OPERATION HADIN KAI- Over 16,000 Bandits Lay Down Arms, Military Confirms

OPERATION HADIN KAI- Over 16,000 Bandits Lay Down Arms, Military Confirms

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian military says more than 16,000 bandits and insurgents have surrendered to troops under Operation Hadin Kai, while over one million displaced households have now been resettled in Malam Fatori, Borno State. The figures were disclosed during a media tour organised by the Defence Headquarters to reinforce what it described as the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa Oluyede’s commitment to transparency and open access […]

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Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists seven

Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists sevenThe speakership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly might be resolved soon as the intervention of heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress may be leading to a headway. The impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa and the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, might be stepping aside for another lawmaker to lead the House The development follows the intervention of the […]

February 25, 2025 95

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Tax reform: Akume plays down northern opposition as Senate meets AGF

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has dismissed claims that the northerners were against the proposed Tax Reform Bills. He said he had consulted senior citizens, leaders and religious leaders from the region who expressed their supports for the bills. The bills, including the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024, […]

December 9, 2024 28

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Minimum wage: Labour kicks as FEC steps down memo, demands consultation

Failure to discuss memo giving room for speculation, NLC tells govt The Organised Labour on Tuesday kicked against the Federal Executive Council’s decision to step down the memorandum on the report of the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage. The Head of Public Relations of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah, who criticised the failure of FEC to consider the memo during Tuesday’s FEC meeting, said stepping down the […]

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