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Tinubu said his administration has prioritised education as a tool against poverty which is generally believed to be a driver of criminal activities.   President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the director of the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Asher Wray, assuring him that Nigeria is working …

The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of the masses should be the top priority of Organised Labour, the …

Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the commissioner of police in Kano to immediately evacuate Aminu Bayero from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying.   The court issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other …

Edo State Government has began the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state this month in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May, 2024. It would be recalled that Governor Godwin Obaseki had, during the inauguration of the Labour House in …

Delta bloodletting: Villagers shun Reps hearing over fear of arrest. Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence were in Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday, for the scheduled investigative hearing into the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama community, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. …

Former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday attacked some politicians widely regarded as elders in the state, describing them as “political vampires”. Wike also said his relationship with one of his predecessors, former Governor Peter Odili, had turned …

The Oyo State Government on Monday banned the use of Styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. Gistfox News reports that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of Styrofoam for food purposes in the state. …

The government of Niger State, under the leadership of Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has announced that the revamped Minna Airport has officially been renamed as Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport.   This development was announced by the state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Mamman, during a press conference …

TWELVE years after it received the Stephen Oronsaye Report, the Federal Government, on Monday, approved the implementation of some of its recommendations to reduce the cost of governance.   Consequently, 29 government agencies will be merged even as eight parastatals will be subsumed into eight other agencies. More so, four …

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that fuel subsidy was costing the Federal Government N400 billion monthly.   Edun made the revelation while granting an interview on Channels Television as he emphasised that government’s finances have been repaired. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, …