Category: Breaking News

BREAKING: FG suspends taxes on rice, maize, wheat, other food items

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The Federal Government has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes for the importation of some food items through land and sea borders.   The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this known during a press briefing at the National Press Centre, Abuja on Monday. Kyari disclosed that the listed food items, which include maize, wheat, husked brown rice, and cowpeas, will enjoy a 150-day Duty-Free Import Window. He added that the move is part of the Presidential Accelerated Stabilization and Advancement Plan, which is aimed…

BREAKING: Court sacks Edo PDP guber candidate

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, voided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate in the November off cycle governorship election in Edo State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDP’s primary held on Feb. 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll and the party’s constitution. Justice Ekwo, who said that Exhibit PDP 1 tendered by the party was bereft of evidence, held…

BREAKING: NLC, TUC set to call off Strike, sign agreement with FG

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the ongoing nationwide strike after signing a new agreement with the Federal Government. This followed a meeting between the parties on Monday, June 3, 2024, at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to the agreement, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage will meet daily for the next week to negotiate a new minimum wage higher than N60,000. The President has committed to a national minimum wage that exceeds N60,000,…

JUST IN: Senate recalls Sen Abdul Ningi from 3 months suspension

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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, recalled Senator Abdul Ningi who was suspended for three months over his budget padding allegations two months ago.   Sen.Ningi representing Bauchi Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party was on March 12, suspended by the Senate for claiming during a BBC Hausa Service interview that the National Assembly passed two 2024 Appropriation Bills.   He also alleged that the 2024 budget was padded to the tune of N3.7 trillion.   However, the Senate’s decision to recall Ningi followed a motion for “the…

Former EFCC Chairman,Ibrahim Lamorde dies at 61

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A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. Ibrahim Lamorde who retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) died at the age of 61 in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment. PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning reports that born on 20 December 1962, Mr Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2021. While in Nigeria Police Force, he served as EFCC Chairman between 2011 and 2015. According to his profile…

Breaking: Police abduct another Journalist in Abuja

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Nigerian Police Force at about 6pm.Wednesday, 22 May,2024 abducted the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper (Online), Mr. Madu Onuorah.   About ten fully-armed policemen stormed his residence in Lugbe, Abuja, in two Sienna buses and whisked him away.   He was arrested in the presence of his wife and children who fruitlessly demanded from the police why they were arresting the head of the family.   The police have seized Mr. Onuorah’s phones, thereby completely cutting him off from communication with people, including his family members. He was…

JUST IN: Nigerian Govt adds Thursday as public holiday for Eid-el-Fitr celebration

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The Nigerian government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday, April 11, 2024.   This was made known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, shared on the ministry’s X account on Tuesday.   The statement said, “The Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, 2024 as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid -El-Fitr.   “The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while congratulating the Muslim Ummah for a successful completion of a month of spiritual…

JUST IN: Tinubu confers national honours on 17 slain soldiers,offers scholarships to their children

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on 17 members of the Nigerian Army who were killed in Delta State on March 14, 2024.   This was as he announced the provision of housing facilities for the surviving family members and scholarships for all their children to the university level.   He also directed the payment of death benefits to the family members within 90 days.   He announced these during the burial ceremony of the slain servicemen at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Wednesday.   Tinubu…