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Nov

2023

FG Slashes Wage By N100bn, Labour Complains

FG Slashes Wage By N100bn, Labour Complains Labour unions, on Wednesday, lambasted the Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100bn, warning that this was not the agreement they had with the government. Data obtained from the newly Revised 2023 Supplementary Budget, indicated that the government swapped the controversial N5bn presidential yacht votes for Navy barges, increased the budget for defence from N476.54bn to N546.21bn and earmarked N20bn as capital supplementation for the National Intelligence Agency. The PUNCH reports that the recently approved N2.1tn 2023 Supplementary Budget was marred with controversy…

Nov

2023

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December Salary Of 5,000 Federal Civil Servants May Be Withheld

FGN, Labour, News Flash

FG May Withhold December Salary Of 5,000 Civil Servants No fewer than 5,000 federal civil servants who have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and dates of birth may not receive their December salary, National President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Tommy Okon, has said. Okon, however, said the union was working with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and it has forwarded the names of the affected workers to their Directors of Human Resources for confirmation. The ASCSN President said 2,772 workers have been successfully restored back to the payroll of the Federal…

Nov

2023

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I Deserve To Be Listed In Guinness World Records For My Reforms Since Assumption Of Office – President Tinubu

FGN, Columns/Opinions/Letters, International, News Flash

I Deserve To Be Listed In Guinness World Records for my reforms since assuming office on May 29, 2023 – Bola Ahmed Tinubu At the 10th German-Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin, Germany, President Bola Tinubu bluntly declared that he deserves to be listed in the Guinness World Records for the reforms he has made since assuming office on May 29, 2023. Tinubu stated that during his time as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, he moved the state from zero to becoming the fifth largest economy on the continent, adding that his track record prepared him for the…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Meets German President, Frank-Walter Steinmejer In Berlin

Foreign Affairs, FGN, News Flash

President Tinubu Meets German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier In Berlin President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin. In a post via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Tinubu said he looked forward to a more prosperous partnership between the two countries. He wrote: “Thank you, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, for hosting me at the Bellevue Palace today. I look forward to a more prosperous partnership between our countries.” SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IZU-UCHE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo designed for our…

Nov

2023

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Nigeria Witnessing Significant Investments Under President Tinubu – Foreign Affairs Minister, Tuggar

FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

Nigeria Witnessing Significant Investments Under Tinubu – Minister Nigeria Witnessing Significant Investments Under Tinubu – MinisterYusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has emphasized the significant investments taking place in the country during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership. In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Tuggar highlighted specific recent instances of investment activities. He mentioned a major development at the G20 Compact with Africa (CWA) Conference in Germany, where Union Bank and German group GWX signed a $500 million agreement to finance a green energy project. Additionally, a Nigerian group entered into an agreement with a German counterpart to…

Nov

2023

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Just-In: Nigeria Chief Of Defense Staff Not Dead – DHQ Confirms

FGN, News Flash, Security

JUST-IN: Chief Of Defence Staff Not Dead – DHQ Says The Defence Headquarters has refuted a viral report that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa is dead. Musa was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Chief of Defence Staff on June 19, 2023. He is a member of the 38th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was commissioned on 21 September 1991 into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps. Musa holds a Master’s in Defence Studies from the National Defence University in Beijing, China. A report by a newspaper had claimed the Defence Chief had…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Meets German Chancellor Scholz; Advances Negotiation On German Investment In Power And Rail Transportation Sectors

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHOLZ; ADVANCES NEGOTIATION ON GERMAN INVESTMENT IN POWER AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECTORS President Bola Tinubu, on the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference on Monday, met with German Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, where he noted that Nigeria's determined pursuit of German investment in targeted sectors of the Nigerian economy was focused on critical growth-enabling industries in energy, transportation, and electric power production, transmission, and distribution. Recognizing the success of Siemens AG in positively transforming the quantity and quality of Egyptian electric power supply, the President noted that under…

Nov

2023

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How FG Identified Terrorist Financiers, Seized N45 Billion Looted Funds

FGN, Crime, Security

FG Identifies Terrorist Financiers, Seized N45 Billion Looted Funds The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it has seized over N45 billion that was illegally looted from the national treasury. It further disclosed that a number of individuals and entities linked to terrorist activities have been identified and designated, with funds traced to them also confiscated. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, made the disclosure in his opening address at the 40th Technical Commission/Plenary Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, held at the State House, Abuja. GIABA…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Off To Attend G20 ‘Compact With Africa’ Conference In Berlin

FGN, International, News Flash

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU SET TO ATTEND G20 'COMPACT WITH AFRICA' CONFERENCE IN BERLIN President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During the conference, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State and Government of CwA member countries, bilateral partners, as well as Heads of International Organizations to deliberate on the immediate enhancement of economic and business cooperation with a view to outlining concrete measures to boost investments in critical areas such as energy, trade,…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Plans To Establish Industrial Hubs Across 36 States And FCT

Abuja, Economy, FGN, News Flash

💥BREAKING Presiden Bola Ahmed Tinubu Plans To Establish Industrial Hubs Across The 36 States And FCT. ●This Industrial Hubs Will Create Thousands Of Jobs For Nigerians And Tackle The Rising Unemployment In The Country. Detailed Programs will be made available soon the Presidency said SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IZU-UCHE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo designed for our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers etc who are involved in the above events and others not mentioned during this Xmas period to reach out and showcase their event to the entire world at highly subsidized rate. PACKAGE:…