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Breaking: Sanusi II Reinstated As Kano Emir

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2024

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano, LEADERSHIP has authoritatively gathered This decision followed the Kano State House of Assembly’s resolution to dethrone the current Emir and also dismantle the four new Emirates in the State established under a controversial 2019

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Labour rejects FG’s N54,000 new minimum wage offer, talks adjourned till Wednesday

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2024

Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage has been adjourned till Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, a highly reliable source who attended the meeting told our correspondent on Wednesday. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the Federal Government upped its offer from […]

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Tinubu, Shettima, Military officers now to pay tollgate fees at airports

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2024

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will now henceforth pay the required fees at tollgates whenever they use the nation’s airports. This came as the the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday approved that there should be no more exemption granted to users of […]

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Tinubu orders government ministries, departments, and agencies to procure CNG powered vehicles

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2024

In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. The President’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as

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Electricity Tariff Hike: Labour Begins Protests Today….NLC, TUC, others to picket NERC office, DisCos in 36 states

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2024

The organised labour will on Monday (today) commence nationwide protests over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from the power sector by the Federal Government. The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunji Ambali and the National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who confirmed the planned protests on Sunday, […]

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Senate approves death sentence for hard drugs, substance trafficking

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2024

The Senate on Thursday, prescribed death sentence as penalty for trafficking in hard drugs and other substances in Nigeria. This followed the  passage of the  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill 2024. It also prescribed not more than 15 years imprisonment without option of fine, for conviction on consumption of hard drugs and […]