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Federal Government Set to Reduce Electricity Costs

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that there may be a reduction in electricity tariffs in the coming months. This follows ongoing efforts to improve power generation and distribution across the country. Adelabu noted that, despite concerns about rising electricity tariffs, electricity remains a more affordable option compared to running generators on petrol […]

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Lagos State Announces Date to Ban Circulation of Pure Water, Others

The Lagos State Government has announced that effective January 2025, it will ban the circulation of single-use plastics, and sachet water also known as pure water, among others. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the development at a stakeholders’ workshop and awareness on the implementation of the ban on the usage […]

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Video of Passengers Who Perished in Ill-fated Boat Surfaces

A video of the passengers who boarded an ill-fated boat in Niger State before it capsized, leading to the loss of an estimated 100 lives, has surfaced. The boat took off from Mundi Village conveying passengers to Gbajibo village in Mokwa local council of Niger State after local market day on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. […]

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Food Inflation Soon to Skyrocket Further - Bismarck Rewane

Food Inflation Soon to Skyrocket Further – Bismarck Rewane

An economic analyst, Bismarck Rewane, has predicted that food inflation would off the roof in Nigeria in the coming weeks. He raised an alarm over the rising cost of beans, saying that the floods which have destroyed many farms, the high cost of moving goods from the farms to the market and the increase in […]

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Ogun State Nurses Protest Assault of Final Year Nursing Student

Ogun State Nurses Protest Assault of Final Year Nursing Student (video)

On Thursday, nurses at the Ogun State Hospital in Ijaye, Abeokuta, protested the alleged assault of a final-year nursing student by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Adekunle Nurudeen. The nurses who defied the rain, chanting various songs, were armed with placards carrying inscriptions such as “End bullying of nurses, “End nurses brutality, bullying of nurses is […]

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Service Disruption: Zenith Bank Apologises to Customers (video)

Service Disruption: Zenith Bank Apologises to Customers (video)

One of the major financial services providers in Nigeria and West Africa, Zenith Bank Plc, has apologized to its customers after a service disruption that spanned several days. Prior to the disruption, the bank notified its customers that it would perform maintenance from September 29 to October 1. However, Some bank customers took to various social media […]

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FG Announces Removal of VAT on Cooking Diesel, Cooking Gas, Others

Federal Government has announced the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel, cooking gas, among others. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun announced the development on Wednesday while unveiling two major fiscal incentives. According to a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, […]

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Japa Incentive: Italy Relaxes Work Visas Permit for Foreigners

Japa Incentive: Italy Relaxes Work Visas Permit for Foreigners

Italy has announced a more lenient application process for foreigners wishing to process temporary work visas. The policy is aimed at meeting the increasing demands of its labor market. For this reason also, plans are underway to increase the number of “Click Days”—the designated days when applications are accepted—making it easier for foreign workers to […]

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'Why Pump Money into Youth Camp When Nigerians Are Hungry ? - HURIWA Queries Presidency

‘Why Pump Money into Youth Camp When Nigerians Are Hungry ? – HURIWA Queries Presidency

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the 30-day National Youth Conference announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Anniversary broadcast. The Association claimed that the proposed conference was a wasteful exercise aimed at distracting the youths from Tinubu’s failures. Speaking via a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA lamented […]

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Tinubu Set to Proceed on Annual Vacation

Tinubu Set to Proceed on Annual Vacation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today, October 2, travel from Abuja to the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation. This is said to be part of his annual leave. The update was given in a statement on Wednesday and published by the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA News) by the President’s Special Adviser on Information […]

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