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June 2023
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Removal of subsidy: Fed Govt inches closer on fulfilling labour demands
The Federal Government of Nigeria is getting closer to reaching a deal with the Trade Union Congress to avert an industrial action due to the removal of subsidy on petrol. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led...
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Calm returns to Senegal’s capital after days of violent clashes
Normalcy has returned to the streets of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, after several days of intense clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. Senegal’s government temporarily blocked access to mobile phone data...
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Saudi Arabia, US call on Sudan’s warring parties to agree to new cease-fire deal
Saudi Arabia and the United States have called on Sudan’s warring parties to commit to and “effectively implement” a fresh cease-fire agreement, as violent clashes in the northern African nation showed no signs of...
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Private oil firms to begin direct importation as NNPC terminates all crude oil swap contracts
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says it is gradually bringing an end to crude swap contracts with oil marketers while adding that private companies might start importing fuel as soon as this month....
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Breaking: South Korea knocks Nigeria’s Flying Eagles out of FIFA U-20 World Cup
Coach Ladan Bosso and the Flying Eagles’ hopes of progressing beyond the quarter-final stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time since 2005 have been dashed after the Nigerian sides lost...
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Lagos Deputy Governor calls for training of additional doctors to close rising deficit
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has pointed out that increasing capacity to train more medical professionals is the best way to bridge the deficit caused by the rising number of...
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Karim Benzema bows out of Real Madrid after 14 years with Los Blancos
Karim Benzema will depart Real Madrid at the end of the season after 14 years, the Spanish club said on Sunday morning. According to Reuters, the 35-year-old has agreed to terms with reigning Saudi...
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Makinde appoints Omolewa, former PMS Secretary as new Chairman
The government of Oyo State has appointed Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa as the new Chairman of the state’s Park Manager System (PMS). The announcement was made on Sunday June 4, 2023, through a press release...
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Police vow to end IPOB sit-at-home in Enugu
Ahmed Ammani, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, has promised to end the illegal sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafr, IPOB as he directed the deployment of more officers across...
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Subsidy: NUJ joins NLC for planned Wednesday strike
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it will join other unions of labour in Nigeria to embark on a nationwide protest next week Wednesday over the removal of subsidy on fuel. In a...
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