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Workers’ Day: NLC urges FG to extend retirement age to 65
By Deborah Nnamdi During Thursday’s May Day celebration at Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero called on the federal government to increase the retirement age for all civil servants to 65 years or 40 years of service—matching provisions already in place for certain sectors—as part…
Read More »A step-by-step guide to apply for tinted glass permit
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has issued a detailed nine-step procedure to help motorists apply for a tinted glass permit through its official online platform. To begin, applicants must visit the Police Specialized Services Automation Project (POSSAP) website at www.possap.gov.ng and register using their National Identification Number (NIN),…
Read More »FG witnesses to give evidence behind screens in Kanu’s terrorism trial
By Deborah Nnamdi Witnesses scheduled to testify against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will do so behind a screen, following a court order. The decision was made by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, in response to a request…
Read More »FG targets retirees’ assets for recovery of unpaid housing loans
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB) has announced the commencement of compiling a list of retired civil servants who have defaulted on fully repaying their housing loans. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday in Abuja by the Board’s Head of Information and…
Read More »NIDCOM rescues three Nigerian teenagers from human trafficking in Ghana
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has announced the rescue and repatriation of three more Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana. According to a statement issued on Friday by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols, the girls—Divine, Favour, and Bright, aged between 17…
Read More »Kaduna Refinery Achieves 81% Completion, Says NMDPRA
File photo: Mr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has confirmed that the Kaduna Refinery project is now 81% complete. This update was shared by the Chief Executive Officer of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, during an event on Tuesday. He highlighted that…
Read More »Emergency Rule: Rivers women protest, urge sacking of CP Adepoju, return of Fubara
By Deborah Nnamdi Women across Rivers State under the aegis of the Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group have taken to the streets in protest, demanding the immediate removal of Commissioner of Police CP Olugbenga Adepoju, and calling for the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, amid growing tensions and fears over…
Read More »Fubara must apologise to be forgiven – Wike tells Tompolo
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has not apologised to him, making forgiveness an issue that hasn’t even begun. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike explained that forgiveness can only follow an acknowledgement of…
Read More »Rivers moves to sue NBA, demands return of N300m
The Rivers State Government has refuted claims by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that the N300 million it received was an unconditional donation, unrelated to the hosting of the NBA’s Annual General Conference in the state. The government emphasized that it would pursue all legal avenues to recover the funds…
Read More »Okpebholo’s donation for UBTH’s detained mother, newborn goes missing
There is growing confusion in Edo State following the alleged diversion of an undisclosed amount from Governor Monday Okpebholo, which was intended to cover the medical expenses of Umoru Abdulahi’s wife, Happiness, and their newborn daughter. The funds were meant to assist the family after they were unable to settle…
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