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• Yoruba group dissociates self from secession clamour

  11-04-2021 21:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The Agbajowo Advocacy for Yoruba People’s Rights (AAYPR), a Pan Yoruba socio/cultural organisation, has rejected current secession clamours by some sections of the country.The group, which particularly condemned call for the break up of the country and secession of the Yoruba from Nigeria, made this known in a communique issued on Sunday in Ado Ekiti at the end of its monthly meeting.The communique, jointly signed by its National President and the Director of Media and Publicity, Otunba Mu
  
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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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• Group slams APC chieftain Okocha over claims on Fubara

  07-06-2024 08:00 via pulse.ng
  
  Fubara explicitly mentioned that his administration had taken over 34 unfinished road projects worth over ₦225.279 billion across 13 local government areas.The Pro-Democracy Coalition of Nigeria has labelled Tony Okocha, the beleaguered caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, a habitual liar who requires immediate intervention.The coalition made this accusation public in a statement on Thursday, June 6, responding to Okocha’s assertions regarding the Rive
  
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• FG plans to relocate Ikoyi prison, others because they're close to houses

  07-06-2024 07:53 via pulse.ng
  
  Tunji-Ojo said many prison facilities in the country have been encroached on by urbanisation as some of them are a few metres away from the next house.The Federal Government is planning to relocate Ikoyi prison and other correctional centres away from urban areas.The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, June 6, 2024.Built in 1955, the Ikoyi prison is located in the highbrow area of Lagos Island with the facil
  
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• Nigeria gets first modern system to measure media audience

  07-06-2024 06:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The federal government announced that the project would create 500 direct and 2,500 indirect jobs.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has officially introduced the Audience Measurement System, a game-changing tool that will enable the broadcasting industry to gather precise and reliable data on television viewership nationwide, thereby enhancing the industry’s decision-making and content-creation processes.During the launch event in Abuja on Thursday, June
  
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• Remain calm, Tinubu is working to improve the economy - SGF tells Nigerians

  07-06-2024 00:34 via pulse.ng
  
  On the recent industrial strike by labour union leaders, Akume condemned the shutdown of the national grid, describing it as a “treasonable offence”.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has urged Nigerians to remain calm despite the current economic challenges.“Nigerians must remain calm. President Bola Tinubu is working to improve the economy,” Akume said in Abuja on Thursday, while addressing the National Executive Council of th
  
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• Otti provides crucial information on killers of 5 soldiers in Aba

  07-06-2024 00:30 via pulse.ng
  
  Otti urged the soldiers to remain alert and not to let the killing of their colleagues dampen their spirits.Governor Alex Otti of Abia says the State Government has started receiving credible intelligence on the killing of five soldiers which took place on May 30 in Aba.Otti disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a morale-boosting visit to the officers and men of the 144 Battalion Nigerian Army, at the Ngwa High School, Aba.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on May 30, five soldiers
  
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• Operators laud Keyamo over suspension of $300 helicopter landing levy

  07-06-2024 00:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Okonkwo said that AON rejected the imposition of the suspended Helicopter Landing and Take-off Fee for several reasons.The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday applauded the federal government’s suspension of the 300-dollar helicopter landing and take-off levy as a step in the right direction.The AON made this known in a statement signed by its Spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, in Lagos.Okonkwo commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN) on
  
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• Gov Yusuf to spend ₦11bn on construction of Kano rural roads

  07-06-2024 00:20 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf said the state government would carefully monitor the execution of the projects to ensure strict adherence to contract specifications.Kano State Government has earmarked about ₦11 billion for the construction of 70-kilometer access road networks in semi-urban areas in different parts of the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Abba Yusuf said this on Thursday in Kano during the inauguration of road projects in Rijiyar Gwangwan and Mil Goma in Dawakin Kudu Loca
  
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• Electrocution: How to stay safe during rainy season

  07-06-2024 00:15 via pulse.ng
  
  He urged customers to avoid fallen power lines, which could result from heavy rains and storms.The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has admonished customers to be cautious around electrical installations to prevent unnecessary loss of lives during the rainy season.The Acting Managing Director, IBEDC, Francis Agoha, gave the advice in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ota, Ogun State.Agoha said that as the rainy season progressed, it came
  
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• Sanusi Vs Bayero: Court sets date to rule on Kano emirship tussle

  06-06-2024 23:46 via pulse.ng
  
  The Court also restrained the 5th to 8th respondents from enforcing, executing, implementing and operationalizing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.A Federal High Court in Kano has fixed June 13, for ruling in an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the implementation of the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.The applicant Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi ( Sarkin Dawaki Babba), through his counsel, Ibrahim Aliyu-Nasarawa, filed a motion expart
  
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• Sanwo-Olu commissions 270 homes started in 2001

  06-06-2024 23:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor urged the homeowners to take proper care of the building, advising them not to do things that would endanger the lives of others.The Commissioner for Housing, Lagos State, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has called on private companies to help in building more affordable housing units in the state to bridge the deficit gap.Akinderu-Fatai made the call at the official inauguration and handover of the 270 home units, Egan-Igando Mixed Housing Estate (Cluster 1), on Thursday, in Lagos.He said th
  
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• Lagos inaugurates 270 homes started in 2001, seeks private sector partnership

  06-06-2024 23:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor urged the homeowners to take proper care of the building, advising them not to do things that would endanger the lives of others.The Commissioner for Housing, Lagos State, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has called on private companies to help in building more affordable housing units in the state to bridge the deficit gap.Akinderu-Fatai made the call at the official inauguration and handover of the 270 home units, Egan-Igando Mixed Housing Estate (Cluster 1), on Thursday, in Lagos.He said th
  
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