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Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday commenced the legislative process to repeal Emirate Council Law 2019. The move to repeal the law has led to apprehension about whether the amendment will lead to revocation of the four additional emirates established by Ganduje's administration or not. There are insinuations that there is a possibility that…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a 150 basis points increase in the benchmark interest rate, raising it from 24.75% to 26.25%. Following a two-day meeting, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed to increase the Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) for the third straight time to rein in the country’s…
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A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has struck down a law extending the tenure of local government chairmen by six months. Justice D.G. Kio declared the six-month tenure extension of the state’s local government executive chairmen, enacted by the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, as null, void, unconstitutional, and of no effect. The…
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Abducted residents of the Dawaki area in Abuja are still in the hands of their kidnappers, The Guardian has learned. A resident of the area who confided in The Guardian noted, “The kidnap victims have not been released. They are still being held. It happened in my area.” In a new wave of kidnappings in…
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As the May 29 democracy day approaches, the former National Vice Chairman North West of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Salihu Lukman, claims Nigerians are fast becoming distant observers of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. In a piece titled "Elusive Politics: What is to be Done," Lukman claimed that the Tinubu administration…
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The electricity bill for the University of Jos has risen from between N20 and N30 million to N80 million, following the recent hike in electricity tariffs, particularly for consumers on Band A. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this on Tuesday, when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution,…
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Dr. Peter Ubi, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar chapter, has expressed concerns over the number of students dropping out of school in the country. Ubi made the expression in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar. The ASUU chairman was speaking…
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A first-class monarch in the Ose Local Council of Ondo State, the Olute of Ute, Oba Michael Adetunji, was on Tuesday dethroned by an Ondo State High Court, sitting in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Council area of the state. The judgement followed a 29-year-old prolonged chieftaincy tussle between the Olule Omoloja ruling house…
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A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State, by his wife , Murja Abdullahi, has denied making three divorce pronouncements on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s neighbours testified that they heard him…
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The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has screened and confirmed eight Commissioner Designates as members of the Rivers State Executive Council. Their confirmation was preceded by a letter from Governor Siminalayi Fubara read by Speaker Oko-Jumbo on Tuesday requesting that the nominees be screened and confirmed by the State Assembly. The…
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The Federal Government has opened an official website for the Renewed Hope Cities, Estates that would provide a platform for civil servants and other Nigerians to benefit from the housing scheme. Launching the portal in Abuja, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, said President Bola Tinubu broke all the barriers to homeownership…
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Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “B” Kaduna, have interrupted two separate consignments containing bones and dried donkey meat, as well as other contraband worth over N3 billion. The Comptroller of the Unit, Mr. Ahmadu Shuaibu, made this known while briefing newsmen on the interceptions made in the zone from…
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The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has called for the scrapping of the Higher National Diploma (HND) awarded by polytechnics. He said that if the lingering professional war between B.Sc./B.Tech. and HND degree holders must be resolved without totally rendering dysfunctional their originating mandates and purposes, the recommendation of the Heads of…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to sustain the push for the restoration of constitutional government across member states. Tinubu, who is ECOWAS chairman gave the commitment on Tuesday at the opening of the 2024 second extraordinary session of the community parliament in Kano.…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero spoke with GuardianTV about why Labour is requesting a 650,000 minimum wage as he discusses economic issues and Labour's stand on them.
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A slew of announcements from OpenAI and Google this week brought us to the brink of human-like AI assistants. Generative artificial intelligence is getting faster, and being applied to an increasing number of tasks.
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A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and some other senior officials had a “hard landing” in northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Sunday, according to Iran’s state TV.
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Mohamed Salah said Liverpool "will fight like hell" to win trophies next season as the Egyptian hinted he will at least see out the final year of his contract at Anfield. Salah has just 12 months remaining on his deal and has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League. The Reds reportedly…
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Toni Kroos, a world champion and five-time Champions League winner, is eyeing two more major trophies after announcing on Tuesday he will retire after Euro 2024. Kroos, who had stepped down from international duty after Germany's last-16 Euros exit to England in 2021, answered a call from manager Julian Nagelsmann to return to the international…
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Marcus Rashford paid for his poor season as the Manchester United forward was left out of England boss Gareth Southgate's provisional 33-man squad for Euro 2024 on Tuesday. Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Chelsea skipper Reece James were among the other big names to miss out on the squad, that must be trimmed to…
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Real Madrid's German international midfielder Toni Kroos announced on Tuesday he will retire from all football after Euro 2024. "My career as an active footballer will end this summer after the Euro championship," 34-year-old Kroos, who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, said on Instagram. Before the European Championship, Kroos has a chance to…
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The electricity bill for the University of Jos has risen from between N20 and N30 million to N80 million, following the recent hike in electricity tariffs, particularly for consumers on Band A. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this on Tuesday, when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution,…
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Dr. Peter Ubi, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar chapter, has expressed concerns over the number of students dropping out of school in the country. Ubi made the expression in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar. The ASUU chairman was speaking…
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A first-class monarch in the Ose Local Council of Ondo State, the Olute of Ute, Oba Michael Adetunji, was on Tuesday dethroned by an Ondo State High Court, sitting in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Council area of the state. The judgement followed a 29-year-old prolonged chieftaincy tussle between the Olule Omoloja ruling house…
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A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State, by his wife , Murja Abdullahi, has denied making three divorce pronouncements on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s neighbours testified that they heard him…
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