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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Detained Director General of the phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi has accused the police of detaining him beyond the scope of the court order used to justify his custody, and has now demanded that the House of Representatives question him at a public sitting rather than the […]

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By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA— The Federal Government has directed that the outstanding two-month wage award owed  federal civil servants be paid on or before August 15, 2026, following a high-level meeting between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, and the leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating […]

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC on Wednesday said it has dismissed two operatives of its Mining Marshal squad for unlawfully providing illegal miners with firearms.

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The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed criticism from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Mr. Donald Duke, that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway would not extend beyond Epe in Lagos State, saying the project has already reached Ogun State.

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Thw Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Tuesday, again experienced a 1-kilometre depth of earth tremor shaking several buildings and spread across a distance of four kilometres in five seconds.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday night defended its decision to freeze the Osun State Government’s bank accounts, insisting the action was aimed at stopping the alleged diversion of about N11 billion in public funds under investigation and was not connected with the state’s forthcoming governorship election.

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