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The Nigerian Army has approved the disengagement of a Warrant Officer and 242 others in various formations across the country. The soldiers are expected to proceed on terminal leave With effect from  January 15, 2023. They are expected to be finally disengaged from the service from February 15, 2023. Our correspondent gathered most of the soldiers resigned based on health …

“We frown at the position of government on the subject matter as posited by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Project that even LGA workers are not owed any salaries.” The statement said, “we acknowledge the fact that Local Governments are responsible for the payment of workers under them. “But it is a fact that the funds/account from …

…says action ill-timed, uncalled for …urges NBC, media houses to dialogue The Civil Society for Legislative Advocacy CenterCenter, CISLAC, Saturday, berated the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over revocation of licenses of 52 media houses. This was stated by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani while expressing displeasure over NBC’s action this critical times Nigerians need reliable information ahead of …

The Federal Government has renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract to a former militant leader and Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo. It was gathered that the government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited signed the deal with Tompolo to end illegal bunkering, illegal refining and other forms of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo shared one of the jokes he made with the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, when he visited him in his Abeokuta residence on Wednesday It would be recalled that Tinubu, on Wednesday visited the ex-president at his Penthouse, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, One …

Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, became the target of Internet trolls when he stated that being obedient in Nigeria was tantamount to being a zombie. Many supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, who are called ‘Obidients’ took his statement as an attack against them. However, Obi later cautioned his followers and supporters to stop heckling and …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has given the Edo State Police Command and other relevant authorities seven days ultimatum to unravel the true situation of the alleged discovery of ritualists’ den along Ekenwan Road axis of Benin City, the state capital. This was disclosed today, during a press conference organized by the Edo State Government and the State Police …

• Inflation rate ballooned by 170% under Buhari in seven years• Why govt must embark on urgent sweeping reforms• President, govs must agree on PMS subsidy removal timelines• Focus more on agric sector, insecurity to stem food inflation, FG told A high-level meeting of the 36 state governors with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, primed to draw out some far-reaching …

*As FCCPC develops framework, guidelines for digital lending The Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission, FCCPC, has directed payment systems operators, PSOs, such as Flutterwave, Opay, Paystack and Monify, as well as telecommunication companies, including Mobile Network Operators, MNOs, in Nigeria to stop providing support that enables the operations of illegal digital money lenders, also known as money sharks, in …

Finance Minister says the idea of a national forum to remove petroleum was that of the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval for a planned summit of the government, leadership of all political parties and relevant groups to discuss and agree on the removal of petroleum …