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The Kaduna State Government has debunked the report of kidnapping along the Kaduna-Abuja Road, saying that it is false. According to the Coordinating Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Thursday, the government is aware of reports being circulated mainly on WhatsApp groups, detailing alleged shooting and kidnapping on the Bishini corridor…
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Economic Community for West African States, (ECOWAS), has presented two cheques worth $1, 906, 205, about N2.9bn, as humanitarian support for persons affected by violence and floods in Nigeria ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, Professor Fatima Sow-Sarr, made this known at an inception meeting to commence the ‘ECOWAS Projects for Humanitarian Response…
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The National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Aminu Muazu Maifata, has said that local governments cannot afford to pay N62,000 as minimum wage. Maifata said this on Channels Television’s Business Morning segment of the Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Thursday. He also suggested that an affordable minimum wage should…
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President Bola Tinubu is set to receive a draft bill on Friday proposing a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The bill, written by Akin Fapohunda, a prominent chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, seeks to change the current governance model established by Decree 24 of 1999. The proposed legislation titled…
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The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Mr Clement Nwankwo, has underscored the significance of 25 years of civilian rule in Nigeria. Nwankwo made this observation in Abuja during a dialogue session on “Exploring Remedies for Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria, reflecting on the tumultuous history of military rule and the…
