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THE Director General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Comrade Issa Aremu, Tuesday, asserted that the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, unemployment figure is stable at five per cent, while the Federal Government has paid N758 billion in inherited pension liabilities, reflecting improving economic activity in both the public and private sectors.

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…sets up ad hoc committee for investigation By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has raised concerns over multiple taxation, saying the practice is imposing hardship on businesses and residents across the state. Speaker of the House, Dr Danladi Jatau, raised the concern while reading the House’s resolution on a Matter of […]

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…moves to avert fresh crisis in tertiary institutions By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has released eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance, CONTA, to non-academic workers in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, in a move aimed at strengthening industrial harmony and preventing disruptions in the nation’s tertiary […]

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Over 1,000 northern Islamic clerics have told President Bola Tinubu to drop his 2027 re-election ambition, citing killings, kidnappings and acts of terrorism across the country, particularly in the North-West. The demand was contained in a communique issued at the end of a national conference on “An Assessment of the State […]

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,,,INEC, Canada, IFES deepen inclusive voter education The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced a national training programme aimed at strengthening inclusive voter education ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC disclosed this in a statement posted on its X platform on Wednesday, saying the two-day National Inclusive Voter Education Training was designed to […]

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The woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

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Lagos Life game, a Nigerian-made browser-based life simulation game inspired by everyday experiences in Lagos, has crossed 2 million players just days after its launch, as its creator expands the virtual world to Abuja and Port Harcourt.

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TechCabal has revealed the theme for the fourth edition of Moonshot by TechCabal, its flagship pan-African technology conference: “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World.” The two-day conference returns to the National Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 28 and 29, 2026.

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