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• FG warns International Community to steer clear Nigeria’s internal problem

  16-09-2017 19:30
  The Federal Government has warned
  the International Community against interfering in Nigeria‘s internal problem.This warning follows the ongoing
  battle by the government to flush out the Indigenous
  
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• My govt recruited 5,000 workers in 7 years – Obaseki

  01-05-2024 23:30 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor said he was leaving the state workforce better than he met it, noting that the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy had trained over 10,000 workers.Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday, said his administration had employed more than 5,000 new workers into the state civil service in the last seven years.Obaseki disclosed this at the 2024 May Day celebrations at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.He said that the 5,000 workers were recruited based on merit, and not on favo
  
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• Tinubu salutes workers as they await new minimum wage

  01-05-2024 23:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu assured Nigerian workers of his determination to improve their welfare, enhance their working conditions as well as provide the necessary tools for them to succeed.The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) president Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigerian workers on the occasion of the annual May Day celebration by workers globally.This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja.The President salut
  
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• MNJTF intensifies operation to eliminate Boko Haram, ISWAP in Lake Chad

  01-05-2024 23:19 via pulse.ng
  
  He urged the public not to panic about the troops’ movements but to offer support to them to eradicate the terrorists.The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified operations to eradicate remnants of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP on the shores of the Lake Chad basin.Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Wednesday.Abdullahi stated that the residents of North East Nigeria and the Far N
  
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• 756 schools to compete in Anambra sports festival

  01-05-2024 23:16 via pulse.ng
  
  In his speech, Governor Chukwuma Soludo said his administration would continue to support sports for greater empowerment impact.Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman, Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASSDC), has said that a total of 756 primary and secondary schools have registered to participate in the state’s 2024 School Sports Festival.Onyedum said this at the Pre-Competition Press Conference ahead of the festival scheduled to be held in Awka.He said the festival which would be h
  
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• Residents protest plan to withdraw security from Edo ijaw communities

  01-05-2024 23:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Addressing newsmen, the Chairman, Inikorogha community, Friday Benson, appealed to the governor to see to the extension and increase of security presence in the community.Residents of Inikorogha, Aworri and 20 other neighbouring Ijaw communities in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, on Wednesday protested plans by individuals to withdraw security personnel from their communities.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest took place in the Inikorogha community.The protes
  
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• Gov Sani unveils ₦500m loan scheme for Kaduna workers

  01-05-2024 23:06 via pulse.ng
  
  Sani emphasised the importance of a motivated workforce for the success of his administration’s Rural Transformation Agenda, addressing the theme ‘People First’.Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has unveiled a ₦500 million revolving loans scheme for civil servants in the State.Sani disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna during the 2024 May Day Celebration.Sani symbolically distributed dummy cheques to some workers amidst cheers while announcing the more economic empowermen
  
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• Obi salutes Nigerian workers amid countless obstacles and hurdles

  01-05-2024 22:56 via pulse.ng
  
  Obi said that the efforts of workers were the lifeblood of the nation’s economy and the driving force behind its progress.Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has written to Nigerian workers, saluting their resilience and doggedness to ensure a better country.Obi, in a letter on Wednesday in Awka to mark the 2024 Workers’ Day, said he stood in solidarity with them in their struggles.“My fellow Nigerian workers, as we come together to celebrate Wor
  
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• Lagos community expresses concerns over Lagos-Calabar Coastal road project

  01-05-2024 22:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Umahi explained that the project would mark a major milestone in the Renewed Hope roadmap of Tinubu for economic diversification.The Okun-Ajah community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has called for the need to maintain the 2006 coastal plan designed by the state government for the Lagos-Calabar road project.The community on Wednesday in Lagos, pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in that regard.The Baale in Council of the communit
  
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• How we nurtured Anambra UTME candidate to score 324 in JAMB - LG Chairman

  01-05-2024 22:16 via pulse.ng
  
  The LG chairman revealed how the candidate was discovered during a student challenge in Anambra last year.Chibueze Ofobuike, the Chairman of Aguata Local Government Area in Anambra State, has disclosed how his government nurtured one Chijioke Alexander Onuorah, a candidate who scored 324 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).Onuorah is one of the few candidates, who scored over 300 in the 2024 UTME.On Monday, April 29, 2024, the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (
  
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• Lagos-Calabar Highway: FG pays of ₦2.7bn to affected property owners

  01-05-2024 20:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The Minister also announced that all tenants affected by the demolition at Landmark would receive compensation by the end of the day.The Federal Government has disbursed ₦2.75 billion for the first phase of the compensation payouts and unveiled the new design routes for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made the announcement at the commencement of payouts to property owners affected by the construction of the 700km highway project, on Wedn
  
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• Seun Kuti: Kanu, Igboho, Ekpa paid by foreign countries to cause problems

  01-05-2024 20:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Kuti alleged that foreign organisations paid some Nigerians to cause problems in the country so that the Federal Government would continue to buy weapons.Nigerian musician, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Seun Kuti, has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, Simon Ekpa, and other secessionists are being sponsored by foreign countries to destabilise Nigeria.Kuti said this in a social media video wherein he was responding to Ekpa's denigration of his fath
  
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• What we built in 6 years was destroyed in 6 hours — Landmark counts losses

  01-05-2024 18:48 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Government has proceeded with its plan to demolish some Landmark-owned structures to pave the way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road.Landmark Africa, owner and operator of the Landmark Beach Resort, has started counting its losses following the demolition exercise embarked upon by the Federal Government for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.On Monday, April 29, 2024, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, supervised the demolition of some structur
  
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• Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Demolition affects businesses

  01-05-2024 18:13 via pulse.ng
  
  A father of three who lost is job is concerned about how to provide for his family.Some food vendors and others selling souvenirs and umbrellas to beach goers have commended the Federal Government for putting "human face" to the demolition of properties on the right-of-way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.The vendors, low-income earners, spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the exercise at the Oniru Beach, on Tuesday in Lagos.They said the government gave
  
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• May Day: President Bola Tinubu’s speech

  01-05-2024 16:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu stated that workers contributions have played a significant role in efforts to rescue the economy.Being a speech by His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the occasion of the 2024 May Day celebration, held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Eagle Square, Abuja.Protocols…My dear compatriots and fellow workers in the service of our great country,Today, I join you to share in the essence of th
  
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• Bishop Oyedepo's message to 'Yahoo Yahoo' boys

  01-05-2024 15:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The rise of Yahoo Yahoo culture in Nigeria has been fueled by socioeconomic factors such as high unemployment rates and a lack of economic opportunities.The founder of the Living Faith Church, widely known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, issued a stern warning to internet fraudsters, commonly referred to as ‘Yahoo Boys’, asserting that their chosen path leads only to bitterness and ruin.Oyedepo delivered this warning during a sermon on Sunday, April 28th.As Tribune quoted, t
  
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• Minimum wage increase effective May 1, 2024 - FG to workers

  01-05-2024 15:02 via pulse.ng
  
  President Bola Tinubu expressed willingness to consider proposals from the committee regarding the new national minimum wage.The Federal Government has assured workers that despite ongoing negotiations by the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage, they will not experience any loss, as the new minimum wage will be implemented from May 1, 2024.Speaking at the May Day celebration in Abuja, Minister of State Labour Nkeiruka Onyejeocha acknowledged the delay in finalising the new wage but emp
  
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• House of Reps assures end to fuel queues soon, says scarcity temporary

  01-05-2024 14:57 via pulse.ng
  
  One of the representative added that investigations reveals scarcity is artificial.The House of Representatives has reassured that the long queues at filling stations in the country will soon fizzle out soon.Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, Chairman, of Petroleum Downstream said this at a joint news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.“We hereby express our concerns over the temporary presence of fuel queues in petrol stations across the country.“However, we are convinced that this is temporary
  
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• Borno retirees demand pension increase, lament ₦4,000 monthly payment

  01-05-2024 14:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The chairman called for the implementation of national minimum wage, payment of outstanding leave and transport grants to local government employees in the state.The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid ₦4,000 monthly as pension.The NLC Chairman, Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May Day celebration, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He advocated for an upward review of the pension to improve the soc
  
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• Akpabio pledges better wages, working conditions for Nigerian workers

  01-05-2024 12:08 via pulse.ng
  
  Akpabio assured that the National Assembly under his leadership is committed to ensuring the best working conditions for the workers.President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive will work together toward giving them a living wage and better working conditions.This is contained in a statement signed by Eseme Eyiboh the Special adviser on media and publicity to the senate president in Abuja on Wednesday.He extolled th
  
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• Workers shouldn't only celebrate but build productive workforce - First Lady

  01-05-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Mrs Tinubu added that the Nigerian workforce should work together to build a better Nigeria.only celebrate work but also reflect on how we can be a better and more productive workforce.The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has encouraged the Nigerian workforce to reflect more on improving national development and productivity amidst the May Day celebration.Mrs Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja in her message to mark the year 2024 International Workers Day celebration.“I acknowledg
  
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• Tribunal stops DStv, GOtv price increase, grants substituted service

  01-05-2024 11:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The tribunal on Monday, stopped MultiChoice from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin today.A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja has granted an application for substituted service of the interim order, restraining Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from its plan to increase tariffs on DStv and Gotv packages beginning From May 1.The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii, granted the applicant’s motion followi
  
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• Ogun Chief Judge pardons 49 inmates to ease prison overcrowding

  01-05-2024 11:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The CJ emphasised the need for swift justice and rehabilitation, rather than mere punishment, to address root causes of congestion.The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Tuesday, granted pardon to 49 inmates as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dipeolu pardoned the inmates during a jail delivery exercise at Oba, Ibara and Ilaro Correctional Centres in Ogun.NAN also reports that 31 inmates were released
  
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• Gov Alia commences 50 road construction projects, completion in 12 months

  01-05-2024 10:48 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor also said the administration would strive to greatly address the issue of postharvest losses so that farmers would smile to the bank.Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue says the state government will award contracts for the construction of 50 roads to be completed in the next 12 months.Alia announced on Tuesday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Critical Stakeholders Meeting, held at the Government House in Makurdi.He said the Ministry of Works and Urban Development was working on t
  
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• Gov Alia announces state security outfit to address herders attack

  01-05-2024 10:47 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Alia stressed the importance of setting up a local security team to improve safety in Benue communities and allow farmers to return to work in their fields.The Governor Hyacinth Alia-led Benue State government has announced plans to unveil a state-owned security outfit by the end of May 2024.Governor Alia disclosed this during a gathering of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Makurdi on Tuesday, April 30.This initiative aims to supplement existing security measures and addr
  
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• Int'l Workers Day: Do Nigerians find fulfilment in their jobs?

  01-05-2024 08:34 via pulse.ng
  
  As we celebrate Nigerians who grind hard every day to put food on their tables, Pulse reached out to them to find out if they find fulfilment in their jobs or do them for monetary motivation.As Nigerians commemorate Workers' Day, it's a moment to pause and reflect on the significance of labour and employment in the lives of individuals and the broader society.While the day is marked by celebrations and acknowledgments of workers' contributions, it also prompts us to ponder a critical question: D
  
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• Federal Government approves salary increase for civil servants

  30-04-2024 22:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The increase takes effect from January 1, 2024.The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.The Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.Njoku said the increases take effect from January 1, 2024.The salary structures are Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolid
  
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• NBA threatens to sue Discos over electricity tariff hike

  30-04-2024 20:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Olawunmi described the increase in the electricity tariff by almost 300% as not only unreasonable but also insensitive.The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has given the Federal Government and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit.The chairman of the branch, Seyi Olawunmi, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos.Olawunmi described the increase in the electricity tariff by almost 300% as no
  
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• Badagry residents stranded, petrol hits ₦1,000 per litre amid fuel scarcity

  30-04-2024 18:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Independent marketers with fuel stations in the area sell between ₦950 and ₦1,000 per litre.Some residents of Badagry, Lagos were stranded on Tuesday as most commercial vehicles plying the area were off the road due to scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the situation, reports that many workers and businessmen were sighted waiting endlessly at some bus stops due to unavailability of vehicles.NAN
  
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• Lawsuit looms after alleged lavish property acquisition by NNPC staff

  30-04-2024 18:14 via pulse.ng
  
  HURIWA has been urged to retract the letter sent to NNPC, an official apology, a public apology published in two national newspapers, and financial compensation totalling N100,000,000 for defamation.Deji Adeyanju Law Firm, representing a high-ranking member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ms. Asabe Waziri, has issued a legal threat against the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) for what they perceive as a damaging statement.In a letter dated April 24, 202
  
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