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  • FG to subject public buildings in Nigeria to mandatory maintenance checks

    • January 31, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the federal government has concluded plans to subject public buildings across the country to mandatory maintenance checks. Osinbajo stated this at the closing ceremony of the Construction Artisans Awards and Job Skills Expo in Abuja. The vice president, represented by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola,

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  • President Buhari promises to rejig police and judiciary if re-elected

    • January 31, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress – APC, Muhammadu Buhari has promised to rejig the police and judiciary for better results in the fight against corruption, if re-elected on February 16. Addressing supporters in Abakaliki Township Stadium in a rally to officially flag off his campaign in the state, the president said his administration

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  • EFCC files 10-count charge against former S.G.F, Babachir Lawal

    • January 31, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed a 10-count charge against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and five others. The charges were filed on Wednesday. Others included; Hamidu David Lawal, Sulaiman Abubakar, Apeh John Monday, Rholavision Engineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited. All the suspects are expected

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  • NJC issues seven-day ultimatum to both suspended CJN, and the acting CJN

    • January 30, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    The National Judicial Council, NJC, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the suspended chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad. This was disclosed after an emergency meeting in Abuja. Ibrahim Muhammad is to respond to a petition against him over an alleged breach of NJC rules, allowing

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  • NIMC stresses need for national identity numbers

    • January 30, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Following the commencement of the mandatory use of National Identity Number – NIN this January by the National Identity Management Commission – NIMC, the commission is insisting that people yet to register to collect their NIN slips do so, while further listing the features of its permanent identity cards, when successfully collected. Speaking with Planet

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  • ASUU issues warning to university VCs over non-compliance to ongoing strike

    • January 30, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Academic Staff Union of Universities – ASUU has threatened that it would sanction some university vice chancellors who may have been uncooperative in the ongoing strike by the lecturers. ASUU President Professor Biodun Ogunyemi reacting to the allegation that some vice chancellors have been intimidating lecturers in their institution and have ordered them back to

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  • Atiku visits US, to meet Nigerian business community

    • January 18, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party-PDP Atiku Abubakar yesterday arrived the United States of America to meet with the Nigerian business community in the U.S. According to a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibeh, Abubakar is also expected to meet with U.S. government officials during the visit. The PDP presidential hopeful who

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  • FG to present proposed new Minimum Wage to National Council of State on January 22

    • January 18, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Federal government says the proposed new National Minimum Wage will be presented to the National Council of State on January 22. The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents after the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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  • Joint Health Sector Unions threatens to resume strike on January 31

    • January 17, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    Joint Health Sector Unions-JOHESU, has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended on 30th May 2018 if the issues in dispute are not resolved before Thursday, 31st January this year. Issuing the strike notice in a letter addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Doctor Chris Ngige, JOHESU Chairman, Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah noted

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  • House of Representatives to commence debate on 2019 budget today

    • January 17, 2019
    • Posted by: Godwin Elijah
    • Category: National News
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    House of Representatives will today commence debate on the 2019 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19 last year before the joint session of the national assembly. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who made the announcement during plenary yesterday, said the House will commence the second reading of the

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