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President Bola Tinubu will today send a new batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening. According to a very reliable source in the Senate, the names would either come on Tuesday night or very early on Wednesday morning. Though Bauchi, Cross River and Katsina states got two slots each on the last week ministerial list in Nigeria, eleven ...
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August, 2023
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2 August
IG warns protesters, “we’ll tolerate only peaceful rally”
Ahead of the labour unions’ protests, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered watertight security nationwide. The Force Headquarters on Tuesday said the IG was deeply concerned about recent developments regarding the planned nationwide protests by the labour unions. “While being mindful of the right to peaceful protest as enshrined in our constitution, the IG urges all parties ...
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2 August
Uncertainty as protest begins 7.30 a.m, NLC members pull out, Oil workers going ahead !
Are we striking, are we not ? Were questions on lips, even as at 7.30 this morning. YOUNEWS can authoritatively say that many of the Labour members are still in confusion, as you read ! It was confusion in many sector. Lawyers were in Court, but Judges are notavailable. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) may have asked its ...
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1 August
August 2 Protest weakened by pull out, to be cancelled !
YOUNEWS projection in the early hours of today, that the much expected protest slated for August 2, may be cancelled afterall is coming to pass. Indication that the Organised Labour might shelve the impending nationwide strike – to protest against hardship occasioned by recent fuel subsidy removal, are very strong. Less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s planned nationwide strike and ...
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1 August
BREAKING: Helicopter crashes into buildings in Lagos
An Helicopter hascrashed into a building in Oba Akran, at, Ikeja Lagos. The Helicopter allegedly belonging to Air First Hospitality and Tour,. It crashed, hours ago and burst into flames in Oba Akran Ikeja area in Lagos. The Helicopter with Registration number 5NCCQ with unknown number of occupants is said to be on test flight from MMIA The Nigerian Safety ...
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1 August
Morocco’s Benzina Becomes First Woman To Play In Hijab At Women’s World Cup
Morocco footballer Nouhaila Benzina has made history by becoming the first woman to wear a hijab in a World Cup game at the senior level. The 25-year-old defender wore the Islamic head covering during her appearance in the South Korea VS Morocco on Sunday at the Coopers Stadium in Hindmarsh, South Australia. Morocco won the game with a 1-0 score. ...
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1 August
Labour insists on protest after Tinubu broadcast
The organised labour has said it will hold its planned nationwide protest on Wednesday despite the Monday rollout of subsidy removal palliative plans by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in a national broadcast unveiled N500bn palliative for manufacturers, small businesses and farmers. He also released plans to increase salaries and acquire 3,000 mass transit buses. Notwithstanding the President’s last-minute moves ...
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1 August
Tinubu admits tough times in broadcast, okays N500bn palliative, 3,000 buses
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nigeria, has admitted that the economy is going through a tough patch and citizens were being hurt by it, citing the high cost of fuel, food prices and others. To ease the hardship, he said his administration desired to reduce the burden the current economic situation has imposed on citizens, businesses, the working class and ...
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1 August
Certificate forgery uncovered @ ministerial screening
The Senate on Monday stopped the screening of three ministerial nominees. The screening of the nominees, which began on Monday at about 12:32 pm and ended at 6pm, saw the Senate asking 14 of those screened on the first day of the exercise to wither bow and go or approved, with three stopped midway. This followed questions raised on their ...
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1 August
Ogun Begins Payment Of N10,000 Palliative To Civil Servants
Ogun State Government has commenced the payment of N10, 000 palliative to civil servants in the State, reports by civil servants in the state have shown. The move is sequel to the announcement made by last week by the Governor of the State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, while rolling out palliative interventions following the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal ...
