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By Toby Prince The Presidency has said that the implementation of the new minimum wage would take effect immediately. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, made this known on Friday. "It has been a very fruitful deliberation in the…

By Toby Prince The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has told Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that they are only behind President Muhammadu Buhari's administration when things are right. The PFN delegation, led by its President, Dr. Felix Omobude, said this on Friday when they visited the…

By Toby Prince President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his government is doing the best within available resources to better the living condition. The president made this known via Twitter on Friday. "I firmly believe that if we get infrastructure right in Nigeria, our roads,…

By Bukola Olasanmi Less than 48 hours after a major fire outbreak caused by a fuel tanker explosion in the commercial city of Onitsha, killing about seven people and destroying shops, another fire outbreak has in the wee hours of Thursday destroyed properties worth millions of naira. It was…

By Toby Prince The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, on Thursday, said 80 per cent of payments for social investments come from the recovered looted funds by former Head of State, Sani Abacha. She added that the remaining 20 per cent came…

By Sylvanus Okpe President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assured that his administration will ensure the rapid development of Calabar, one of the nation's ancient capital city. The President stated this in Abuja when he recieved in audience, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi, Otu V, Obong of…

By Aishat Salihu The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Timipre Silva, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the Federal Government has no immediate plan to remove fuel subsidy. The minister made this known while fielding questions from legislators at a joint session of National Assembly…

By Sylvanus Okpe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reacted to the inferno at the Ochanger Main Market in Onitsha on Wednesday which claimed not less than 35 lives. The party in a statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Olagbondiyan, said it was 'shocked' by…

By Sylvanus Okpe The visit of South-East leaders to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, seems to have started yielding positive result after the sum of N10 billion was approved as intervention fund for the rehabilitation of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu state. The President…

By Aishat Salihu Maryland Congressman and the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee, Elijah Cummings, has died aged 68. The deceased Congressman's office disclosed the news of his passing in a signed statement on Thursday. Cummings' committee is the main…