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• Why Peter Obi visited Atiku, Saraki, Lamido

  14-05-2024 10:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Political enthusiasts and pundits have continued to predict a grand alliance between top opposition parties ahead of the 2027 polls to unseat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).Peter Obi, the Labour Party's bannerman in the 2023 presidential race, held a private meeting with three top northern politicians in Abuja on Monday, May 13.He met with Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President, alongside notable figures from the People's Democratic Party (PDP).Additionally, Obi
  
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• FG grants 120 youths ₦500,000 each for start-up businesses

  08-06-2024 19:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Arogundade said the purpose of the programme was to boost the potential of youths for economic development.The Federal Government through the Unlock Training Programme for unemployed youths has given out ₦500,000 grants each, to 120 winners with the best business plans to start up businesses.Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, announced this on Saturday in Abuja.She spoke at the official closing of the Unlock Training Programme and the award of grants and
  
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• I have accepted recommendation of Olakulehin as new Olubadan – Makinde

  08-06-2024 19:49 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor said that the late Olubadan lived a fulfilled life, saying that he and the late Olubadan did things many people thought would be impossible.Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday said that he had accepted the recommendation of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council as the Olubadan of Ibadanland.Makinde said this on Saturday during the celebration of life organised by the state government for the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who died on March
  
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• Peter Obi is a packaged fraud just like Buhari - Sowore

  08-06-2024 18:03 via pulse.ng
  
  Sowore said he was the first to expose Obi's alleged corrupt dealings during his time as Anambra State Governor.The presidential flag-bearer of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has boldly claimed that his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, was fraudulently packaged for the 2023 election to deceive Nigerians.Sowore made this claim in a recent no-holds-barred interview with Pulse Nigeria, wherein he disclaimed certain misconceptions about his perception of the former Anambra St
  
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• Lassa fever cases rise significantly with 162 deaths in 2024

  08-06-2024 16:40 via pulse.ng
  
  The Centre said the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases rose from four in week 20 to ten in the current reporting week 21.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases has increased significantly resulting in a cumulative 162 deaths in 2024.The NCDC said on Saturday via its official website that the country registered 10 cases of Lassa fever cases across four states in one week, spanning 20 to 26 May.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
  
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• Nigeria will see changes with women in power – UniCal VC

  08-06-2024 16:37 via pulse.ng
  
  Salami, who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UniBen), said the conference would also serve as a ground where women in academics get encouraged.Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal), says Nigeria will see more positive changes if women are given leadership positions.Obi said this on Saturday in Calabar at the First National Conference and Roundtable of the Association of Female Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.The News Agency of Nigeria
  
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• Police arrive scene of bandits' operation, gun down 3, rescue kidnap victims

  08-06-2024 16:32 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that Abubakar-Musa also reiterated the command’s commitment towards ensuring the safety and security of the good people of the state.The Police Command in Katsina says it has succeeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued all the kidnapped victims.ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this said the incident occurred at Duya village, Maibakko ward, in Sabuwa Local Government Area (LGA).“On June 7, 2024, inf
  
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• FG distributes 1 million seedlings in Adamawa

  08-06-2024 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Inyamkume further called for attitudinal change on negative actions in the society that affect the environment.The Federal Ministry of Environment has distributed 1 million seedlings to stakeholders to plant trees as part of efforts to protect the environment in Adamawa and the country at large.Hajiya Safiya Abubakar, controller Federal Ministry of Environment, Adamawa, said this shortly after the Adamawa Mega Trek 2024 organised by Ambassadors of Dialogue, Climate and Reintegration (DCR), in Yo
  
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• Nigeria, Benin Republic settle for single entry declaration form

  08-06-2024 16:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The controller expressed optimism that the agreement reached would advance the course of regional integration between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria and Benin Republic have agreed to have a single entry declaration form for both countries to be used for border crossing.The Kebbi Area Controller of NCS, Iheanacho Earnest-Ojike, made the disclosure shortly after a meeting between the NCS and representatives of the Benin Republic.The News Agency of Ni
  
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• We disagree- MultiChoice to appeal tribunal’s ₦150m fine, free subscription

  08-06-2024 16:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The tribunal also ordered the pay-TV company to provide its Nigerian customers with a one-month free subscription to its DStv and GOtv packages.MultiChoice Nigeria says it will appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja, which awarded a ₦150 million fine against it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had fined MultiChoice Nigeria the sum of ₦150 million for disobeying
  
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• Those who pad budget, steal subsidy funds commit treasonable felony - NLC

  08-06-2024 14:24 via pulse.ng
  
  The NLC called on the SGF to retract his statement and approach the ongoing minimum wage negotiation with all the seriousness it deserves.The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lambasted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, for alleging that organised labour committed a treasonable felony during the suspended industrial action.Members of the NLC and their counterparts in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had thrown the nation into darkness after shutting dow
  
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• I've seen Obi, Atiku closely, Tinubu was best candidate in 2023 - Okupe

  08-06-2024 13:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Okupe rejected the notion that his support for Tinubu's government amounted to a betrayal of Peter Obi.A former Labour Party campaigner, Doyin Okupe said having watched both the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi at close quarters, he has concluded that President Bola Tinubu was the best presidential candidate in the 2023 election.Running on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Tinubu shrugged off competition from Atiku and Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and L
  
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• How APGA crisis stopped Nnamdi Kanu from contesting for Reps' seat in 2007

  08-06-2024 12:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Kanu is currently in detention over his involvement with IPOB, a Biafra group seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria.The incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) missed out on the chance to contest for a House of Representatives seat in 2007 due to a crisis in his party at the time, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).The founder and pioneer chairman of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, revealed this while discussing the protracted crisis in the par
  
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• How APGA crisis stopped Nnamdi Kanu from becoming Reps member in 2007

  08-06-2024 12:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Kanu is currently in detention over his involvement with IPOB, a Biafra group seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria.The incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) missed out on the chance to contest for a House of Representatives seat in 2007 due to a crisis in his party at the time, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).The founder and pioneer chairman of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, revealed this while discussing the protracted crisis in the par
  
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• Tema General Hospital to conduct mass burial for unclaimed bodies

  08-06-2024 12:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The Tema General Hospital has announced plans to conduct a mass burial for unclaimed bodies currently held in its mortuary. This decision comes after a significant accumulation of unidentified and unclaimed corpses, which have strained the hospital's storage capacity and resources.In a statement issued by the hospital administration, it was revealed that the hospital has been facing challenges managing the increasing number of unclaimed bodies over the past year. The mortuary has reached its max
  
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• Ghana’s Gold production soars to 4M ounces in 2023

  08-06-2024 12:01 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghana’s gold production rose by 8.3 percent to 4 million ounces in 2023, up from 3.7 million ounces the previous year, according to data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines. This growth marks the highest output since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The production increase was driven primarily by the significant expansion in the output of small-scale miners, which compensated for the decline in the large-scale sub-sector production. Small-scale gold production surged by 70.6 percent, risi
  
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• Akpata accuses Obaseki's agents of destroying his campaign billboards

  08-06-2024 11:16 via pulse.ng
  
  The Edo State government has denied any wrongdoing and urged Akpata to address his frustrations through proper channels.Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party flag-bearer in the Edo Governorship election slated for September 21, has accused the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of destroying his campaign billboards.Akpata, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), made the allegation in a statement issued in Benin on Friday, June 7, 2024.Th
  
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• Tinubu to receive bill on regional government next week

  08-06-2024 10:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The House of Representatives had said the proposed legislation was not before the committee for deliberation.Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will receive a bill seeking to return Nigeria to a regional system of government sometime next week.Drafted by Dr Akin Fapohunda, a retired director in the federal civil service, the is titled 'A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’.It seeks
  
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• EEDC begins metering of Band A customers in South-East June 11

  08-06-2024 08:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Ezeh noted that gradually, the exercise would be extended to other “Band A” feeders across the EEDC franchise area.The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it will begin the metering of its Band A customers across its network in the South-East through its Meter Asset Providers (MAP) initiative.The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, disclosed in a statement on Friday in Enugu.The exercise, which would kick-off in Enugu on June 11, would focus on EEDC custo
  
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• Gov Alia swears-in 23 caretaker committee chairmen in Benue

  08-06-2024 08:50 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor charged them to remain at their various duty posts and attend to the needs of the people so that the residents would enjoy the dividends of democracy.Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Friday swore in caretaker committee chairmen for each of the state’s 23 local governments.Performing the ceremony at the Government House in Makurdi, Alia charged the chairmen to deliver quality services to the people at the local level.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor
  
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• Otti calls for increased fight against oil theft, illegal refinery operation

  08-06-2024 08:29 via pulse.ng
  
  According to Otti, security remains a top priority in his administration because no meaningful development could take place in an atmosphere of insecurity.Governor Alex Otti of Abia has emphasised the importance of cracking down on oil theft and illegal refinery operations in the state.Otti said this on Friday when he received the Joint Taskforce South-South Operation Delta on a familiarisation visit in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state.The governor also urged the force
  
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• Nasarawa govt offers free hepatitis testing, treatment to 78,000 persons

  08-06-2024 08:24 via pulse.ng
  
  The deputy governor also disclosed that the state government had agreed with FMC Keffi to deploy its medical experts and equipment for outreach services in three LGAs.Nasarawa State government has begun free screening and treatment for hepatitis for no fewer than 78,000 indigent persons in the state.Dr Emmanuel Akabe, the state’s Deputy Governor, inaugurated the exercise on Friday in the Doma Local Government Area of the state.He said that free medical outreach was organised by the State g
  
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• FG announces tougher standards for food with new policy

  08-06-2024 07:55 via pulse.ng
  
  In 2023, the National Assembly approved the Food Safety and Quality Bill despite delays caused by the 2023 election.The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, has introduced the updated National Policy on Food Safety and Quality and its implementation plan.The minister described this launch as a crucial step towards ensuring food safety, noting that the policy covers many important issues based on the “One Health” approach.At the event attended by Pulse in Ab
  
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• Rivers crisis: Fubara told to initiate probe against outgoing LG chairmen

  08-06-2024 07:12 via pulse.ng
  
  Reliable information alleged that the outgoing Local Government Chairmen have been looting the treasury and misappropriating government properties in recent months. The Rivers Development Foundation (RiDeF) has urged Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to investigate the state's outgoing local government chairpersons. In a statement from its President, Dr. Rejoice Okoli, the group noted accusations of corruption and severe misconduct against some of the departing council leaders. RiDeF also
  
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• Tinubu spent his first year in office fixing Buhari's failure - Bode George

  07-06-2024 23:48 via pulse.ng
  
  George appealed to Nigerians to give Tinubu one more year to deliver his electoral promises and transform the country's fortunes.A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has defended President Bola Tinubu's lacklustre performance after his first year in office.According to George, the President spent the first 12 months of his administration studying and correcting the failures bequeathed him by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.The former military Governor
  
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• FG increases minimum wage offer to ₦62,000, labour stands on ₦250k

  07-06-2024 23:17 via pulse.ng
  
  Labour had warned earlier that the government that a token increase on the initially proposed N60,000 would be rejected.The Federal Government has increased its minimum wage offer to Organised Labour from ₦60,000 to ₦62,000.The development comes after several hours of meeting of the tripartite committee consisting of labour unions, organised private sector, and government on Friday, June 7, 2024.However, organised labour has proposed ₦250,000, a massive shift from its earlier s
  
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• BREAKING: FG increases minimum wage offer to ₦62,000

  07-06-2024 23:17 via pulse.ng
  
  Labour had warned earlier that the government that a token increase on the initially proposed N60,000 would be rejected.The Federal Government has increased its minimum wage offer to Organised Labour from N60,000 to N62,000.The development comes after several hours of meeting of the tripartite committee consisting of labour unions, organised private sector, and government on Friday, June 7, 2024.However, organised labour has proposed N250,000, a massive shift from its earlier stance of N494,000.
  
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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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