Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan says Nigeria should modify its laws such that the 2023 elections would not be a “repeat of what happened in 2019”. Jonathan made this known during a public lecture and presentation of a book titled “Excellence in Governance and Creativity: Legal Essays”. The book was dedicated to […]
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No fewer than 26 persons, including an Almajiri school teacher have been arrested by Sokoto State Police Command over alleged homosexuality, murder and other crimes. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Sokoto, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje said the suspects were apprehended at various locations in the state between May 24 and May […]
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The Federal Government has adopted strategies to generate 20 million jobs in the agriculture, construction, transport and the services sectors in its second term, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has said. Enelamah, Enelamah made the statement in Abuja on Monday during a meeting with stakeholders on strategies for job creation by the […]
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may have a chance to strengthen its position in the smartphone market due to the hurt caused to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd in the wake of U.S.-China trade tensions, according to Fitch Ratings. Tech companies, including Google and SoftBank Group-owned chip designer ARM, have said they will cease supplies and updates […]
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Aston Villa have secured promotion back to the Premier League, after they defeated Derby County 2-1 in the Championship Play-off final at Wembley on Monday. Villa took the lead on the stroke of half-time through man of the match, Anwar El Ghazi, before a howler from Derby ‘keeper, Kelle Roos, saw John McGinn double their lead […]
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Nigerian blogger, Blessing Okoro, has been arrested by Billionaire Onye Eze, the owner of the house she claimed belongs to her, few days ago. The blogger, who claimed to be a relationship expert was captured and handcuffed in a video, that went viral online on Monday. In the video, she was made to confess that […]
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As the country marks the 2019 Children’s Day, leading Nigerian Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has launched a nationwide initiative, tagged #BeatTheDistance, to improve educational outcomes for children in rural communities by easing the difficulties they face with mobility to school and back. Through the initiative, the Bank is providing students in remote parts […]
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The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 29, as work-free day to mark the 2019 presidential inauguration. This was announced in a statement by the permanent secretary at the interior ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. According to Ms Ehuriah, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated President […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.91 trillion into law. The national assembly had passed the budget into law after increasing the budget size from its initial N8.83 trillion. Buhari signed the budget on Monday, less than 48 hours to his inauguration for a second term as president. The budget is […]
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said the delayed enforcement of the new minimum wage will translate into salary arrears for workers. Speaking in an interactive session with journalists in Abuja during the weekend, Ngige said no governor is exempted from paying N30,000 as minimum wage. President Muhammadu Buhari had signed […]
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