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Nigeria Super Falcons will have it all to do when they come up against the Three Lionesses of England in the second round of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria qualified for the round of 16 of the competition on Monday after playing out a goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland. With the …

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s political operation entered the second half of the year in a strained financial position with its bank account drained by tens of millions of dollars that were directed toward defending the former president from mounting legal challenges as he seeks the White House again. Trump took in over $53 million since the start of 2023, records show, a …

The four roads of Staromayorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromayorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size. Its fate represents a larger problem for Ukraine as it pushes forward. After the bitter battles of Ukraine’s advances, barely a wall …

• Lawmaker begs NLC to shelve strike• Take destiny in your hand, don’t trust Labour, CNPP warns Nigerians Organised Labour has insisted on going ahead with tomorrow’s strike to protest against increasing hardship and rising costs of living due to the removal of petrol subsidy. This is despite assurances granted by President Bola Tinubu last night in his nationwide broadcast …

The Senate, on Monday, commenced the screening of the 28 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. 14 out of the 28 ministerial nominees were screened by the Senate at a session presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. They were Abubakar Kyari (Borno), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), former governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers), John Enoh (Cross …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcome the directive, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, however, expressed reservations. The President, …

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, said a significant number of children are yet to be vaccinated against diphtheria, a bacterial infection. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, during a joint news conference on diphtheria outbreak response in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, said this is despite efforts made by the Nigerian government to provide …

•FG plans wage increase, relief for MSMES, others, resumes talks with NLC today •NLC faults FG’s reforms, Lagos slashes fares as protests rock Oyo, Osun The organised labour has said it will hold its planned nationwide protest on Wednesday despite the Monday rollout of subsidy removal palliative plans by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in a national broadcast unveiled N500bn …

TEXT OF THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. …

President Bola Tinubu has said that the economic defects he is fighting to correct were benefitting only the rich, which was why fuel subsidy had to go and other fiscal policies were being implemented. He made the clarification during his nationwide address on Monday. According to him, those that benefited from the old order will fight back. The President, however, …