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Hamas is considering a new framework proposed by Egypt that calls for the group to release as many as 33 hostages kidnapped from Israel in exchange for a pause in hostilities in Gaza, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations and a foreign diplomatic source told CNN. The latest proposal, which Israel helped craft but has not fully agreed to, is laid out in two phases, the first of which calls for …

A High Court in Kano state on Monday fixed May 16, 2024 for ruling on whether the court will allow service through substituted means to respondents in the case between the Kano state government and former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and eight others. Ganduje, his wife Hafsat and son Umar and five others, who are defendants in the suit, were expected to be …

As senators kick against electricity tariff The Federal government has emphasised that for the power sector to operate at peak performance, an annual investment of $10 billion is imperative, just as it also disclosed that the country would allocate N2.9 trillion to achieve full sector subsidy. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at a one-day investigative hearing on halting the new electricity …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants.  The governor made this known on Monday, while inaugurating the Labour House. Obaseki named the Labour House after Adams Oshiomhole, Senator representing Edo North, and former governor of the state. “The new minimum wage regime in Edo will take effect from May 1, 2024,” …

… Says Comrade Ihonde championed the cause of the oppressed till the very end By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria – A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Edo State, Comrade (Barr.) Osagie Obayuwana, has said that the greatest tribute the people of Nigeria could give to the late labour leader, Comrade Jonathan Ihonde, is to emulate …

President Bola Tinubu has secured an additional $600 million foreign investment for the expansion of the nation’s ports infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigeria’s ports. The new $600 million investment, which was offered from the Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, would be complementing the $1 billion already being invested by the administration into seaport reconstruction across …

Kemi Sodeinde, who sells towels and bed sheets in wholesale at the Dosunmu Market, Lagos Island, lost goods worth over N15m in one of the recent fire incidents. Speaking with The Guardian at the scene of the incident, Sodeinde, who intermittently paused as she spoke, lamented her lost, including revealing that for three days, she could not sleep because all …

•planning, security, tax efficiency — Bill Gate President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is investing in technology that is tailored towards ensuring transparency and accountability in government and accelerating public-sector performance and service delivery to the Nigerian people. He made the remark during a meeting with Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, Mr. Bill Gates, on the sidelines of the World …

United States Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt M. Campbell will travel to Abuja, Nigeria; London, United Kingdom; and Paris, France between April 29 and May 3, 2024.  While in Abuja, Campbell will co-chair the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) with Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar to discuss partnerships; security cooperation; shared prosperity; democracy, governance and accountability; and the movement of people.  …

The American International School Abuja has explained why it turned over the advance tuition allegedly paid by former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello for five of his children to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  Though the school didn’t mention Yahaya Bello in its explanation, the statement confirms The Nation’s exclusive report that the institution refunded $760,910.84 to from the $845,852 fees …