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No directive for workers to change salary accounts — FG

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has clarified that no instruction has been issued for federal workers to switch the financial institutions linked to their Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System salary accounts. According to a statement released by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, on Monday, the OAGF assured...
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FG excludes federal tertiary institutions from IPPIS

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has confirmed the deactivation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System for Federal Tertiary Institutions. This follows the Federal Government’s decision to remove these institutions from the IPPIS platform. The Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, revealed this in an...
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NSCDC trains 55 private guards in Gombe 

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command on Monday trained 55 private guards personnel from nine different companies, including A. Kolo Security Guard LTD, Ampu Security Guard LTD, and Silver Guard Security LTD. Others are Jewel Security Guard LTD, Hardawa Security Guard Ltd, Pana Global Security LTD, Arksego Security LTD, Kombat Security...
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I’m not lesbian, bisexual, declares fashion designer, Esisi

A Nigerian fashion designer, Maureen Esisi, has refuted rumours about her sexuality, denying allegations of being a lesbian or bisexual. The speculation arose last month after Esisi posted a video on social media showing her sharing a kiss with another woman at a club. This, however, sparked curiosity among her followers. In a recent Instagram...
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Prison fellowship to address congestion in annual conference

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, as well as the Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, are among the dignitaries expected at the Family Weekend and Annual General Meeting of Prison Fellowship Nigeria which kicks off on Thursday, at the Redemption Camp,...
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Ondo poll: We’ve learnt our lessons, says INEC boss

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu has expressed optimism that the Ondo State Governorship Election on November 16, would be a successful exercise. Yakubu said the commission had learned its lessons from the last governorship election in Edo State in September and other previous elections, in the area of logistics...
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Brekete radio goes off air to protest detention of minors

Brekete Family, a Human Rights Radio and Television station based in Abuja, has temporarily gone off the air in protest of the detention of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. An official statement released by the prominent media station on X  on Monday confirmed the partial shutdown. The statement read, “Human Rights Radio and...
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Stock markets rise ahead of US election

Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid Monday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese stimulus measures. Oil prices rallied around 2.5 per cent after eight members of the OPEC+ group of producers said Sunday they would extend supply cuts until the end of...
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