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Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele has told Nigerians to pray that refineries in the country do not work. According to him, a litre of petrol in Nigeria could be the most expensive in the world. Oyedele spoke at The Platform’s Independence Anniversary event, held in Lagos on Monday. […]
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The Chicago State University, United States of America has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who is also the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has approved additional N10,000 for workers for a period of six months. This follows a meeting which the Federal Government officials had with labour leaders on Sunday to avert the looming nationwide strike. At the meeting chaired by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, it was agreed that the N25,000 […]
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President Bola Tinubu has announced an additional N25,000 wage increase for low-grade workers for the next six months. The president said this in his nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of events marking Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary celebration. “Based on our talks with labour, business and other stakeholders, we are introducing a provisional wage […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu is set to address the nation as part of the 63rd Independence Day Celebration of Nigeria. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, noted that the address will be on Sunday, 1st October at 7am. The statement reads “As part of activities to mark the 63rd Independence Anniversary of […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved payment for the procurement of 12 attack helicopters for the Nigerian Army. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, announced this at the opening of the maiden Nigerian Army Aviation Seminar yesterday in Abuja. The COAS said the 12 MD 530F Cayuse attack helicopters would operationalise the […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday wrote the Senate to consider and approve his nominees for appointing as chairman and members of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board (NDDC). The President’s request was contained in separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which he read at plenary. The President also asked the Red Chamber to […]
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President Bola Tinubu has reluctantly allowed a federal judge in the United States to give his university certificate to his political opponent Atiku Abubakar. But the Nigerian leader pleaded with Judge Nancy Maldonado to block all other details, especially the gender and admission records, among others, of the person who owns the certificate from being […]
Continue ReadingThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of inquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion of oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021, as documented by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency […]
Continue ReadingBaring last minute changes, President Bola Tinubu will announce a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers next week. President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, disclosed this while speaking on the outcome of the union’s Tuesday meeting with the federal government on the fuel subsidy removal. Recalls that the TUC had given […]
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