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Joe Ajaero THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told all the affiliate unions to return to work on Thursday after the successful execution of the two-day warning strike to draw the attention of the government to the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the petrol subsidy removal. …

Forex The turnover of foreign exchange on the FMDQ hit N22.98tn ($44bn) in the period between January and July 2023. This was revealed in the August edition of the FMDQ Spotlight, a monthly publication by the exchange. FMDQ is now the only recognised forex market following harmonisation of the foreign …

 #image_title #attachment_caption   On the day announcement was made of the appointment of Mr. Chiedu Ebie as new Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the oil flow station at Owa-Alidinma, a shouting distance from Agbor-Alidinma, Chiedu Ebie’s community was crowded with workers and engineers of Pan-Ocean Oil Company …

 Obaseki and Shaibu   The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has withdrawn the suit he instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop alleged plots by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach him. The withdrawal was contained in a circular Shaibu issued dated September 5, 2023. Citing …

  Dr. Ifekandu Bennett Omalu is a native Of Urunnebo Village, Enugwu Ukwu In Njikoka Local Government Area Of Anambra State.   Born on September 1st, 1968. He attended both primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. And for his tertiary education he proceeded to the University of Nigeria Nsukka, where …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with service chiefs at the State House in Abuja ahead of his trip to the G20 summit in India. The meeting was attended by Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff; Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff and Emmanuel …

Nigeria generated N1.49 trillion as the aggregate revenue from value-added tax (VAT) in the first half of 2023, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), released on Monday. The figure represents a 25 percent increase compared to the N1.18 trillion recorded in the first half (H1) of …

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, transmitted a second list of cabinet member-nominees to the Lagos State House of Assembly. This is coming a few weeks after the House confirmed 22 and rejected 17 out of the 39 nominees earlier sent …

The Lagos State Blue Line rail, on Monday, began commercial operations. Onboard the first commercial train trip were about 800 passengers. Because of the huge turnout of passengers, many of them had to stand to and fro the trip which lasted for about 30 minutes. The train took off from …

Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr Ade Adetimehin The  Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the recent nomination of its member to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The state chapter of the party, last week kicked against …