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Minimum wage: Ekiti workers begin 3-day warning strike Monday
The organised labour in Ekiti state, on Friday, said that there was no going back on its planned commencement of a three-day warning strike from Aug. 3. The strike, according to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), is to compel the state government to pay the…
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More Nigerians will benefit from rail stations naming -Amaechi
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says more prominent Nigerians will still benefit from the Federal Government’s naming of railway stations across the country. Amaechi, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said the late Alhaji Waziri Mohammed would, however, be named after a bigger railway station. The Minister was reacting to the…
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Nigeria records 462 new cases of COVID-19, total now 43,151
Nigeria has recorded 462 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the cases were spread across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday night. The health agency noted that one more person…
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Sri Lanka’s president seeks to expand power in parliamentary election
Sri Lankans are scheduled to vote in a crucial parliamentary election on Wednesday, as the country’s president looks to consolidate his power with a majority for his party. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is urging voters to give his party, the Sri Lanka People’s Front (SLPP), a two-thirds majority in the 225-seat parliament. “I need a strong…
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Eld-El-Kabir: Sanwo-Olu felicitates with Muslims, urges moderate celebrations
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rejoiced with Muslims across the country on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir festival. Sanwo-Olu, in his Eid-el-Kabir message released on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, urged the Muslim faithful to celebrate moderately in the wake of the rise in cases of the COVID-19 pandemic. He…
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Sallah: FIRS extends deadline for tax filing by 1 week
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the deadline for filing of returns in some tax categories by one week. Mr Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of the service, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Ahmad said the gesture was in the spirit of the festivities and…
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Nestlé Nigeria reports N141bn revenue, N22bn profit after tax in first half of 2020
Nestlé Nigeria Plc on Thursday announced its financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, recording a revenue of N 141.0 billion for the period January to June 2020. This is against a revenue of N 141.9 billion during the same period in 2019. The company reported a profit after tax of N…
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NEPZA, Farmcrowdy to partner on agric special economic zone
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority and Nigeria’s first Digital Agriculture Platform, Farmcrowdy, are discussing options for the establishment of an Agriculture Special Economic Zone for Nigeria. Farmcrowdy Founder, Onyeka Akuma as part of this, had visited the Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba to present the company’s plans of adding value through agriculture…
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Edo 2020: Tambuwal, Obaseki, others call for violence-free campaigns, elections
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governors’ Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo have called on politicians to embrace peace in the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial polls. They made the call on Thursday in Benin after the party’s stakeholders meeting. They urged leaders of various political parties contesting the governorship…
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Canada’s PM makes rare appearance before House committee
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Thursday made a rare appearance before a parliamentary committee to defend a contract awarded by his government. The contract borders on implementation of a student grant programme worth 674 million U.S. dollars (N256.7 billion). The House of Commons finance committee had summoned Trudeau to explain why his government awarded…