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I’m Unsure of Unemployment Statistics in Nigeria – Labour Minister

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has said he wasn’t sure of the statistics of employment in Nigeria, but vowed that his ministry is making frantic efforts to tackle unemployment in the country. Dingyadi stated this on Monday when he appeared…

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Sanwo-Olu, New Lagos Speaker Meet, Reaffirm Harmonious Relationship

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, yesterday, led her team of principal officers on a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Lagos House, Ikeja. The visit provided an opportunity to reaffirm the legislature’s commitment to maintaining a harmonious…

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NASS Questions FG’s Economic Diversification Plan, Summons Key Ministers

The National Assembly has expressed concerns over the insufficient allocation of funds to the Ministry of Solid Minerals in the 2025 budget, querying plans by the Federal Government to diversify the nations economy. During a joint session today, the Senate and House of…

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Panama Rejects Trump Vow to ‘take back’ Panama Canal

Panama's president has rejected a plan by Donald Trump to "take back" the Panama Canal, telling his US counterpart the key trade route "is and will remain" in the country's hands. In his inaugural speech, President Trump claimed that Panama had "broken"…

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Company Registry: CAC Trains Staff on Compliance, Enforcement

The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has conducted an in-house training for hundreds of its staff across the country on formalising businesses and enhancing post-incorporation compliance. The training, which took place on Monday in Abuja, came under the theme: ‘Re-engineering the Commission for Compliance…

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Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak after Initial Denial

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference on Monday that health authorities…

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How to Apply for FG’s National Health Fellows Program

The federal government has asked interested young Nigerians to apply for the National Health Fellows Program. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, disclosed this on Monday on his personal X handle titled: “Application for the National Health Fellows Program opens in…

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World Bank Debars Two Nigerian Companies, CEO for Fraud

The World Bank Group has imposed a 30-month debarment on two Nigerian companies, which are Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Norman Bwuruk Didam. According to a press statement by the Washington-based bank…

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Afghan Taliban Govt Announces Prisoner Swap With US

The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees, saying the deal was brokered by Qatar. “An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad imprisoned in America has been released in exchange for American…

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NCC Approves 50% Tariff Hike For Telcos

Telephone subscribers in Nigeria will pay more for data and airtime as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday approved a 50% tariff increase for telecoms operators in the country. In a statement, a spokesman for the regulator Reuben Muoka said the price…

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