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Nigeria Police Abduct Another Editor in the Presence of Family Members Without Arrest Warrant

By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigerian Media once again came under attack on Wednesday, 22/5/2024 as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper (Online), Mr. Madu Onuorah, was abducted and whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force at about 6pm. About ten fully-armed policemen stormed his residence in Lugbe, Abuja, in two Sienna buses.…

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Nigeria’s Road Safety Commission Gets New Helmsman As Biu Bows Out

By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Tinubu has appointed ACM Shehu Mohammed as the new Corp Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). The approval was contained in a letter of appointment dated May 20th, 2024, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume. The letter…

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Nigeria’s Labour Unions To Resume Negotiations With Government on New Minimum Wage After Two Failed Attempts

By Goodluck Ikiebe Labour Unions in Nigeria will resume negotiations with the government on a new minimum wage later today, Wednesday, by 4pm. Organised Labour has on Tuesday rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal government as a new minimum wage. FG had in a meeting with Labour proposed N54,000 as against its earlier N48,000…

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Nigerian Customs Service Boss Pledges Collaboration With FAAC on Effective Revenue Generation and Trade Strategies

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, is to collaborate with the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Post-Mortem Sub-Committee to develop strategies aimed at boosting revenue generation and enhancing trade facilitation. This joint effort seeks to identify innovative solutions to optimise revenue collection and streamline trade processes, ultimately promoting…

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Nigerian Army Demands Justice Over Attacks By Hoodlums Against Personnel

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has urged the management of Banex Plaza, Abuja, to identify culprits, who beat up its personnel last weekend. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Nigerian Army shut down Banex Plaza, a shopping complex located in…

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North Central Nigerian State of Nassarawa Seeks Data on Mining Sites To Contain Abuse

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Environment has directed the State Ministry of Environment to compile and make available the names of all mining sites in a bid to tackle illegal mining. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Mohammed Omadefu, gave the directive when the management of the Ministry and…

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Nigerian Council on Sports Brainstorm At 3Day Conference in Enugu

By Edwin Akwueh The vision of Senator John Enoh, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development to revolutionize sports development through the introduction and implementation of a raft of policies, got underway in Enugu on Monday with the commencement of the first National Council on Sports. Voice of Nigeria understands that this particular Council meeting hosted by…

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Nigerian Civil Service Commission Boss Restates Commitment on Deepening Online Training in Service Delivery

By Goodluck Ikiebe Photo : Hon. Chairman FCSC, Prof. Tunji Olaopa (R) with Taraba State Head of the Civil Service- Mr. Paul Maigada Tino. The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has reiterated the need for civil service to deepen its capacity development by incorporating online training. He said people tend to…

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Iranian President, Foreign Minister and Seven Others Died in Helicopter Crash; Bodies Recovered

By Goodluck Ikiebe With Agency Reports Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi Iranian State media have confirmed the death of President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the Foreign Minister and other officials…

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Nigerian Government Appoints Pro Chancellors and Chairmen of Governing Councils For Tertiary Institutions; To Be Inaugurated May 30th

By Our Correspondent The Federal government has appointed Pro- Chancellors and Board Chairmen of 111 Tertiary Institutions, Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Among the list are Yusuf Ali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who was named as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Also, former Executive Secretary of NUC,…

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Nigeria’s Account Allocation Committee Shares N1.2 Trillion Out of N2.1Trillion To Three Tiers of Government From April Revenue

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its May 2024 meeting chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has shared a total sum of N1,208.081 Trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of April, 2024 from a gross total…

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Group Applauds Nigeria Television Authority For Professionalism in Service Delivery

By Goodluck Ikiebe A Non Governmental Organisation, Friends of Jagaban Initiatives, FOJI, has commended the level of professionalism by the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, in service delivery. The National Coordinator of the group, Engr AGF Abdul, who gave the commendation in Abuja, saluted the Nigerian Television Authority for promoting genuine intention of the present administration’s…

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Former Emir of Kano Applauds Catholic Sisters For Early Education Training

By Lamido Sanusi 11 Sanusi 11 & OLA Sisters The OLA (Our Lady of the Apostles) Sisters in Cork, Ireland, established my alma mater- St Anne’s Primary School, Kakuri, Kaduna. They also founded the Queen of Apostles College now Queen Amina College and St Gerard’s hospital among others all in Kaduna. HRH Sanusi said, “I…

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Nigeria’s Customs Helmsman Charges New Confirmed Management Officers To Redouble Commitment For Service Delivery After Decoration

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has charged the newly decorated thirteen members of his management team to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. CGC Adeniyi gave the charge while decorating the officers with their new ranks at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja. In a…

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Ekiti State Government Approves 50% Subsidy on Improved Oil Palm, Cocoa & Cashew Seedlings To Farmers

By Goodluck Ikiebe Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has approved a 50% subsidy on Oil Palm, Cocoa and Cashew seedlings to be distributed to farmers in the state this planting season. This is part of Government efforts to rejuvenate and scale up tree crop production in the State. In a statement to newsmen in…

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