The Federal Lawmaker representing Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has presented two bills seeking to amend the Minerals and Mining and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Acts. The two bills passed first reading on Wednesday. Apart from incorporating colleges of Agriculture in the funding of tertiary institutions through the Tertiary Education […]
Continue ReadingJohn Alechenu 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: We are dealing with a tyrant, industrial action may be escalated, says Wabba THE Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his fellow governors of abandoning his administration in its face-off with the Nigeria Labour Congress. El-Rufai said this during a virtual meeting of the […]
Continue ReadingDeji Lambo 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Seventeen-year-old Babatunde Abdulrahmon has succumbed to the injuries he sustained on the day he resumed work as a mixer at a manufacturing company, Mingyi Trading Company Limited, Satellite Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the teenager, who went to the […]
Continue ReadingPeter Dada 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: A couple identified as Ekene and Rose Ijokun have allegedly killed their two-week-old baby during a fight that ensued between them at their house in Eleyowo village, in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the couple engaged each other […]
Continue ReadingTyopuusu Justin 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: × THE Chief of Tiv in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, Zaki David Gbaa (Ter Bali II) on Wednesday said 65 people, who were mainly his subjects, were killed by herdsmen between Thursday and Saturday last week. Gbaa who disclosed this in Bali while […]
Continue ReadingDangote truck caught with 600 smuggled rice, three arrested Daud Olatunji 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: The seized truck with rice seized Men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, have seized an articulated vehicle loaded with 600 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice and belonging to Dangote Cement Company. The […]
Continue ReadingLesi Nwisagbo 20 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday ruled out accommodating Delta State in the spending of £4.2 million recovered looted funds associated with the family members of a former […]
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