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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, threatened a massive protest if President Bola Tinubu's administration does not conclude a new minimum wage by May 31, 2024. The labour leaders also addressed ongoing non-compliance with the 2019…
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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has endorsed President Bola Tinubu's proposal to increase the salaries and allowances of judicial officeholders by 300 per cent. The AGF urged The Senate to pass the bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to Prescribe the Salaries and Allowances and Fringe…
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Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, of colluding with former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to sabotage the elected government and Governor of Rivers…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has vowed to sign a death warrant for Shafiu Abubakar if he is convicted of murder in the mosque explosion at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. Abubakar was arrested after setting the local mosque ablaze on Wednesday during early morning prayers, leaving 24 members of a family…
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The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, has revealed that the arbitrary hike in cement prices is directly responsible for the increasing cases of building collapse in the country. He said this at an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Solid Minerals,…
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has sentenced a man, Babatunde Odekunle, to 10 years i
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Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a 39-year-old man, Obiorah Chigozie Samuel, to two years
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Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident that gutted one of the female hostels of Ignatius Ajuru University of Educat
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Kwara State government has raided and taken away 158 marked beggars believed to be 'arms depots' for criminals in the state. They were
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A Federal High Court, yesterday, ordered the remand of a blogger, Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, who allegedly accused the spiritual director of Zion Movement Outreach
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As the value of the naira further plummets, Governor Abba Yusuf has announced N376 million intervention to augment the shortfall in Basic Tr
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A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N3 million as compensation to Kelvin Anugwo, a traditional ruler
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Some traders, yesterday, lamented the continued lock down of Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadgets market in Abuja,
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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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Following the approval of the hike in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, customers in the band, a category who receive 20 hours and above supply of electricity, will now have to pay 225 Naira per kilowatt hour against the 66 Naira payable before the hike.
This directive, which came in the middle of fuel subsidy removal, foreign exchange crisis, and high inflation rates, has been heavily criticized by the citizens.
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The Federal Government, yesterday, identified sports as a cornerstone of the nation’s culture and fabric, saying it is determined to use it
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The 2024 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Super Six contest entered its Match Day two, yesterday, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with former
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The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a new arrangement aimed at ensuring the early conclusion of the 2023/24 season ahead
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No fewer than 180 golfers, both professional and amateur, would on June 15, compete for N35 million in cash prizes and other additional rewards at the Rowland Adewumi Classic Tournament. The tournament is in celebration of his 50th birthday. Mr Akabom Enebong, Chairman, organising committee, said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja.…
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Liverpool confirmed on Monday that Feyenoord coach Arne Slot will be the new manager of the Premier League club, 24 hours after Jurgen Klopp's emotional farewell at Anfield. Liverpool said in a statement that the Dutchman, 45, would take up the position of head coach on June 1, subject to a work permit. The club…
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France's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera on Monday called for "the toughest sanctions" against Mohamed Camara and his club after the Monaco player taped over a badge in support of the LGBTQ community.
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Professor of Law, Yemi Akinseye-George, has said the absolute powers enjoyed by state governors due to immunity remain a problem in the f
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Personnel of Operation Delta Safe deployed by the state Police Command to the River Niger Head Bridge have arrested a 43-year-old suspected
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has sentenced a man, Babatunde Odekunle, to 10 years i
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Only two per cent of the N19.67 trillion total pension assets, which amounts to N396.3 billion, is in cash as of the end of the first quarter, information provided by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed.
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Stakeholders in agriculture sector have called on government to provide loans to smallholder farmers as a way of boosting food production in the country.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style…
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Tosin Onanuga, a prominent figure in Nigeria's mobile technology sector, is leading the charge for digital inclusion, aiming to bridge the gap and empower disenfranchised children and youths through access to digital infrastructure. Recognizing the transformative power of technology in accelerating education and socioeconomic progress, Onanuga is dedicated to ensuring that all Nigerians have equal…
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Huawei has expressed satisfaction with the Nigerian government’s digital transformation agenda, even as the company has canvassed support for cloudification and decarbonisation among its partners and customers across the country.
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Luxembourg-based satellite operator, SES has agreed to purchase rival Intelsat for €2.8 billion, after previous merger talks between the two firms fell through last year.
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Nigerian start-ups are leading an epic AI innovation race with innovative digital solutions solving cross-continental challenges, as the very best from Africa’s largest economy take centre stage at the rising Silicon Valley’s largest tech and start-up event in Marrakech, Morocco, later this month.