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President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians need to endure the current economic challenges in order to enjoy a better future. In a speech to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary, on Sunday, Tinubu said the “bold reforms” he has put in place may be painful but his government is doing all it can to make […]

Here is the full speech of President Bola Tinubu on Nigeria’s 63rd independence day anniversary. Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian. 2. On […]

President Bola Tinubu has announced a provisional wage increment of N25,000 monthly for junior civil servants for the next six months. In his 63rd Independence Day speech delivered on Sunday, the president said the increment would enhance the federal minimum wage without increasing the inflation rate. Tinubu further noted that his administration […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Olorunfemi Greatness, a victim of a “one chance” robbery, in Abuja. “One chance” is a type of robbery in which unsuspecting passengers are lured into commercial vehicles whose occupants are robbers, who […]

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), say its members will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the planned indefinite nationwide strike.  The labour had threatened to go on an indefinite nationwide strike from October 3 over the removal of the petrol subsidy by the federal […]

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last elections, says Chinua Achebe, the late literary icon, would weep at the “realities” of Nigeria if he were alive. According to a statement by Tai Obasi, Obi’s media aide, the LP candidate spoke during the Chinua Achebe international symposium held […]

President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast to mark the 63rd independence anniversary of the country.  According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, on Saturday, Tinubu will address the nation at 7 a.m. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook […]

Mukhtar Yero, a former governor of Kaduna, has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yero, who was the governor of Kaduna from 2011 to 2015, announced his resignation from the PDP in a letter addressed to the party’s chairman of Kaura ward in the state on Saturday. “With gratitude […]