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Ex-Gov Accuses APC Of Alleged One-Party State

Former governor of Ekiti State and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Tunji Odeyemi, has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of nursing a mission of turning Nigeria to a One-Party State at the expense of Democracy. Odeyemi, who spoke on Monday, urged Nigerians to vehemently resist the attempt in the interest of...
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Wema Bank partners SMEDAN to support MSMEs

Wema Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria geared toward empowering 800,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises. According to a statement on Friday, the partnership is focused on training MSMEs on soft skills, technical skills, and business skills, empowering them to build profitable businesses, gain...
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Calabar Congress Not Valid- Diri

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has said the report of the purported congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has been rejected by the national leadership, adding that a new date would be fixed for the zonal congress. The governor also stated that the PDP...
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Sokoto NLC Goes After Ghost Workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has moved to fish out ghost workers from the Sokoto State civil service. NLC Chairman Abdullahi Aliyu said a verification committee would scrutinize all civil servants in the state to identify the genuine ones. The chairman said the NLC would ensure that only genuine and duly employed individuals benefit from...
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Choose Between PDP, APC Administration- Group Tells Wike

The Conference of Professionals in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), an interest group within the party, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to choose between the party and serving in the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. The group also called for Wike’s removal from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet...
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Erosion claims 40 meters of land annually – Minister

Southern Nigeria is losing between 30 to 40 meters of land to coastal erosion every year, a crisis that demands urgent intervention, Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has warned. The minister disclosed this in a recent statement by the Director of Media and Corporate Communications at the National Space Research and...
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Government toll policy sparks outrage amid economic hardship

In this piece, HENRY FALAIYE critically explores the Federal Government’s contentious plan to reintroduce tolls on federal highways spanning all six geopolitical zones of the country On February 4, 2025, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced that the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway and other major roads across the country will be tolled when they are 100...
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