Festus Keyamo

Fuel subsidy: ‘Tinubu repositioning the country’, be patient – Keyamo begs Nigerians

The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Saturday appealed to Nigerians to endure the pains of the steps President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is taking to reposition Nigeria. Keyamo, via his official Twitter handle, said Tinubu was repositioning Nigeria into a better, healthy, and vibrant economy. He said, “If a…

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Police commission dismisses three senior officers, demotes five over misconduct

No fewer than three senior officers have been dismissed by the Police Service Commission, PSC, over serious misconduct. According to Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC spokesperson, in a statement on Friday, said the commission also demoted five other officers found wanting in their official duties, adding that the decisions were some of the highlights of the…

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Nasarawa Gov Sule

Proposed N8k palliative is a lot to many families, says Nasarawa Gov

Abdullahi Sule, the Nasarawa State Governor has expressed his disagreement with those who argue that the proposed N8,000 palliative by the Federal Government will not significantly cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on poor Nigerians, saying N8,000 is a substantial amount for many impoverished families in the country who do not usually receive such…

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UNILAG

UNILAG increases tuition fees to N190,250, others

The University of Lagos has reportedly increased the tuition fees for undergraduate students in the institution. The development was contained in a statement dated July 20, 2023, by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, UNILAG branch following a meeting with the top management staff, saying the vice-chancellor of the institution declared that fees would…

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Kwara State Map

Alleged missing private organs: Police rescue three from mob attack in Kwara

No fewer than three persons have escaped being lynched over alleged missing private organs in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. It was gathered according to the state Police Command, the incident occurred on Thursday, at Tanke/Oke-Odo area of Ilorin metropolis. In a statement by SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesman of the command, in Ilorin, said “three…

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Senator Stella Oduah

EFCC arraigns Oduah, eight others over alleged N5bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned the former aviation minister, Stella Oduah before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over an alleged misappropriation of public funds estimated at N5 billion while serving as minister. The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/316/2020 was first filed in 2020. Although the case came up for arraignment…

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Kashim Shettima presiding over NEC meeting

Fuel subsidy: NEC endorses electric, CNG-powered buses for mass transportation

Kashim Shettima, the Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday, stated that the federal government would vigorously pursue the mass deployment of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in all states for public transportation. Shettima, who spoke while presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on the petrol subsidy removal, in Abuja, said the move…

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FAAC to share N907bn of 1.9tr revenue as Tinubu creates infrastructure fund for states

Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, approved the establishment of the infrastructure support fund (ISF) for the 36 states as part of measures to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal. The approval was made known at the monthly meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja. According to Dele Alake,…

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