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Prices of Eggs May Increase From The Current N5,500 To N10,000 Per Crate Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has warned that if urgent steps are not taken to support poultry farmers, prices of eggs may increase from the current N5,500 to N10,000 per crate. They attributed the rising cost of the protein to high cost of transportation as a result of fuel subsidy removal as well as indiscriminate increase in prices of feed by the millers. The Secretary of PAN, FCT Chapter Musa Hakeem said this at a press briefing to commemorate the World Egg Day on Saturday, October 12,…

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Oyo APC chieftain, Fatai Ibikunle denies leadership appointment claims Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has debunked an online report claiming his appointment as the leader of the progressives in the state. The report, published by an online platform and authored by one Khadijah Kehinde Ogunmola, has been described by Ibikunle as false, baseless, and unfounded. In a statement he issued on Sunday, Ibikunle said that no such appointment or decision was made, either formally or informally, within the ranks of the APC. He clarified that he has not been…

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Wike Wins As Appeal Court Affirms High Court Judgment Nullifying 2024 Budget Passed By Fubara’s Lawmakers The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court which set aside the N800 billion budget passed by five members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Edison Ehie-led group loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by the governor on grounds that it lacked merit. The court held that Governor Fubara withdrew his counter-affidavit at the lower court in the matter and, as such, can not commence an appeal…

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Borno Flood: Swiss Government Donates €1.2 Million The Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund to provide much-needed support to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno State on September 10, 2024. The donation was announced by the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Nicolas Lang, who led a delegation of the Swiss Embassy on a sympathy visit to the government house in Maiduguri on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Ambassador Lang was accompanied by Mr Nicolas Martin-Achard, the Senior Humanitarian Advisor, and Mr Florent Geel, the Senior Political Advisor at the…

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Ibadan Based Business Tycoon, Sukazeem Backs Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Over Propose Six-Year Single-Term Rotational Presidency An Ibadan based businessman and fomer ally of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election winner, Bashorun MKO Abiola, Alhaji Sufianu Kazeem has thrown his weight behind former Nigeria Vice President, Atiku Abubakar over his recent letter to the National Assembly on the propose six year single term and rotational presidency in Nigeria. Alhaji Kazeem popularly called Sukazeem while granting interview to journalist at the departure wing of Muritala Muhammed Airport said it is not too late for former Vice President to push for such…

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LG Autonomy Faces Setback As Governor Soludo Introduces Bill To Deduct Funds A bill introduced by Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has sparked concerns that local government autonomy, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, may be undermined. The bill requires local government areas (LGAs) to remit a portion of their federal allocations into a consolidated account controlled by the state. Section 13(1) of the bill stipulates that the state shall maintain a “State Joint Local Government Account” into which all federal allocations to LGAs must be deposited. Section 14(3) of it mandates that each LGA must remit a state-determined percentage…

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Wike Slams Fubara, Atiku and a former President, Says “Anybody Can Do Anything” The River state crisis has really created a friction in PDP Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, has accused the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of attacking the judiciary and ignoring the rule of law. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, lamented that such action by Governor Fubara was justified by former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The minister made this comment while talking about the crisis that gripped the state after the results of the local elections. ”This country is a country…

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Just In: Governor Abdulrahman withdraws from minimum wage discussion, NLC, TUC prepares for showdown • State to punish workers by not signing minimum wage payment over LG election outcome • Government reps abandon joint negotiation council, fails to sign agreement into effect since September 27th, 2024 Following the outcome of the NLC/TUC/JNC SEC/SAC Meeting on Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment held on 7th October, 2024; at Labour House in Ilorin, the Unions have threatened a showdown with the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq over the abandonment and indefinite suspension of negotiation by the State Government. According to sources, Government representatives have…

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Rivers Crisis: Local Government Area Chairman Removes Wike’s Name From Secretariat ..renames Obi Wali’s admin block Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly inaugurated chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state has ordered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s name be blotted out of a building in the council secretariat. Mr Ihunwo, who visited the council secretariat on Monday, ordered that the administrative block hitherto named after Mr Wike be renamed “Obi Wali House.” The chairperson was at the secretariat about an hour after the Ikwerre and Emohua local government secretariats were set ablazed by hoodlums. Mr Ihunwo was elected chairperson in the…

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Rural Electrification : Kudos As Senator Daniel Lights- Up Ogun Communities By Prince Taiwo Nodiru. The Former Governor of Ogun State and distinguished Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber of the ongoing 10th National Assembly, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) is fulfilling his promises made during the last campaign periods. Senator Daniel, in the past few days, facilitated the supply of electric transformers to many rural communities within Ogun east senatorial districts. The beneficiary communities are Odosenlu Alaro and Idagunren Ogidi communities in Ijebu North East LG, Sotubo community in Sagamu LG as well as Ijagun community…

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