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Labour rejects slash in workers’ salaries, says Finance Minister is careless

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President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, yesterday condemned and rejected plans by the federal government to slash workers’ salaries, warning that such careless statement could set the nation’s on fire. The Labour president also advised President Buhari to call the Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to other for what he termed careless utterance from the minister. In his reaction to the statement credited to the Finance Minister that the Federal Government was working to reduce the high cost of governance by cutting down on the salaries…

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2023:‘Tinubu rice’ floods North East

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Political associates believed to be working for the 2023 presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, have flooded North East geo-political zone with over one million five-kilogramme bags of rice. It was gathered that, the foodstuff is to be distributed to the vulnerable, to cushion the ravaging hardship in the region. Flagging off the exercise in Yola, Adamawa State, one of the associates, Dahiru Hammadikko, said the gesture was courtesy of Tinubu’s associates in the 19 northern states. He said over 10,000 households in the 21 local…

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Coup plot: PDP says President Buhari is haunted by his past deeds

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the allegation that some Nigerians were plotting a forceful and undemocratic change of leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, as a resort to blackmail in the face of failure. The PDP, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, asked Buhari to look closely at his past before accusing it of plot to overthrow democratically elected government. “Perhaps, the Presidency has forgotten that in 1983, Brigadier Muhammadu Buhari, as he was then known, led a military coup to truncate a democratically elected…

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Re-appointed NTDC boss accelerates domestic tourism growth

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pp Mr. Folorunsho Coker, Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), says he is committed to accelerating domestic tourism growth and fostering socio-economic development in Nigeria through the tourism value chain. Coker, who was recently re-appointed as DG, NTDC by Mr. President, expressed this commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Born in July 1965, Coker was first appointed to the position in March 2017. He sees his reappointment as another opportunity to collaborate with critical stakeholders in the…

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FirstBank’s unveils new Board of Directors

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We refer to the Central Bank of Nigeria Limited (CBN) pronouncement on the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Further to the press conference held by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele CON on Thursday, 29 April 2021, the Boards of FBN Holdings Plc and First Bank of Nigeria Limited were dissolved and reconstituted, pursuant to its power under Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020. The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited is now…

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FirstBank’s new corporate website simplifies banking

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Raheem Akingbolu reviews the new FirstBank’s corporate website and reckons that it would go a long way in strengthening the ability of the bank’s patrons and other potential customers in addressing basic banking operations. Outside the physical identity of any brand, the most accessible door into operations of a company in today’s market is perhaps the website. With digital technology taking the lead in today’s business environment, website has swiftly become the virtual meeting point for sellers and buyers. As a result of the fact that website can make or…

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Four burnt to death at illegal oil refinery site

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Four persons were reported to have died as fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refining site at the Rumuji-Ibaa river in Emuoha Local Government area of Rivers State. Report says that seven others sustained serious degree burns. An eyewitness says, residents of the area woke up to see the huge flame on the river, while a thick black smoke billowing into the atmosphere. “The fire was even entering the bush,” Okoro. “When the fire came down we saw a boat on fire. The people that were inside, no one was…

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Amputee sachet water hawker handed over to police over untrue stories

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The global sympathy that earned the amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniels, a lot of cash donations, seems to have waned after discrepancies were discovered in her story that once earned pity from Nigerians due to her situation. It was said that, most of the stories she told were false, and she used it to whip up sentiments. The 26 year-old Daniels’ viral story on social media had elicited sympathy and concern from Nigerians, but a new development came to light when some of the people Daniels had a deal…

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Channels TV suspended for granting interview to IPOB member

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The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine of N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to Channels 7 pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April 2021, in which it accused the TV station of allowing a leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB to make secessionist and inciting declarations on air without caution or reprimand by the station…

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Wedding ceremony ends abruptly as nine guests die in autocrash

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A truck collided with a commercial bus at Ekpon Junction in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, leavind at least nine wedding guests dead. The crash happened at the weekend when the guests were on their way from Benin City to Ewatto in Esan South-East Local Government Area, venue of the wedding ceremony. It was gathered that out of the 10 passengers in the commercial bus, only one person, identified as DJ Nasco, survived. The survivor was rushed to the intensive care unit of Shillo Hospital, Ewohimi, while the…

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