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Edo State House of Assembly will tomorrow hold public hearing on a bill aimed at checking cattle rearing and grazing in the state. Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Foly Ogedegbe, said that the public debate is an addendum to the ongoing debate at the House of Assembly for a law to establish the State Cattle Rearing and Grazing Agency. …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that workers’ welfare is not properly captured in the 2017 national budget. Its President Ayuba Wabba spoke with reporters yesterday in Abuja. “Our budget system is not transparent enough, if you look at the estimate of this year budget, a lot of issues have arisen, especially the allocations for capital and current expenditure. …

There is a ray of hope for agitators as the federal government assured Nigerians last night that it would immediately address their grievances. But it will be within the confines of the constitution, which the government swore to uphold. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo engaged in a series of consultations between June 13 and 22 with leaders of thought, traditional rulers …

Dangote Group’s investment in oil and gas will transform the economy from a single commodity market to a sustainable diversified economy, Chief Executive Aliko Dangote has said. His mission is to reverse Nigeria’s import-dependency to self-sufficiency in commodities it has spent its earnings to import, the frontline businessman said. Dangote told a forum of international business leaders and Nigerian business …

No fewer than 38 universities across the country have increased their tuition fees as a result of poor funding by the Federal and State governments. The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr. Deji Omole, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The statement which assessed …

The US supreme court handed a partial victory to the Trump administration on Monday as it lifted significant elements of lower court orders blocking the president’s controversial travel ban targeting visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries. The nation’s highest court said the 90-day ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, along with a 120-day suspension of …

The robots are coming, the robots are coming! Regular reports warn us that an automation apocalypse is nigh. In January, a McKinsey & Company study found that about 30% of tasks in 60% of occupations could be computerized and last year, the Bank of England’s chief economist said that 80m US and 15m UK jobs might be taken over by …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commended Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State over his security initiatives and prompt payment of workers’ salaries. CBN’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, who was in Awka for a three-day sensitisation workshop of the people of the state on CBN loan facilities stated this. He said: “We are pleased with the …

Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Monday said at least N1 billion will be collected annually as education levy to be deducted from the salaries of civil and public servants in the state. Tambuwal made this known while inaugurating a 27-man Education Revitalisation and Strengthening Committee chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the 2017 …

Eight weeks after his departure for medical treatment, the presidency at the weekend released the first recorded message from President Muhammadu Buhari, where he was heard felicitating with Nigerians in the Hausa language on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast. The recording, which was also ostensibly aimed at debunking a news report last week alleging …