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President Muhammadu Buhari says fair economic structure and the provision of equal opportunities are essential for growth and development. Buhari spoke in Abuja on Monday at the commemoration of the 2023 Workers’ Day, with the theme: “Workers’ Rights and Socio-Economic Justice”. Represented by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation […]

Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, says he will be an “uncommon transformer” if he is made the senate president. Akpabio spoke on Monday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa in Abuja. The former senate minority leader said when he was governor of […]

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, says the new emirates created under his administration have come to stay. In his speech to mark the 2023 Workers’ Day at Sani Abacha stadium, Kano, Ganduje said the emirates were created to foster unity and development in the state. “Any of you that visits the headquarters […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says the federal government may not be able to pay workers’ salaries beyond June without massively printing money or removing petrol subsidy. TheCable reported that President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022  affirmed that the costly petrol subsidy would end by 2023. Speaking on Monday at the Workers’ […]

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), says Egypt has finally opened its border for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa said the border was opened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian president. The NIDCOM chairperson’s statement came a few hours after the commission […]

The investigation panel set up by Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has invited Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa. The panel invited Yunusa-Ari over his conduct during the April 15 governorship election in Adamawa state. Yunusa-Ari had stirred controversy by declaring Aisha Binani Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the Egyptian border is still not open for the evacuation of Nigerian students fleeing from Sudan.  On April 26, TheCable reported that buses had arrived in Sudan to evacuate Nigerian students caught in the ongoing crisis. The buses were meant to take the students to […]

President-elect Bola Tinubu says he is a co-labourer and ally to workers in the fight for social and economic justice. Tinubu spoke on Monday in a statement released to commemorate Workers Day. The former governor of Lagos said he would always fight for workers, adding that they will have “more than minimum […]

Salihu Lukman, national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says a recommendation for his expulsion from the party will not stop his suit against Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman. In a leaked memo to Adamu, Ahmad El-Marzuq, APC national legal adviser, recommended the expulsion of Lukman for suing the […]

Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has declared his intention to run for the speakership position of the 10th national assembly. In a letter of intent addressed to members-lect, the lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency in Kano said he is vying for the position because of his passion for […]