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We Won’t be Sacrificial Lamb of Recession – NLC

Workers in the country will not allow the governments at all levels to make them sacrificial lambs of the current economic recession, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba has said. In his New Year message, Wabba said the present minimum wage...

Recession: Nigerians Throng Immigration Office for International Passports

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the development at the NIS Passport Office at the Federal Secretariat, Enugu, observed that youths between 19 and 32 years were majority among the more than 100 people anticipating to obtain or renew their passports. NAN...

Osinbajo Replaces Babachir at New Boards Committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawan as chairman of the presidential committee on the reconstitution of federal government boards of parastatals, agencies and commissions. Multiple sources said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was appointed to chair...

Presidency Begins Payment of N5,000 Stipend

The Presidency has begun payment of N5,000 monthly stipend to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its social investment programmes. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity,...

Saraki Launches Made in Nigeria Challenge

The President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has launched a contest to promote made in Nigeria products. The Contest scheduled to run for three months is aimed at showcasing the process and raw materials used in producing such locally made goods. In a statement...

Customs-Seized Rice is Contaminated with Microorganisms- NAFDAC

Being a remark by AG NAFDAC Boss, Mrs Yetunde Oni at NCS-NAFDAC Joint Briefing on Suspected Fake Rice Seized by Customs. It gives me great pleasure to address you today, 29th December, 2016 on the quality of the suspected fake rice seized by the men...