THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged leaders in the country to shun every act of corruption and embrace integrity and uprightness in all their activities. The spokesperson for the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, made the call at the 2023 Do The Right Thing Summit …
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CHINA declining growth is set to affect Nigeria’s economic fortune, the International Monetary Fund has disclosed. IMF noted that because China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, its recent declining growth may affect growth in Nigeria by 0.5 percentage points on …
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THE Federal Government’s recently agreed wage with the Labour Congress, salaries to federal workers, and other non-debt recurrent costs are expected to gulp N7.76tn in 2023. This is based on data from the initial 2023 budget and recently signed 2023 supplementary budget. The country’s central government recently approved a N2.18tn …
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THE number of females who have expressed interest in succeeding the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has risen to three, with the entry of a paediatrician, Angela Aburime-Asom. Naija News learnt that Aburime-Asom also received the nod of top Labour Party (LP) chieftains in the state to vie for the party’s …
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THE All Progressives People Congress (APC) has called for the release of party chieftains arrested and detained by security operatives in Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi. Speaking at a news briefing on Thursday in Ilorin, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Campaign spokesperson for the governorship candidate of the party, …
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THE Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has presented a budget of N273, 908, 997, 410:00 to the Osun State House of Assembly. The budget forms part of the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Governor Adeleke while presenting the budget tagged: Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery at plenary, on Thursday, said the budget …
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ORGANIZERS of the National Peace Committee in Owerri, the Imo state capital, excluded candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hope Uzodinma, Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP) and Tony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) from signing the peace accord for all the governorship candidates in …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have strongly criticised the FG’s 40% IGR deduction plan, labelling it detrimental to the university system. In a letter dated October 17, 2023, titled ‘Implementation of 40% automatic deduction from internally generated revenue of …
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THE Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Presidential Election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to resign. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Datti Baba-Ahmed said the swearing-in of the duo was “unconstitutional.” According to the …
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KOGI State’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate, Murtala Ajaka, has accused security forces of orchestrating a deadly attack on his campaign director’s residence in an attempt to assassinate him. During a press conference held at his campaign office in Abuja, Ajaka recounted the harrowing incident, attributing his survival to …
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