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• Gov Mutfwang praises Tinubu for donating 997 tons of grains to ease hunger

  13-05-2024 17:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor stated that Tinubu’s gesture was a demonstration of care and concern about the plight of the vulnerable.Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has appreciated President Bola Tinubu for the 997 metric tons of grains donated to Plateau to alleviate the sufferings of the indigent and vulnerable.Mutfwang extended his appreciation when he received the palliatives on Monday in Jos. The governor said that Tinubu’s gesture was a demonstration of care and concern about the plight of the
  
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• Shutting national grid during strike was going too far - Labour veterans

  07-06-2024 22:28 via pulse.ng
  
  Organised Labour threw the nation into darkness for over 24 hours after shutting down the national power grid due to strike action over minimum wage.Labour Veterans and Trade Unionist Assembly has faulted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) for shutting down the national grid during the suspended industrial action.The body made this known in a statement by its Interim Chairman, Comrade Isa Tijjani, on Friday, June 7, 2024.Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and th
  
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• Ohaneze Ndigbo youths hail Senate’s 2nd reading of Anti-open Grazing Bill

  07-06-2024 20:07 via pulse.ng
  
  He described farmer-herder clashes as a recurring crisis that had claimed lives and property and affected the country’s economy.The Youth Wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has lauded the Senate for ensuring that the Bill seeking to establish ranches at herders’ states scaled the second reading.Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, the Acting National Youth Leader of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, made the commendation during an interactive session with newsmen in Awka on Friday.The News
  
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• Igbo youths hail Senate’s 2nd reading of Anti-open Grazing Bill

  07-06-2024 20:07 via pulse.ng
  
  He described farmer-herder clashes as a recurring crisis that had claimed lives and property and affected the country’s economy.The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has lauded the Senate for ensuring that the Bill seeking to establish ranches at herders’ states scaled the second reading.Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, the Acting National Youth Leader of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, made the commendation during an interactive session with newsmen in Awka on Friday.The New
  
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• Tribunal’s ₦150m fine on MultiChoice splits Nigerians online

  07-06-2024 19:58 via pulse.ng
  
  Another Facebook user, Adegoke Ademola commended the Tribunal for standing up for consumer rights.Some Nigerians on social media have expressed reactions following the decision of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal to fine MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of popular Pay-TV services, DSTV and GOTV, the sum of ₦150 million.In addition to the fine, the tribunal has ordered the company to provide a one-month free subscription to its subscribers.Justice Thomas Okosu-led panel issued th
  
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• Gov Adeleke presents ₦4bn bond certificates to retirees

  07-06-2024 19:46 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor said that his administration was committed to upholding workers’ welfare as the number one priority.Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Friday presented ₦4 billion bond certificates to both state and local government retirees in the state.Presenting the bond certificates, Adeleke said that out of the figure, retirees at the state level would receive ₦1.59 billion, while retirees at the local government level would receive ₦2.41 billion.According to him, his t
  
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• Has Renewed Hope brought lifeline to Niger Delta region?

  07-06-2024 19:37 via pulse.ng
  
  Niger Delta region of Nigeria comprises nine states – Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers with about 31 million people.Over the years, militancy has been synonymous with the region known for its vast oil and gas reserves with several militant groups and ethnic nationals agitating for the restoration of the environment degraded by exploration and seeking more developments in the region.President Bola Tinubu, on the assumption of office, has shown signific
  
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• Over 200 intending pilgrims protest in Ilorin over faulty aircraft

  07-06-2024 19:34 via pulse.ng
  
  The intending pilgrims, alongside their relations, took the protest to the highway linking the airport with other communities to express their displeasure over the situation.No fewer than 200 intending pilgrims from Kwara on Friday protested at llorin International Airport over the inability of an aircraft to transport them to Saudi Arabia.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims, officials of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board and the 2024 state Amirul Hajj had boarded the aircr
  
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• Strike may return as governors say ₦60,000 minimum wage too high

  07-06-2024 18:51 via pulse.ng
  
  Labour had gone on strike after rejecting the Federal Government's proposal of N60,000 as the new minimum wage.Nigerians may have to brace up for another industrial action by Organised Labour as governors have said the ₦60,000 minimum wage for workers is too high and unsustainable for them.The governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), stressed that many state governments would spend their entire allocation to pay salaries while there would be nothing left for devel
  
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• Fresh strike looms as governors say ₦60,000 minimum wage too high

  07-06-2024 18:51 via pulse.ng
  
  Labour had gone on strike after rejecting the Federal Government's proposal of ₦60,000 as the new minimum wage.Nigerians may have to brace up for another industrial action by Organised Labour as governors have said the ₦60,000 minimum wage for workers is too high and unsustainable for them.The governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), stressed that many state governments would spend their entire allocation to pay salaries while there would be nothing left for
  
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• Ex-CAN leader recounts near fainting when cement reached ₦11,000

  07-06-2024 17:36 via pulse.ng
  
  The ex-CAN president pointed out that these extreme price changes indicate a larger problem of economic instability in Nigeria.The former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, has called on the Federal Government to tackle the country’s rising inflation urgently.In an appearance on the socio-political program Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, broadcasted on Channels Television on Friday, Ayokunle voiced his grave c
  
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• EEDC to disconnect South-East Govt offices, CBN, military over ₦180bn debt

  07-06-2024 16:54 via pulse.ng
  
  The planned disconnection is part of the company’s strategies to recover its money.The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has threatened to begin to disconnect Government Houses, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices, the Nigerian Army and others in the South-East allegedly owing the company.The company issued the threat in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Friday.Eze stated that the listed organisat
  
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• Fire guts commercial building in Anambra, firefighters prevent major damage

  07-06-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The firemen were able to control the fire from escalating beyond the top floor of the building.A commercial building at Atani Road by Uga junction in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra was gutted by fire on Friday.Chukwudi Chiketa, the Fire Chief, of Anambra Fire Service, made this known to newsmen in Onitsha. Chiketa said: “We received a distress call at about 5:17 am today and I immediately deployed our gallant firefighters to the scene of the fire incident.“The incident occur
  
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• Olumide Akpata in Edo election as Peter Obi takes Obidients from LP

  07-06-2024 16:17 via pulse.ng
  
  Given Obi’s performance in Edo State in the 2023 election, it is not out of place for Akpata to bank on the support of the Obidient group for his governorship ambition.When Olumide Akpata won the Labour Party’s ticket for the September 21 Edo governorship election, he probably had the support of Obidients in mind to leverage.As a political neophyte, his popularity is ostensibly not enough to take him to the Edo State Government House.Winning an election in Nigeria is a function of a
  
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• Otti raises bounty to ₦30m for soldiers' killers after Abia native adds ₦5m

  07-06-2024 16:14 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor added that the increase in the bounty was made possible by an indigene of the state based in the U.S.A.Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Friday announced an increase of the ₦25 million bounty placed on the killers of five soldiers at Obikabia junction in Aba to ₦30 million.Otti made the announcement when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hasan Abubakar, paid him a visit in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls tha
  
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• Tripartite committee resumes minimum wage talks in Abuja

  07-06-2024 16:06 via pulse.ng
  
  During Thursday's meeting, committee members assured that an announcement for a new minimum wage might be made on Friday, June 7.The fifth meeting of the tripartite committee to discuss a new national minimum wage is currently taking place. Following organised labour's suspension of industrial action, this session is being held privately at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja.Key attendees include the Director General of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), the Minister of Labour and Employment (Stat
  
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• Tripartite committee resume minimum wage talks in Abuja

  07-06-2024 16:06 via pulse.ng
  
  During Thursday's meeting, committee members assured that an announcement for a new minimum wage might be made on Friday, June 7.The fifth meeting of the tripartite committee to discuss a new national minimum wage is currently taking place. Following organised labour's suspension of industrial action, this session is being held privately at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja.Key attendees include the Director General of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), the Minister of Labour and Employment (Stat
  
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• Lagos Bus Services celebrates transporting over 52 million people in 5 years

  07-06-2024 15:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The company provided mobility for 60,000 Lagos residents, and covered over 27 million kilometres.The Lagos Bus Services Ltd. (LBSL) has transported more than 52 million people in the past five years.The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LBSL, Idowu Oguntona, disclosed on Friday in Lagos during a fitness walk organised by the organisation. The walk was part of activities to mark the organisation’s five years of operation.Oguntona said that daily, the company provided mobility for
  
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• Multichoice fined ₦150m, ordered to offer free DStv, Gotv subscriptions

  07-06-2024 14:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The lawsuit was initiated by lawyer Festus Onifade after Multichoice announced a subscription rate hike starting from May 1, 2024.Justice Thomas Okosu of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has imposed a ₦150 million fine on Multichoice Nigeria.Okosu, leading a three-member panel, also mandated on Friday, June 7, that Multichoice offer one month of free subscription on its DStv and GOtv services.The lawsuit was initiated by Barrister Festus Onifade after Multichoice announced
  
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• Sultan declares June 16 Eidul Adha for Muslims

  07-06-2024 14:33 via pulse.ng
  
  It was gathered that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia declared Friday, June 7, the first day of Dhu al-Hijjah after sighting the new crescent on Thursday night.The Sultan of Sokoto and president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, announced that Friday, June 7, 2024, marks the beginning of Dhu al-Hijjah 1445 AH.This announcement was made in a statement released Thursday, June 6, by the National Moon Sighting Committee, signed b
  
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• Utomi urges FG, Labour to boost economic productivity in minimum wage talks

  07-06-2024 13:38 via pulse.ng
  
  The political economist noted that a benchmark for civil society monitoring of both parties also needed to be established with clearly outlined consequences.A renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi says the Federal Government and Organised Labour should take advantage of the new minimum wage negotiation window to move Nigeria down the path of thrift and production.Utomi, Founder of Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) and 2007 Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (AD
  
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• Ex-APC spokesman tells NLC to reject minimum wage below ₦250k

  07-06-2024 12:46 via pulse.ng
  
  The 300% increase in the salary of judicial officers will see the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, earn an annual wage of ₦64 million.Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to refuse any minimum wage proposal from the federal government that is under ₦250,000 per month.Responding to reports that the Federal Government allegedl
  
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• KSIRS unveils e-tax system to enable taxpayers pay directly to the govt

  07-06-2024 12:20 via pulse.ng
  
  The billing system is designed to encourage tax compliance and management.The Katsina State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS) has introduced a digital billing system for ease of taxation.The billing system code named: Pay-by-Yourself or (Biya da Kanka), is designed to encourage tax compliance and management.Alhaji Sada Shu’aibu, the Director of Corporate Communication of the service, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Katsina. He said the measure
  
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• NDLEA arrests 110, recovers 520.385kgs of illicit substances in 1 month

  07-06-2024 12:07 via pulse.ng
  
  The command also secured the conviction of 12 suspects and arraigned 22 others within the month under review.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command, said its operatives have arrested 110 suspects and recovered 520.385kgs of illicit substances in May.Its Commander, Samaila Danmalam, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Danmalam said, “The command in the month of May arrested 110 suspects comprising 105 males and five females.
  
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• IPOB rejects bill for additional states in southeast, insists on referendum

  07-06-2024 12:03 via pulse.ng
  
  The draft bill proposes an amendment to the 1999 Constitution, increasing the total number of states in the federation from 36 to 37 by creating Orlu State.The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected a bill proposing the creation of a new state in the Southeast.IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful on Thursday, June 6, emphasised that the Igbo people are seeking a referendum to leave Nigeria, not an additional state.The bill, which passed its first reading in the House of Representatives, was int
  
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• Gov Yusuf thanks Tinubu for 70 fertiliser trucks, aligns with State's goals

  07-06-2024 11:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Kano is a leading crop-producing state, well-suited for cultivating staple crops like rice, maize, soybeans, and others.Gov. Kabir Yusuf, of Kano State has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for donating 70 trucks of fertiliser to support farmers in the state.This is contained in a statement issued by his Director-General, Media and Publicity, Malam Sunusi Bature, in Kano on Friday. Bature quoted Yusuf as expressing gratitude on behalf of the government and people of Kano state.He said, "This
  
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• Audience measurement system to boost media investments - Idris

  07-06-2024 11:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister added that the System is for the broadcast sector to generate accurate and reliable data for television viewers in the country.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the launch of the Audience Measurement System in Nigeria will enhance data, and boost and attract great investments into the media sector of the country.Idris stated this at the launching of the Audience Measurement System in Abuja. The event was put together by First Media and
  
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• Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament meets Barau in Abuja

  07-06-2024 11:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Senator Barau expressed their commitment to supporting her in advancing the parliament to tackle the subregion’s challenges.The newly elected Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, visited the Deputy President of the Senate and First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, June 6.The fourth Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Billay G Tunkara, and members of the subregional assembly’s manage
  
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• Edo 2024: NNPP suspends gubernatorial candidate

  07-06-2024 09:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Meanwhile, the NNPP guber candidate in Edo State has vehemently dismissed the suspension as illegitimate and inconsequential.Azemhe Azena, the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has been suspended ahead of the upcoming governorship election in Edo State.The suspension letter, dated June 3, was signed by Ward 10 Chairman Kadiri Eshimokha, Woman Leader Mrs. Stella Afebua, Youth Leader Comrade Eshiobu Johnson, and Secretary Comrade Imonikho Abdul.The letter presents se
  
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• Kano govt releases ₦2.9bn to cover NECO fees for poor students

  07-06-2024 08:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The financial support breakdown reveals that the government will pay ₦24,250 per student for NECO and ₦21,000 per student for NBAIS.The Kano State Government has authorised the allocation of ₦2,910,682,780 to fund the 2024 National Examinations Council (NECO) and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) fees for 119,903 financially disadvantaged students.Dr Umar Doguwa, the state's Commissioner of Education, announced this on Thursday, June 6, at a press conference
  
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