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In line with the Oyo State Dog Law of 2019, owners of dogs and cats in the state have been told by the State government to vaccinate their animals yearly to fight against the infectious spread of rabies diseases in the state. The mandate was reeled out by the state government through the Commissioner […]
The general public has been urged by the FCT Police command to disregard the October 1 trending video where police officers threw teargas at peaceful protesters in Abuja. The supposed video showed how about 50 protesters close to Utako market were dispersed with canisters by police operatives. Debunking the claims, the PPRO of FCT […]
The building housing Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has been sealed by the State Police Command over an order given by the Federal High Court. An order had earlier been given by the court to suspend electoral activities in the state ahead of the LGA election scheduled for October 5, 2024, leading to […]
In commiseration with Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration, President Bola Tinubu has revealed a 30-day National Youth conference will be put in place to address challenging issues in the nation. This was disclosed at the State House during President Tinubu’s independence anniversary speech that unemployment, social justice, education, and other vices affecting youths in […]
Fresh 16-count charges have been filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the former state governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to the tune of N110 billion. Recalled that the embattled ex-governor and his nephews Ali Bello, Dauda Sulimam, and Abdusalam Hudu had earlier been slammed with N80.2 billion money laundering charges […]
Nigerian university students stand a risk of staying at home for another academic session over lingering issues between the tertiary governing board and the Federal Government. On Wednesday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, gave a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet up with the 2009 agreement and that of 2021 or […]
A now trending video where Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, alleged that he paid N15 Million to some officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to help conceal and drop money laundering charges has drawn the attention of the Executive Chairman of the Agency, Ola Olukoyede. Before the EFCC boss called for an […]
Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote has said that the time for him to acquire English football club, Arsenal FC has passed. Dangote said this in an interview with Bloomberg stating that he does not “have that kind of excess liquidity to buy a club for $4 billion”. He said “That time has passed. […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday said it would meet with the federal government on how workers could survive the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. According to the labour movement, the current price of petrol has eroded the gains of the yet-to-be implemented N70,000 new national minimum wage. Comrade Joe […]
The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private […]