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President Bola Tinubu on Monday told governors to continue to pay workers in their states wage award till when negotiations on new minimum wage will be concluded. President Tinubu stated the this when he flagged off the Food Security…

The Federal Government is set to increase electricity megawatts from 4000 to 6000 within the next three to six months to improve power supply. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Abuja on Monday, while meeting…

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team has issued an alert to Nigerians about a new malware attack known as ‘Ov3r_Steale,’ which specifically targets Facebook…

President Bola Tinubu says the much-awaited Student Loan Scheme and other programmes of his administration which ought to have commenced are being fined-tuned. “The Student Loan Programme will commence. There will be employment…

Nigerian universities could face disruptions as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) announced a one-week warning strike starting next Monday, March 18th. The union, which represents non-teaching staff such…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday, called on the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to compensate the families of victims of a stampede in Lagos State last month. On February 23, 2024, some persons lost their…

President Bola Tinubu will launch the Student Loan Scheme on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this when he spoke on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. On the…

The Federal Government on Sunday disclosed that 55,000 licensed doctors are in the country to attend to the growing population of patients following the exodus of doctors and health professionals to hospitals and health facilities…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, March 11, 2024, as the first day of Ramadan. He said the declaration was based on the sighting of the moon in almost every part of the country earlier on Sunday, which is the…

The federal government has issued an order ensuring doctors and other health practitioners relocating abroad “must resign their appointments with the federal government, rather than applying for leave of absence”. According to NAN,…

The Federal government on Saturday condemned Monday’s abduction of Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Wurge Community in Borno and Thursday’s kidnap of school children at Kuriga community in Kaduna State and vowed to free the…

The Kaduna State government has vehemently denied media reports claiming it hired a private negotiator to secure the release of hundreds of abducted students. The denial comes after reports circulated on Friday alleging the…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has lamented that Nigerians have become scavengers due to the rising economic hardship in the country. Ajaero said this at the 11th quadrennial delegates conference of…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has assured that notwithstanding the pains of the harsh economic realities and the surging prices of food and other commodities, Nigerians will soon smile…

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday urged citizens to be vigilant against public dangers, especially Improvised Explosive Devices. IEDs are like locally made bombs used by bandits and terrorists to terrorise security…