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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has directed district managers to be prepared to shut down train stations plying Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe routes in the event that workers down tools. In an internal memo issued on Tuesday, the Managing Director of NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria, alerted all district managers and …

The federal government has announced the possible resumption of flights between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Direct flights between both countries were suspended in March over issues relating to COVID-19 protocol. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Mukhtar Muhammad, national incident manager of the presidential steering committee …

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Dr Dele Ashiru, has revealed that Nigerian professors do not earn more than N416,000 as monthly salary. Ashiru disclosed this during an interview on the Sunrise Daily programmed on Channels Television, stating that university lecturers deserved better …

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not take place. On Monday, ASUU issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached with the union. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television, …

The Kaduna State Government has said it is working towards funding its budget with internally generated revenue in coming years. The government said it would rely on federal allocation to fund its budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The State Commissioner and Chairman of the State Budget and Planning Commission, …

More action needed to solve Nigeria’s employment crisis – Minister Dr Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said more action is needed to solve the unemployment problem in Nigeria. Ngige said this while inaugurating an upgraded electronic …

If Federal Government Can Ban Some Loan Apps, We Will Forgive Buhari, Nigerians Say. Many people on social media have reacted to the news that the federal government is set to enforce the right of Nigerians following the illegal actions of online loan lenders. According to some reactions noticed among …

Anglican Bishop Tells Pastors: Ban Christians Without PVCs From Receiving Holy Communion The Anglican Bishop of Asaba Diocese, Justus Mogekwu, has called on Nigerian churches to insist on parishioners presenting their PVCs before participating in religious activities, including receiving holy communion, Newsextra24 reports. He said it is the duty of …

Expanding the frontiers of relations between Nigeria and France By Muhammadu Buhari In 1601 it is possible first contact was made between the French and the peoples of “Guinee” – the name for the lands we know today as Nigeria. Only a few years before, the then Protestant King of …

The Special Adviser to the Governor of Imo State on National Assembly matters and ecological projects, Hon. Austin Nwachukwu has resigned both as special adviser and a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Newsextra24 reports. In a resignation letter he sent to his Ikpe-Nsu ward chairman of APC …