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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has begun mass mobilisation of civil society organisations for the January 27 and February 1 nationwide protests against proposed removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government. It has scheduled meetings in Lagos and Abuja this week with…

The President General Jam’iyyatu Ansariddeen (Attijaniyya), Nigeria and former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammad Sanusi ll, has advised eligible voters in Nigeria to get their permanent voters’ card (PVC) and ensure that they vote in only the best and competent candidates in…

RIVERS State State Governor, Nyesom Wike has charged the state Commissioner of Police to collaborate with other security agencies, council chairmen and traditional rulers to fish out all those involved in illegal bunkering and artisanal refining for prosecution. The governor accused those…

Thirty students and a teacher of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State kidnapped by the bandits have regained their freedom. The students had been in captivity since June last year after their school was attacked by the bandits. They arrived…

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has decried the increasing use of single-use plastics, pet bottles, polystyrene and other non-biodegradable wastes in the state. According to a statement by the agency, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Lagos State Ministry of the…

The National Information Technology Development Agency has said 1,213 firms have complied with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation. NITDA’s Head of Corporate Affairs and External Affairs, Mrs Hadiza Umar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, titled ‘NITDA publishes a list of…

The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, has said that Northern governors expect tbat bandits would be decimated in the region before rainy season. The Plateau governor said this in Abuja, expressing delight that the military will now…

Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, SAN has offered an “unreserved apology” to all victims of the #EndSARS protests in Ekiti State, as he also confirmed that a total compensation fee of Twenty-one million, two hundred and fifty…