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CNN — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, according to documents shared exclusively by the UN and CNN’s own analysis. CNN has seen correspondence between the UN and the Israeli military …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government to end the inconsistency in duty charges by the Nigeria Customs Service. Obi made this call in a statement via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday. The Labour Party leader said the inconsistency in duty charges is affecting the general business atmosphere in the …

SaharaReporters had also reported that the leaders of the NLC and the TUC insisted that they would embark on strike even as they warned the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. The Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has denied knowledge of the planned nationwide protest by the organised labour led by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade …

NEW YORK — More than 72 hours after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘s death in an Arctic penal colony, former President Donald Trump mentioned him by name for the first time in a post on his social media site that focused not on Navalny, but his own legal woes. President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 47-year-old’s death, responding …

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has declared as inconclusive, last Saturday’s Governorship Primary Election in Edo state. The decision was taken late Tuesday after an emergency meeting of the NWC, according to the Vanguard. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, which lasted for about three hours, APC spokesman, Felix Morka, said; “The NWC resolves that the Edo …

CNN — The wife of Haiti’s former President Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, and the former prime minister Claude Joseph are among 51 people who have been indicted over the assassination of the former president, according to a 122-page document from the judge presiding over the investigation. Moïse was assassinated in the presidential residence on July 7, 2021, after more than …

The Federal Government has warned manufacturers of cement in the country that it may open the border to allow for the importation of cement if they keep on increasing their prices indiscriminately. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, issued this warning at an emergency meeting held with cement and building materials manufacturers in Abuja on Tuesday. The …

The sponsor of the bill and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, who made this known in a post on his X handle on Tuesday said that establishment of State Police has become imperative and urgent given the recent security challenges confronting Nigeria and Nigerians. A bill for establishment …

• Experts task FG, labour on speedy, rancour-free negotiation• Warn against unrealistic wage hike• Canvass interventions in education, health, housing, other sectors• Minimum wage below UN poverty line impoverishes, NLC insists As Nigeria prepares for negotiations for a new national minimum wage, Organised Labour and other critical stakeholders have tasked the Federal Government to ensure a hitch-free negotiation process that would …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)  has disclosed that its operatives will distribute all confiscated food products nationwide.  This was stated in a release issued on Tuesday, by CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, spokesperson for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).  The statement said the decision was taken to alleviate the current hardships faced by Nigerians and to solve serious problems of food security …