Nigerian Workers’ Group Suspends Protest The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday night directed its members to suspend the second day nationwide protest, saying it has achieved success on the first day. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who gave the directive SOON after an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Congress said the street […]
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike emphasized security and job creation as key priorities during a meeting with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery. The Commissioner paid a courtesy visit to the minister’s office in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister, in response to the commissioner’s inquiry about priority […]
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Nigeria and five other countries in Africa are expected to benefit from the rehabilitation and restoration of Lake Chad Basin that would improve the development and management of their water resources. According to a statement obtained from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the multilateral institution has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to rehabilitate […]
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NIGER has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions imposed after last year’s military coup, including a no-fly zone, border […]
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