AFENIFERE: Yoruba Youth Group congratulate Ayo Adebanjo.

Pan Yoruba Youth group, Igbimo Odo Yoruba has congratuled Chief Ayo Adebanjo over his emergence as the new leader of pan Yoruba socio cultural group, Afenifere. Chief Adebanjo becamethe new leader of our organization, Afenifere, after its former leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti stepped down due to old age. In a statement issued in Ibadan on […]

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Differential wage bill: Start with govs, political office holders, Labour tells National Assembly

Leke Baiyewu • El-Rufai, other governors behind wage bill, Labour alleges• Speaker defends sponsor, asks workers to articulate grievancesThe organised labour has again criticised political office holders over a bill which seeks remove minimum wage negotiations from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list.The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, […]

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Bankers must submit asset from June, says EFCC

Olalekan Adetayo The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday said the commission would from June 1 be demanding the asset declaration forms of bankers.He said the decision was in line with the provisions of the Bank, Employees Declaration of Asset Act. Bawa disclosed this in an interview with State […]

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Enugu Assembly bows to pressure, drops ex-govs, deputies’ life pensions

Raphael Ede THE Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday dropped the proposed New Pension Bill for former governors and their deputies.The bill, which scaled first reading during last week Thursday’s plenary soon generated condemnation from the general public.The PUNCH had reported that the bill when passed, the state would be spending over N1.1bn annually […]

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Despite video evidence, Deputy Speaker Wase denies blocking Diaspora’s petition

Eniola Akinkuotu 16 March 2021 Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has denied blocking a petition from Nigerians abroad despite a viral video showing him doing so.Wase, who was sitting in for the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had, last week, barred a federal lawmaker from Benue State, Mark Gbilla, from presenting […]

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Man who escaped prison during #EndSARS protest jailed 14 years

Matthew OcheiA 23-year-old man, Precious Azulule, who escaped from the Warri Custodial Centre, Delta State, during the #EndSARS protest, has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Tuesday.He said, “Precious Azubule, who escaped from the Warri Correctional Centre during #EndSARS protest on October 22, 2020, […]

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APC flays Obaseki for shifting 100-day anniversary to Delta

Adeyinka AdedipeTHE Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki for marking his 100 days in office in neighbouring Delta State.In a statement by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ofure Osehobo, the Chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Col. David Imuse (retd.), said Obaseki inaugurated white elephant […]

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Nigeria’s inflation rises again, hit four-year high

The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021.The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed this in its report on Consumer Price Index for the month of February.This marked the highest figure recorded in the country since 2017.According to the NBS, the February rate is 0.86 per […]

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