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FG averted over 4000 industrial disputes in seven years – Minister
The Federal Government of Nigeria has explained how it successfully averted over 4000 impending strike actions by industrial unions across the country through dialogue in the last seven years. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known at the weekly Ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications…
Read More »Nigeria restates commitment to ease passport availability for citizens
The Federal Government of Nigeria has restated its commitment to ameliorating the challenges encountered by Nigerians in applying for and obtaining the Nigerian passport through improved service delivery and streamlining of its operations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the assertion in Ilesa, Osun, at the inauguration of…
Read More »Minister commends UNICEF, says Child Rights Curriculum in Polytechnic will expose rights of children
Concisedaily News – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the new Child Rights Curriculum reporting for Polytechnic will bring a paradigm shift in reporting children and exposing them to the rights to survival, development, protection and participation. Speaking at a Two-Day Media Training organised…
Read More »Nigeria recorded 2,056 fire incidents, N1trn losses in 2022 – GOC
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigeria has recorded over 2,056 cases of fire incidents with a loss of over N1 trillion of properties in 2022. Lagbaja gave the figures during a fire prevention and management sensitisation seminar held at the Headquarters 1…
Read More »Russia has written off African countries’ $20bn debt – Putin
Russia has written off African countries’ debt amounting to more than $20 billion, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said this on Monday at the plenary session of the international parliamentary conference with the theme, “Russia-Africa in a multipolar world.” “Russia writes off over $20 billion debt to African…
Read More »ICC Judges Issue Arrest Warrant For Putin Over Ukraine
The International Criminal Court on Friday announced it had issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children. The Hague-based ICC said it had also issued a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights, on similar charges. Russia is not…
Read More »Shell reports progress on journey to net-zero emissions by 2050
Shell plc has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy. The report will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at Shell’s Annual General Meeting on May 23, 2023. “In this report, we…
Read More »NYSC @50: FG Inaugurates Anniversary Committee
The Federal Government has lauded the immense roles of the National Youth Service Corps since inception till date, in the areas of socio-economic and political development of the country. It said the Scheme which was established on the 22nd of May, 1973, is indeed the leading light of youth organisations…
Read More »INEC: Why we Redeployed our ICT Director before 2023 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has justified the transfer of its director in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Chidi Nwafor, who was transferred a few months before the 2023 general elections. Following the failure of INEC to upload results of the February 25 presidential election from the polling…
Read More »How 1,332 Terrorist Surrender to Troops- DHQ
The Defence Headquaters (DHQ), on Thursday, said Troop of Operation HADIN KAI in a sustained offensive firepower, forced a total of 1,332 terrorist and their families to surrender in the North East. Speaking during a bi-weekly press briefing on the operations of Armed forces of Nigeria within the six geopolitical…
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