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Hajj 2025: NAHCON Rules Out Subsidy for Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has stated that the federal government will not subsidise hajj payment for pilgrims in 2025. Government subsidy is mostly in the form of concessionary rate which allows...
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Hoodlums Set Ablaze Rivers LG Secretariat
Less than five hours after the Inspector General of Police, IGP directed his men to vacate the 23 local government area Secretariats of Rivers State, suspected arsonists have set ablaze the council Secretariat of...
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Federal Government Removes VAT on Diesel, Cooking Gas
The Federal Government says it has removed Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel, cooking gas, among others. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this while unveiling two major...
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#FearlessOctober: Protesters Gather in Lagos Amid Tight Security
Protesters, on Tuesday morning, gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State as the country marks the 2024 Independence Day. The protest, however, is being closely monitored by a large contingent of security personnel,...
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Economic Hardship: I’m Committed to Sustainable Solutions – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his administration’s commitment to finding sustainable solutions to alleviate their suffering. He gave the assurance in his national broadcast on the 64th Independence anniversary of Nigeria....
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#EndBadGovernance: Police Summon Protest Organisers in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday invited organisers of the October #EndBadGovernance protest to a stakeholders’ meeting, warning against excesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state’s Commissioner of Police,...
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Court Sentences Five to Death Over Offa Bank Robbery
The Kwara State High Court has sentenced to death by hanging, five persons involved in the infamous Offa bank robbery in 2018. Delivering the verdict, the Presiding Judge, Justice Halimah Salman stated that the...
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Payment of New Minimum Wage Begins in September- FG
The federal government has commenced payment of the new minimum wage to civil servants on its payroll, effective Thursday, September 26. Bawa Mokwa, the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation,...
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Breaking: ASUU threaten Strike, Gives FG 14-day ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve several lingering issues. ASUU is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on...
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Lifting Petrol from Dangote Refinery ‘ll Moderate FX Pressure- CBN Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says lifting of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery will moderate foreign exchange demand pressures. Mr Cardoso, who said this on Tuesday in...
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