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Workers' salaries are untouchable- Labour warns Buhari

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria not to consider slashing the salaries of the Nigerian workers as was stated by the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed recently. In a strong worded...
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Senate considers bill to establish Correctional Services Academy, others

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The Senate, on Wednesday, considered a bill seeking to give legal backing to the establishment of the Nigerian Correctional Service Academy, Ijebu Igbo. The bill which scaled second reading during plenary is sponsored by Senator Olalekan Ramoni Musta...
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Hospitality Industry: NIHOTOUR DG calls for collaborative efforts amongst key players

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Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Nura Kangiwa has called for a strong collaborative effort amongst all key players in the hospitality and tourism industry. He stated this while welcoming Offici...
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Insurgency: Finance minister reveals how much Army got in 28 months

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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed has told the Senate on Tuesday that the Army got N1,008.84 trillion as budget releases between January 2019 and this year's first quarter. Mrs. Ahmed made the revelation when she ...
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Gumi reveals real abductors of Kaduna Private Varsity Students

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While Nigerians and even security agents have believed that bandits were responsible for the abduction of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated the contrary, revealing that they  were abducted by Boko Haram ins...
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Sports Federations Crisis: Count me out of ultimatum to Minister - Orbih

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Former President of the Nigeria Badminton Federation, Bar. Francis Orbih has distanced himself from a communique reportedly issued by a group claiming to represent the 30 Sports Federation in Nigeria. The communique issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the ...
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Dwindling revenues: FG contemplates pay cut for Civil Servants

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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a payroll review The government will also  review the number of agencies and remove some items termed as "unnecessary...
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Ekiti Stakeholders agree on measures to cut government spending

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….As Fayemi presents State of Economy to stakeholders No worker will be sacked, says Gov. As a way of coping with current economic situation in the country, Ekiti State Stakeholders on Tuesday agreed with the State government on measures to be put in...
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Senate moves to strengthen labour institutions in Nigeria

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…seeks end to indiscriminate firing, retrenchment of workers by employers The Senate, on Tuesday, moved to strengthen labour institutions in the country when it considered the Labour Institutions (Establishment) Bill, 2021. The bill which scaled seco...
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I will remove you if.. Sports Minister threatens Caretaker Committees members

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  The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has threatened that he will not hesitate to remove any member of the newly Inaugurated Caretaker Committees of the 30 Sports Federation that works at cross purposes with th...
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Insecurity: Service Chiefs to brief lawmakers on Thursday

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday disclosed that Nigeria's military service chiefs and other heads of security agencies would, on Thursday, appear before the Upper Chamber to brief it on efforts to address the spate of insecurity in th...
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e-governance, game changer for Development -Lagos commissioner

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Governments at all levels must adopt e-governance in order to effectively serve the citizens, so says the Lagos State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Popoola Fahm. He stressed that the State Implemented a 3,000km of Fibre Metro Ne...
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Lagos poverty alleviation programs train over 48,000 residents in 2yrs- Commissioner

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The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, has disclosed that its empowerment initiatives and Poverty Alleviation programmes have impacted the lives of over 48,000 residents of the State in the last two years. Addressing...
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Chartered Institute of Directors bill scales second reading in Senate

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  A bill seeking to give legal backing to the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria scaled second reading during plenary on Tuesday. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North). Abd...
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Police showcases dangerous arms intercepted in Abakiliki

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The Force PRO has reported that their operatives attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command have intercepted 753 live ammunition of General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) concealed in a sack being transported in a commercial vehicle from Abakaliki, Ebon...
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Uzodimma promises to release names of bigwigs behind recent mayhem in Imo State

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Governor of Imo State, Dist. Senator Hope Uzodimma has disclosed that the Security Agencies have identified those behind the recent disturbances in Imo State and that in few days their names will be unveiled together with what they did so that they c...
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Senate passes bills to establish two universities in Kogi

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The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both ...
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NIHOTUR shuts Bagauda Zonal Campus to avert security threat

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Following the directive of the Kano State Government to close the Government Technical College, Bagauda, which is a close proximity to the Kano Zonal Campus of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), on security ground, the Man...
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Sanwo-OIu threatens to enforce occupational safety guidelines In work places

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Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to enforce occupational safety guidelines in work places, saying safety of the residents can no longer be taken for granted.The Governor stated this at the Lagos State Occupational Safety an...
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Senate approves N216.646bn for FIRS in 2021

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…Service to generate N7.61trn from revenue collection The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646,579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year. This was just as the upper chamber gave its...
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