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Oyo to recruit 791 civil servants

Oyo to recruit 791 civil servants

The Oyo State Government is set to recruit 791 new civil servants into its mainstream service. The Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamoru Aderibigbe, made this known on Wednesday in Ibadan while…

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FG declares Tuesday, October 1 public holiday for 64th independence anniversary

FG declares Tuesday, October 1 public holiday for 64th independence anniversary

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1 a public holiday to commemorate the Nation’s 64th Independence Anniversary. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani in a statement on Saturday said the…

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Elder Statesman Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu To Be Buried November 1

Elder Statesman Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu To Be Buried November 1

Elder statesman and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, would be buried on November 1, Arise News reports. The chairman of the National Committee, Senator Ben Obi, stated this in an interview with Journalists…

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Ifeanyi Ubah dies in London

Ifeanyi Ubah dies in London

Ifeanyi Ubah, senator representing Anambra south senatorial district, is dead. A Print Media understands that Ubah died in London on Friday night. Yemi Adaramodu, chairman, senate committee on public affairs, also confirmed the senator’s demise…

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Minimum Wage- Tinubu agrees to pay N70,000

Minimum Wage- Tinubu agrees to pay N70,000

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has agreed to pay N70,000 as the new minimum wage. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this at the end of the meeting between the organized labour…

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Lagos State Government to Ban Danfo and Korope Buses on October 1st

Lagos State Government to Ban Danfo and Korope Buses on October 1st

The Lagos State Government has said there’s no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, such as Danfos and Koropes, along the Lekki-Epe corridor, from October 1, 2024.…

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Trump assassination attempt suspect named by FBI

Trump assassination attempt suspect named by FBI

The man suspected of shooting at former US President Donald Trump has been named by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was 20 years old and from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, they said in a…

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Eid-el-Kabir- FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

Eid-el-Kabir- FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18, 2024, public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival. In a statement on Friday signed by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Dr…

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Minimum Wage- Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Today

Minimum Wage- Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Today

Despite earlier pleas from the federal government for consideration, the organised labour has today withdrawn their services in a nationwide strike to push for a new national minimum wage for workers. The industrial action comes…

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Tinubu Signs Bill Returning Old Anthem Into Law

Tinubu Signs Bill Returning Old Anthem Into Law

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National…

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