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• PFN: Subsidy removal will worsen Nigerians’ suffering• CAN: Engage stakeholders before withdrawal• N5,000 palliative huge disgrace, naira becoming useless, says Anglican bishop• Catholic knights: Stop subsidy removal to avoid anarchy• CNPP berates labour leaders over silence, vows to lead an anti-subsidy protest• ASUU urges Nigerians to reject N5,000 transport subsidy offer More reactions, yesterday, denounced the planned removal of petroleum …

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) is currently leading the Nigerian delegation at the ongoing Future Tech Forum holding in the United Kingdom, London.ADVERTISING The two-day event holding at the Science Museum in London promises to be a melting pot of ideas on global digitalisation. The Forum seeks to address issues ranging from health tech …

* CSOs back Bill to set aside 107 N’ Assembly seats for women The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre (PLAC) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to promptly give his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill recently passed by the two federal legislative chambers. Similarly, the Executive Director of PLAC, Mr. Clement Nwankwo, urged …

A syndicate in the Federal Ministry of Justice has been selling off forfeited and recovered assets belonging to the Federal Government, investigation by The PUNCH has revealed. The syndicate, comprising top justice ministry officials, including directors, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (name withheld) and political aides to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has allegedly been disposing off some properties …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) of Fugar, CSP Ibrahim Aliyu Isaq by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. Fugar police division is in Etsako West local government area of Edo State. The Chief Superintendent of Police was in company of his orderly, one Sgt Aliu when …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Abuja Correspondent Abuja, Nigeria – Cui Jianchun, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria said at the weekend, that China has decided to donate million doses of COVID-19 Vaccines to Nigeria, with the initial delivery of 500,000, with the cooperation of the Nigerian government. Mr. Jianchun disclosed this to newsmen at the 4th Edition of the China-Nigeria Union …

Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa. The virologists including the Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof Oyewale Tomori; ex-National Chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, Prof Tanimola Akande; and a Professor of …

• Proposed Airline Yet To Apply For ATL, AOC Four Months To Takeoff.• New Addition To Bring Government-owned Airlines To Four• Employing 70, 000 Staff A Mirage – Mshelia• FG Becoming Regulator, Operator Unfair – Stakeholders The Federal Government’s newfound zest to float the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, next year, has spiked concerns in the industry, in a manner …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 116 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari to take immediate steps to ensure the arrest of soldiers and police officers indicted by the Lagos #EndSARS panel report for the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll-gate, and police …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said that the 2022 UNILAG-NUGA Games will provide undergraduates with the opportunity to also showcase their hidden talents. Dare, who stated this on Friday night at the lighting of the NUGA Torch of Unity, as well as the Games’ mascot, christened “Kaddi” unveiling, said the Games highlight the coexistence of …