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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has appealed to retired military officers to be patient with the Federal Government in the effort to pay their Security Debarment Allowance. According to him, those who retired before the law was implemented were not…

The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Imo State has launched a probe into the identity of a female student who made claims about her study on TikTok. The student said in a post which has gone viral that she graduated with the help…

Barring last minute change, the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Joe Ajaero, will replace Ayuba Wabba as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president. Ajaero, a Deputy National President of NLC, is the only candidate for the position of…

NIGERIANS in the Diaspora have been excluded from the ongoing cash swap programme launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and are left stranded with the old banknotes as no provision has been made to accommodate them in the programme. The cash…

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 47 Point of Sale ( POS) agents for hanging around on the streets and other unapproved places within the city. Last week, the FCTA had warned that indiscriminate activities of POS operators, especially on the streets…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), “to direct the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the reported attack on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, after a…

A train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed at Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday. The development comes few days after the Warri-Itakpe train derailed at KM 30 Ajaokuta-Itakpe section of the track. About 148 passengers and 30 crew members who were…

The Federal Government has restated commitment to make Ekiti State a major Free Trade Zone in Nigeria. The government said this would support the state in delivering economic and knowledge free zone where education-based industries and technological companies could operate. The Managing Director of…

The Edo State Government has said that churches, mosques, event centres, clubs, lounges, and other public spaces that do not meet the state’s guidelines on noise pollution, including installation of soundproof materials will be sealed by March 31. A joint task force comprising…