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9Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NGO advocates trade unions for domestic workers

The Executive Director and Founder of CEE-HOPE Nigeria, Betty Abah, made this call at a One-day Seminar on the Rights of Domestic Workers/their Labour Rights on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign focuses on upholding domestic workers` human and labour rights. This is in line with the provisions of the International Labour Organisation Convention 189 of 2011 which deals with the rights of domestic workers. Abah said the working condition of domestic workers in Nigeria was pathetic, adding that many of them lost their lives while other were maimed for life in the discharge of their duties “So we are spotlighting the issue and much more than spotlighting it, working at the unionisation of domestic workers in Nigeria. “This is not new in...

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9Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Runsewe hails Oboh, Nigeria’s female golf sensation on U.S. invitational triumph

By Victor Okoye The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, OON has commended Nigeria's Female golf sensation, Georgia Oboh on her recent victory at the John Shippen Women's Invitational in Michigan, U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 23-year-old Oboh on Wednesday captured the 2024 John Shippen Women's Invitational and earned exemptions to compete in two LPGA tournaments – the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and the Dow Championship. Oboh will tee it up alongside the world’s best female golfers at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give starting June 13, after shooting 69-70—139 on the same course Tuesday and Wednesday to earn a three-stroke victory at the SHIPPEN event. Runsewe, who gave the commendation in a statement on Saturda...

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9Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PCRC Bwari presents cash gifts to Police Officers shot by Kidnappers

Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Bwari Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has donated cash gifts to three police officers that were shot and injured by Kidnappers. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers include, ASP Mohammed Audu, Retired DSP Suleiman Yahaya and Insp. Audu Ochineh Presenting the undisclosed cash gift to them on Saturday in Bwari, the Chairman of Bwari PCRC, DCN John Owens said the gift is the committee 's support to the gallant officers. Owens who was represented by the Vice Chairman, Dr Mohammed Kabir Mohammed said the three officers sustained various Injuries inflicted by kidnappers in the line of that duty in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. "We are proud of these men. They were gallant in the fight against Kidnappers ...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Tinubu commissions N21bn VP’s residence, reaffirms commitment to accountability

President Bola Tinubu on Friday commissioned the official residence of the Vice-President built at the cost of N21 billion, after 14 years of initial award. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of his administration to the principles of accountability, transparency and efficient utilisation of resources for the betterment of the country. He stated that a provision of suitable residence for the Vice-President was not merely a matter of convenience but a symbol of respect for the office and the individuals who occupies it. Tinubu added that the completion of the project was a testimony to the respect and affection that the President has for the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. " President Bola Tinubu de...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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VON offers NIGCOMSAT platform to enlighten citizens 

By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA  The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Baba-Ndace has offered it platform to the Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) to enlighten citizens and global community on the good works of the company. Baba-Ndace presented the offer when he and his management team paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen on in Abuja. “We are here to thank you for all that you are doing and to also say that, as government organisations, we need to work together and enlighten the citizens and global community of the good works that you are doing. “VON was established to focus on building positive narratives about Nigeria, Nigerians, African and Africans. It is imp...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NTF committed to promoting gender equality in tennis participation, officiating — NTF President

By Victor Okoye President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Ifedayo Akindoju, says the federation is committed to promoting gender equality with regards to the participation and officiating of tennis events in the country. He made the remarks while declaring a maiden International Tennis Federation's Advantage All workshop open on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association(NTUA) made history on Friday in Abuja. This was following the successful hosting of it's maiden International Tennis Federation's Advantage All programme thus setting the pace for other African countries. The workshop is being organised by the NTF in conjunction with the International Tennis Federation had no fewer than 20 female tennis offi...

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7Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Court Fines Multichoice Nigeria N150Million, Orders Free One-Month DStv, GOtv Subscriptions To Customers

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has on Friday ordered Multichoice Nigeria to provide a month of free subscription to its DStv and GOtv users. The tribunal also imposed a fine of N150 million on the company for challenging its jurisdiction. This ruling comes after the tribunal had previously barred Multichoice from increasing the prices of its subscription packages. A three-man panel led by Justice Thomas Okosu delivered the rulings. “The jurisdiction of this tribunal extends to all business activities within Nigeria,” the panel ruled. The consumer protection court on April 29 issued an order restraining Multichoice Nigeria Limited from implementing the DStv and GOtv subscription prices hike it had earlier last week. The three-member panel of the tribunal...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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MAP – IT LEADS WITH RESEARCH UPDATES AT HLB-SIMPLe CONFERENCE IN GABORONE

As efforts to integrate human immunodeficiency virus with non-communicable diseases to enhance health outcomes continue to gain traction, leading medical researchers met at the 2024 HLB-SIMPle Annual conference in Gaborone, Botswana (28th-30th May 2024), where all the 6 study sites in the 6 different countries in Africa, namely, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana presented updates of their ongoing studies. HLB-SIMPLe is an acronym derived from Heart, Lung, and Blood Co-morbiditieS IMplementation Models in People Living with HIV, and it is an alliance made up of researchers on HIV/High Blood pressure integration across the six African countries.“We held the Gaborone meeting under the theme: Integrating HIV and Non-Communicable Diseases Programmes for Scale-Up...

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6Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Naira Abuse: Court Hears Case Against Cubana Chief Priest June 25

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday further adjourned until June 25 for mention of a case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu otherwise called Cubana Chief Priest for alleged naira abuse. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Mr Okechukwu on April 17 on a three-count charge of allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira notes during a social event at Eko Hotel, Lagos. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of N10 million. At the last adjourned date on May 2, the defence counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), informed the court that parties were exploring settlement and had applied that the matter be settled pursuant to the provisions of section 14(2) of the EFCC Act. Following the position, defence counsel had ...

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6Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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NSCDC Arrests Five Suspected Vandals In Kano

The Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps has arrested five suspects in Kano for alleged vandalism and theft. The Commandant of the Corps in Kano State, Mohammad Lawal-Falala, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. He said the suspects were apprehended by the anti-vandalism unit of the corps during midnight patrols. Two suspects, Adnan Umar (26) and Musa Shuayb (24), were caught vandalising streetlight armoured cables on IBB Way, Fagge/Kofar Wambai new market. He said they were also attempting to steal three rolls of copper wire. In a separate incident, according to him, three suspected motorcycle thieves, including a receiver of the stolen motorcycle were arrested by the corps. The suspects are Saminu Magaji (19), Haruna Idris (22), and Ahmed Abubakar (38), the rec...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Binance to face due Process On Charges Of Severe Financial Crime – FG

The Federal Government has maintained that idue process will be followed in the financial case brought against Binance. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. The statement which was signed by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim said said due processes are being applied in all stages of the trial by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The statement reads: "Against the backdrop of continuing interest in the ongoing trial of rogue online platform, Binance, and one of its Chief Executives, who illegally trade in cryptocurrency in Nigeria, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said due processes are being applied in all stages of the trial by the laws of the Federal Republ...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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HYPREP coordinator urges intensified campaign against oil theft, vandalism

Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, the Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has called for intensified campaign against pipeline vandalism oil theft in the country. Zabbey made the call in Port Harcourt on Wednesday while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the 2024 World Environment Day. He said that oil theft, pipeline vandalism and artisanal refining had become hydra-headed monsters staring the nation’s oil industry in the face.Zabbey said that the world environment day was a wake up call on HYPREP’s mission and the ongoing clean up efforts in Ogoni land. “The day provides us an opportunity to reflect, design and facilitate approaches to protect our land and commonwealth. “It is an opportunity to restore degraded areas a...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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RMAFC wants full autonomy for local govt. councils for effective governance

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Wednesdsy called for full autonomy for Local Government Councils (“LGCs”) to ensure efficient governance in the country. The Chairman of the RMAFC, Mr Mohammed Shehu, said this to newsmen in Abuja. Shehu said that it backs the Federal Government in its ongoing efforts to free LGCs from the firm control of state governments through legal means by giving effect to the provisions of constitution. "The LGCs, as the third tier of government domesticated at the grassroots level, ought to be outside the control of state and Federal Governments as they were solely established to ensure effective governance at the grassroots level. "The constitution of Nigeria recognises federal, state, and local governments as three ...

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5Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PCC under my watch has improved maximally – Ayo-Yusuf

By NAN The Hon. Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission Abimbola Ayo-Yusuf, said that the Commission under his watch has improved maximally on its core mandate as presently encapsulated in CAP P.37 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Ayo-Yusuf, disclosed this on the occasion of the Commissioners Retreat held on Tuesday in Abuja, as sideline to end his administration which was inaugurated July 5, 2021 inaugurated by the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. The Commissioner said that the dynamics of time within his tenure indeed challenged the status of the organisation and attempted to change the managements structure. According to him, the administration has risen to the occasion and made necessary inputs to stabilize the Commission with pending legal frameworks to...

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5Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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CEO, Nigerian Airlines, Okonkwo honours High Chieves Christopher Ndubuisi and Kenneth Ifekudu in Abuja

By Victor Okoye High Chief (Dr) Christopher Ndubuisi and High Chief (Dr) Kenneth Ifekudu, OFR have been honoured and celebrated by Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines at the Ark in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ndubuisi and Ifekudu were celebratedat a dinner party reception on Sunday night organised by Okonkwo to recognise and celebrate the two awardees who were recently confered with prestigious awards as men who had distinguished themselves and left indelible martheir various fields of endeavour. High Chief Dr. Christopher Ndubuisi, the Chairman of Pinnatech Group Abuja, emerged the winner of the Sun Investor of the Year 2024 and Champion Newspapers’ 2024 Manufacturer of the Year Awards respectively. While, High Chief (Dr) Ke...

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5Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Nasarawa: First Lady distributes food items to 1,200 vulnerable, displaced persons

By Joan Nwagwu Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed food items to no fewer than 1,200 vulnerable, internally displaced and people living with disabilities in Nasarawa State. Tinubu inaugurated the symbolic distribution of the Food Outreach Scheme for Persons with Disabilities and the vulnerable groups on Tuesday in Lafia. Represented by Hajiya Nana Shettima, Wife of the Vice President, the first lady said that the gesture was part of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Food Outreach Scheme, as part of the Social Investment Programme. According to her, the food outreach scheme is specially designed to provide support to the under privileged in line with the resolve of President Bola Tinubu to leave no one behind. “This is also to ensure food security and ...

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4Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Labour Suspends Minimum Wage Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have “relaxed” their nationwide strike for a few days. A top official of the NLC told journalists that the strike has been “relaxed for a few days”. Labour had embarked on the strike after negotiations with the federal government on a new minimum wage met a brick wall. The industrial action paralysed economic and government activities across the nation for two days. Organised labour suspended the strike after its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Festus Osifo, TUC president, said a communique on the development will be issued shortly. Labour had reached an agreement with the federal government on a minimum wage threshold on Monday. The tripartite committee will continue negotiati...

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4Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Strengthening National Capacities For Debt Management Crucial For Govt’s Funding Needs-Cardoso

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says strengthening national capacities for debt management is crucial for meeting the government’s funding needs. Mr Cardoso said this on Monday in Abuja at the opening of the Regional Training on Annual Borrowing Plan (ABP) Development organised by the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM). The training was jointly organised by WAIFEM, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ladi Bala-Keffi, the acting director of the monetary policy department of the CBN, delivered Mr Cardoso’s address. According to Mr Cardoso, countries must prioritise building a balanced and resilient debt portfolio. He said at the core of sound public debt management was the debt manageme...

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4Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Hit-and-run Driver Kills Woman On Sagamu-Benin Expressway

An unidentified driver has hit and killed a female pedestrian, Elizabeth James, on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun. SP Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the police in Ogun, in a statement, said the incident occurred at about 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, near Dalof filling station, Sagamu axis of the expressway. “An unidentified vehicle from the Ijebu-Ode direction heading towards the Sagamu interchange hit male and female pedestrians beside the express road. “Both victims suffered injuries and were taken to Live Well Hospital in Sagamu for treatment. “Unfortunately, a 22-year-old female pedestrian named Elizabeth James from Sagamu died at the hospital,” she said. The police spokesperson said the deceased had been deposited at the Fakoya Hospital mortuary in Sagamu. “Poli...

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4Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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FG Signs Agreement With Labour Leaders On National Wage In Abuja

After six hours of meeting on Monday, the Nigerian government signed an agreement with the Organised Labour after the government promised that President Bola Tinubu is committed to a national minimum wage above N60,000. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced this after the meeting with the labour leaders in Abuja which started 5pm and ended few minutes to 11pm. He said the President is “committed to a national minimum wage that is higher than N60,000. The organised Labour comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress declared an indefinite nationwide strike over the inability of the federal government to pay Nigerian workers a living wage. Meanwhile, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) will now resume d...

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