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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has prohibited the use of travel sacks, ‘Ghana Must Go’ by passengers at all the nation’s airports. According to a circular by FAAN, titled, ‘Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go’, signed by Manager, Airport Services, Henok Gizachew, dated November 24, the ban is particularly for passengers…
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In a bid to speedily approve the N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year before the end of the year, the Senate yesterday commenced the consideration of the proposals without having the full details. President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday presented the estimates to the joint session of the National Assembly, during which he…
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The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja, said the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. Mohammed said…
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Lagos Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has been re-elected for a second term in office. Akinsanya, Alhaji Sulyman Ojora – Deputy Chairman; Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (Sego) – Treasurer and 28 other executive members were elected unopposed on Thursday at the 10th Quadrennial…
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Afrobeat star, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, has revealed he will be taking a break from stage performance due to health concerns. On November 14th, Rema headlined an event at the popular O2 Arena where he gave an exhilarating performance. Rema Taking the stage in front of the legendary arena’s sold-out 20,000 capacity, Rema…
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Nigerian rapper, Oladips has called out his fellow colleague, Qdot for coming online to announce that he was alive when his family wasn’t certain about his situation. Only recently, the musician was rumored to be dead but Qdot had debunked it on his Instagram page. Since then, Oladips revealed he is still alive while claiming…
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Nigerian actor and media personality, Yhemolee demands N200m in damages as he files lawsuit against up-and-coming singer, Lil Frosh. Recall that Lil Frosh took to his Instagram story to assert that he recently had an encounter with Yhemolee, who slapped him at a recent event. Yhemolee Expressing his frustration, the ex-signee of DMW Records mentioned…
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No fever than 1,000 landlords and residents of Iyiowa Odekpe in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, under the aegis of Iyiowa Community Landlords/Residents Association on Wednesday, protested alleged killings, destruction of their properties, imposition of multiple levies and extortion. The protesters made up of men and women including the elderly, marched to the…
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Sweden fell into a recession in the third quarter as its economy contracted by 0.3 percent and consumers tightened their belts for a fifth straight quarter, Statistics Sweden said Wednesday. The Scandinavian country is one of the worst economic performers in the European Union, with the European Commission forecasting average growth of 0.6 percent in…
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he Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conducted its matriculation for 441 cadets into its 75th Regular Course. The event featured an oath-taking ceremony where the cadets were officially inducted into their academic programmes. The commandant of the academy, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, said out of 30,000 applicants, only 441 cadets, including one from The Gambia, secured…