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Why my administration hasn’t awarded new contracts -Plateau gov
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Why my administration hasn’t awarded new contracts -Plateau govPlateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has lamented the existence of numerous abandoned projects left behind in different parts of the state by past administrations He said his government had not deemed it fit
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Edo LP suspends caretaker committee chairman over insubordination
Categories: PoliticsContinue Reading: Edo LP suspends caretaker committee chairman over insubordinationEdo LP suspends caretaker committee chairman over insubordination Labour Party Logo The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party has taken a new dimension with the suspension of the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Elizabeth Ativie, ov
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‘Sniper causes cancer, deaths’, NAFDAC warns against use for food preservation – Punch Newspapers
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: ‘Sniper causes cancer, deaths’, NAFDAC warns against use for food preservation – Punch NewspapersNAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has once again warned Nigerians about the hazardous practice of using dangerous chemicals to preserve food items. Specifically, the agency has banned
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SIEC: SERAP demands transparency from governors
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: SIEC: SERAP demands transparency from governorsSome Nigerian governors The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called upon Nigeria’s 36 state governors to disclose comprehensive details regarding the State Independent Electoral Commissions operating within their jurisdictions.
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Reps plan special parliamentary seats for women -Deputy speaker
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Reps plan special parliamentary seats for women -Deputy speakerDeputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has revealed that the House is deliberating on a bill aimed at reserving special seats for women in parliament. Kalu made this ann
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‘Strike’ll cause more pain,’ Bauchi gov warns labour leaders
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: ‘Strike’ll cause more pain,’ Bauchi gov warns labour leadersBala Mohammed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appealed to organised labour to reconsider the planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday. Mohammed made the appeal on Saturday following his meetings with Abia State Governor, Alex Otti; E
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Bauchi commissioner, Jalam dies at 60
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Bauchi commissioner, Jalam dies at 60Ahmed Jalam, Bauchi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ahmed Jalam, is dead. He was said to have died alongside his driver in an auto crash along the Misau-Darazo Road in the state on Saturday. They were said to be trave
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Agbakoba: A salute to the peoples’ general at 71
Categories: OpinionContinue Reading: Agbakoba: A salute to the peoples’ general at 71Agbakoba: A salute to the peoples’ general at 71 Mr Olisa Agbakoba On October 15, 1987, five of us founded the first human rights body in Nigeria, the Civil Liberties Organisation. This post is in tribute to one of us and the first president of
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Can PDP, LP merger rattle APC stronghold in 2027?
Categories: PoliticsContinue Reading: Can PDP, LP merger rattle APC stronghold in 2027?Can PDP, LP merger rattle APC stronghold in 2027? ABDULRAHMAN ZAKARIYAU analyses the potential merger between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party ahead of 2027, even as the meeting of their former presidential candidates, ex-Vice Pres
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Minimum wage strike: Labour seeks Tinubu’s intervention as FG says economy under threat
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Minimum wage strike: Labour seeks Tinubu’s intervention as FG says economy under threatMinimum wage strike: Labour seeks Tinubu’s intervention as FG says economy under threat President Bola Tinubu Organised Labour has urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene in the ongoing negotiation over minimum wage to avert the indef
