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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation. He made the call while speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast with the state chief executives at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. He emphasised the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the need for unity …

EDIDIONG IKPOTO writes on how the burial ceremony of former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, was hijacked and turned into an arena of a political squabble On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the immediate-past Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, was committed to Mother Earth. As a testament to his giant strides and stellar reputation as one of Nigeria’s …

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russian forces deported Bohdan Yermokhin from the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the spring of 2022, flew him to Moscow on a government plane and placed him into a foster family. He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where flag-waving staff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to teach him nationalistic songs. The Ukrainian teenager was given a …

Only 14 states complying Rivers paying N30,000, Kwara, Gombe N10,000 States yet to commence payment of wage award to cushion the effect of subsidy pain may be in for a raw deal. Labour centre – Trade Union Congress (TUC) – has expressed its intention to take on such states. As part of measures to mitigate the effect of petrol subsidy withdrawal, the …

•Banks, other service providers denied access A major Internet disruption hit West and Central Africa, yesterday, the Internet observatory, Netblocks said, citing reports from operators of multiple subsea cable failures. While the cause of the cable failures was not immediately clear, Ivory Coast, Nigeria experienced severe outages, while Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso saw a high impact. Reuters noted …

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a two-page order saying that though the Trump team had raised “various arguments …

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Dr. Mele Kyari, revealed on Wednesday that the corporation recorded 9,000 infractions on its pipelines within one year. Dr. Kyari made this disclosure while addressing the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Oil Theft, led by Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, during an oversight function at the NNPCL headquarters in …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N873.23 billion for the execution of three projects across the country by the Ministry of Works. Works Minister Dave Umahi, who dropped the hint in a chat with reporters at the State House, Abuja, after the FEC meeting, listed the projects as the Obajana-Benin Road; Isheri-Ogun Road and the Outer Marina Shoreline protection. The …

More controversies appear to be swirling around the 2024 budget as more indications that the portion of the budget attributable to some federal government institutions lack details and transparency. The affected institutions, including the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were allocated between N3.5 trillion and N3.7 trillion without specific expenditure heading, or stipulations of what the monies were meant for. …

Federal Govt ‘reviewing proposals’ ‘We won’t pay ransom’ ‘There are stage-managed abductions in Abuja’ The Federal Government is reviewing the offer of foreign assistance in the battle against kidnapping and other high-profile crimes. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the United States and other countries, which he did not name, have offered to assist Nigeria. He spoke with …