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•Civil Societies decry interference, protection of powerful looters The battle to eliminate corruption in the Nigerian public space is as strenuous as the fight to keep and  sustain the executioners of the war on corruption. Fighting corruption in Nigeria has long been a perilous adventure that brutally consumed the heads of the ‘war commanders’ with some of their foot soldiers in the …

Activities in government offices, health facilities, the Nigeria Union Journalists complex, and others have been grounded for several days in Benin as a result of a power outage. Investigations showed that the power outage was a result of the non-supply of gas to the Ossiomo Power Company which supplies electricity to government buildings, street lights, some private homes, courts, the …

President Bola Tinubu has officially approved the sum of ₦35,000 minimum wage for all federal civil servants. The approval was announced in a circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) on Thursday. The circular, which was signed by the NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo U. O, stated that the wage award is effective from Friday, September 1, 2023. …

NEW YORK — A limited number of journalists in Gaza are trying to report on the war with Israel while facing the same problems as the besieged Palestinian population there — wondering where to live, where to get food and water, and how to stay safe. The aftermath of Tuesday’s explosion that killed hundreds at a Gaza City hospital is the latest …

Habubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education has called for salary increment for primary, secondary and university teachers. The chairman said the teachers should earn N250,000, N500,000 and N1 million respectively as monthly renumeration. Mr Fulata was speaking at a One-Day National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Development of a Roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector (2023-2027), in …

…holds draws, unveils mascots, theme song for third edition of annual tourney …Edo First Lady hails Edo Queens for Sheroes Cup victory, rewards team Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has said the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) has continued to receive increased private sector sponsorship which will ensure that the tournament is sustained beyond 2024. Edo State …

…Names Issa-Onilu, Ali M Ali, six other CEOs of NOA, NAN, FRCN, NBC, four other agencies. President Bola Tinubu has effected immediate major changes in the leadership of eight parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. According to a release issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the President has approved the appointment of eight new …

CNN —Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, one day before her trial was set to start. As part of her guilty plea, Powell is admitting her role in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia. With the help of local GOP officials, a group of Trump supporters accessed and copied information …

The Supreme Court Registrar, Zainab Garba, in a notice on Thursday, announced that Atiku’s appeal had been listed for hearing on Monday. It read, ”Take notice that the above appeal/motion will be listed for hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting at Abuja on Monday, October 23, 2023. “And further take notice that in accordance with Order 2 Rule …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office address Thursday night as he prepares to ask for additional billions of dollars in military assistance for Israel and Ukraine, deepening American involvement in two very different, unpredictable and bloody foreign conflicts. The speech will be an opportunity for Biden to argue that the United States has an obligation — …