… FG urges businesses to exploit ECOWAS trade scheme By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja LOKOJA — The Federal Government has urged Nigerian manufacturers, farmers and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) to expand their businesses into West African markets. The...
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 27 to deliver judgment in the charges the Federal Government filed against the alleged Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapping negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu. Security operatives arrested t...
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*’Ajaero doesn’t understand Labour negotiations,’ Osifo retorts By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Kafayat Kokumo The rift between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has deepened following fresh accusations by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, that his...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THREE registered public service unions have publicly disowned a press release issued in the name of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on 30 October 2026, declaring that no one can speak for workers without their mandate....
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President Bola Tinubu has concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia, where he performed the lesser Hajj, known as Umrah, and entered the Holy Kaaba to offer prayers. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement following the visit, expressing gratitude to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaz...
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The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police have arrested two suspected vandals and recovered pieces of armoured cable allegedly stolen from public and private infrastructure in Abuja. The suspects, identified as Sagir Abubakar of Kuchigoro Village and Seidu Umar Bello, were arres...
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The proposed Trustee Investment Bill, 2026, seeks to modernise Nigeria's 1957 trustee investment law, allowing investments in new financial instruments while strengthening accountability and protecting beneficiaries from excessive risks. The post Reps propose 20% investment cap t...
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….Union threatens indefinite shutdown if demands remain unmet By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) chapter, has commenced a five-working-day warning strike over outstanding staff entitleme...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticised politicians questioning the existence of the Rainbow Coalition, saying they lack the ability to unite even their families and communities. Wike spoke on Monday in Abuja during the commissioning of a C...
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Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto trading to become part of how African businesses move money across borders, panellists said at Moonshot by TechCabal in Lagos. The session, “The New Payment Backbone”, brought together Mercy Emmanuel, stablecoin and blockchain vertical lead at...
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A video clip showing the cleric as he led worshippers in the song, which was rendered in the Igbo language, has been circulating on X. The post Catholic priest leads congregation in song endorsing Peter Obi, Kwankwaso appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The House of Representatives has begun moves to repeal and re-enact Nigeria’s 69-year-old Trustee Investment Act, in a bid to expand investment opportunities for trustees, strengthen safeguards for… Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-move-to-review-nigerias-1957-trustee-investme...
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……receives over 1,000 APC defectors into PDP in Ogun By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, has dismissed the omission of his name from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list...
