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Federal Government To Effect Minor Electricity Tariff hike By July 1

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Despite the improving revenue in the power sector, the federal government is set to affect another tariff increase on the 1st of July, following a notice by the Nigeria electricity regulatory commission to that effect. The government’s latest move which is part of the yearly review of the multi-year tariff order has …

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Buhari Presides Over Security Meeting at Aso villa

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT President, Muhammad Buhari , is currently presiding over a security meeting at the state house in Abuja. The meeting which is holding at the first lady’s conference room is a continuation of last Friday’s meeting adjourned for today. Present at the meeting is the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo; chief of staff to …

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Green Generation Initiative Enlightens Nigerian Youth On Leadership Skills

BY- DEJI OGUNSOLA The Green Generation Initiative is a non-profit organization founded in 2018 with the vision of raising a new generation of leaders across Nigeria that will be self-aware and stay on the ideal of true societal values, and also seek to transform society through youth leadership and mentorship. Since its establishment in 2018, …

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Gunmen Abduct Two Students in Plateau School

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Four students of Capro secondary mission school located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi local government area of plateau state were abducted in the early hours of today. However, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. A global mission leader and president of Para-Mallam peace foundation, reverend …

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Lagos Jusun Calls Off Strike, Resumes

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Judicial workers have resumed full duty in Lagos state after a 23-day strike to press home demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. Their resumption followed a directive by the administrative department of the Lagos state judiciary. Although all departments of the state judiciary have opened, the courts are yet to commence …

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Federal Government, World Bank Meets Over NBS ‘Confusing’ Employment Statistics

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The federal government and the World Bank will hold a virtual meeting today, in other to discuss the modalities used by the national bureau of statistics in gathering data for employment statistics. The minister of Labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this while receiving the leadership of the chartered institute of …

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Federal Government Declares Monday Public Holiday To Mark Workers’ Day

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The federal government has declared Monday, 3rd of May, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s international workers’ day celebration. The minister of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. Aregbesola in a statement today …

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Amotekun, OPC Vigilante Arrest 11 Suspects Terrorizing Oyo Residents

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT Operatives of Oyo state security network agency also known as Amotekun, Oodua people’s congress and vigilante group of Nigeria have arrested no fewer than eleven suspects who have been terrorizing residents of the state. Amotekun commandant in Oyo state, col. Olayinka Olayanju explained that six of the suspects were arrested at Kajola …

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Compulsory Vocational Studies Bill Passes Second Reading In House Of Reps

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT A bill mandating the teaching of vocational studies in Nigeria’s secondary schools has passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which was sponsored by hon. Joseph Asuku Bello representing Adavi/Okehi federal constituency of Kogi state was first read on the floor of the lower chamber on 2nd July, …

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Independent National Electoral Commission Announces February 18 For 2023 General Election

BY SHITTA SOFIYAT The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced February 18 as the date for the 2023 general election in the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission Establishment Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on …

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