000 Amotekun Corps members have been mobilized to combat bandits and other criminals who operate in the South-West region's forests. Ogun and Osun states...

Rural Areas Suffer Blackout Despite N14bn Power Spending

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Rural Areas Suffer Blackout Despite N14bn Power Spending

The Federal Government proposed to spend N1.3 trillion to deepen its efforts to provide electricity for rural areas across the federation in 2025. The Rural...

Polytechnic Workers Suspend Planned Strike After Government Intervention

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Polytechnic Workers Suspend Planned Strike After Government Intervention

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics has decided to postpone its three-day warning strike scheduled for January 22, 2025. In a statement signed by...

Nigeria’s Public Debt Hits N142tn As Borrowing Rises

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Nigeria’s Public Debt Hits N142tn As Borrowing Rises

Nigeria's total public debt increased by 5.97 percent (to N8.02 trillion) from N134.3 trillion in June 2024 to N142.3 trillion as of September 30,...

NNPCL Raises Petrol Price To N990 In FCT, N960 In Lagos

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"Fuel Tax Won’t Commence Until Naira Appreciates, Oil Price Falls" — Oyedele

Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have raised petrol prices from N965 to N990 per litre in FCT. They also increased...

NYSC 2024 Batch C Stream 2 Orientation Camp Opens Wednesday

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NYSC 2024 Batch C Stream 2 Orientation Camp Opens Wednesday

The National Youth Service Corps officially opens the 2024 Batch C Stream 2 Orientation Camp on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, across all states. This announcement...

Medical Doctor Abducted By Gunmen In Anambra

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Security Forces Destroy Bomb Factory, Recover IEDs In Anambra

Dr. Cornelius Onuigbo, a urologist in the Department of Surgery at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State, was abducted by gunmen...

FCT Doctors Launch Three-Day Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Unmet Demands

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NARD Issues Govt Four-Week Period To Address Demands

On Wednesday, the Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration launched a three-day warning strike in protest of unpaid salaries, allowances,...

Ekweremadu’s Wife Freed From UK Prison, Returns To Nigeria

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Ekweremadu's Wife Freed From UK Prison, Returns To Nigeria

The wife of former Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has made her way back to Nigeria. A reliable source on Wednesday...

NEITI Supports Tax Reforms Bills

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NEITI Supports Tax Reforms Bills

NEITI has requested that the proposed tax reform bills presented to the National Assembly for approval to include a thorough explanation of its strategy...

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