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Funding without flow: Water crisis deepens across states
Access to clean potable water remains elusive for millions of homes across Nigeria that are either unconnected to public water service or endure dry taps, despite billions of naira that state governments claimed to have spent on water infrastructure...
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INEC in the eye of the storm
By Baba Martins, John Chuks Azu, Musa Luka Musa, Abuja, Mumini Abdulkareem, Ilorin & Sani Ibrahim Paki, Kano The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under scrutiny, following Wednesday’s decision by commission not to recognise...
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INEC stance fuels opposition’s suppression claims
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that it will not recognise former Senator President, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, as national chairman and national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as well as other...
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Tinubu moves for new loans, debt to hit N195trn
Arequest yesterday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly seeking over $6 billion foreign loans will push Nigeria’s debt stock to over N195 trillion, Daily Trust reports. This is just as the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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Plateau: Death toll rises to 27 as residents recount ordeal
The death toll in the Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 27 as residents relive the terror gunmen unleashed on the community. The attackers, who reportedly wore military...
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Power outage bites harder
The impact of Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis is deepening across households and businesses as rising fuel prices compound the burden of erratic power supply, leaving millions of citizens grappling with escalating living and operating costs,...
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11 soldiers, police officer killed in Kebbi ambush
No fewer than 11 soldiers and a police officer have reportedly been killed in an ambush by gunmen the Giro Masa community, Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred on Tuesday night when security operatives, believed to have...
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Parties move against Electoral Act
More than a month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the 2026 Electoral Act into law, political parties in Nigeria yesterday rejected the law, saying its provisions are a setback to Nigeria’s democratic progress. Chairman of the Inter-Party...
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EFCC seals Malami’s houses; ICPC arraigns El-Rufai today
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday sealed the residences of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) in Abuja. This is just as the Independent Corrupt Practices...
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KATSINA STATE GOVERNMENT
Katsina State Governor, His Excellency, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, PhD hosted Seventeen European Union diplomats who witnessed the Hawan Bariki and Durbar fiesta in Katsina. The fiestas are part of cultural activities for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The...
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2027: Adelabu, Pate, Kyari, others may resign
Following the recent directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for political appointees under his administration intending to contest elective offices in 2027, to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026, there are indications that at...
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Man loses 4 sons to Maiduguri explosions
Aman lost four sons to the Monday multiple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Daily Trust learnt yesterday. The blasts, which occurred at the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the Monday Market...
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30 days after, ICPC fails to arraign El-Rufai
Amonth after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) took the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai into custody, he is yet to be arraigned in any court, Daily Trust reports. This is just as the Court...
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Many feared dead in Maiduguri explosions
Many people are feared dead in multiple explosions that hit Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, Monday evening. The explosions occurred simultaneously at the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the Monday Market Roundabout and...
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Fuel price hike: Labour seeks tax relief
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday demanded a cost-of-living allowance, a wage award for workers and tax relief to cushion the effects of the recent increase in the price of fuel occasioned by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The NLC,...
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Power outage may worsen as gas supply drops
The power shortage across Nigeria may worsen as suppliers have reduced the amount of gas they supply to thermal power plants. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) had stated that thermal power plants require an...
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Electoral act: Cross-carpet crackdown traps politicians
The mandatory requirement for all political parties to conduct electronic registration of its members and submit same to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as stipulated in the 2026 Electoral Act pushed lawmakers at the House of...
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Fuel crisis deepens, economists tell FG to act
From Abdullateef Aliyu, Dotun Omisakin, Lagos; Ado Musa, Jos; Abdullahi Abubakar Umar, Kano; Mumini AbdulKareem, Ilorin, Baba Martins, Faruk Shuaibu & Dalhatu Liman (Abuja) Economic and energy experts have called on the federal government to take...
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2027: Why PDP may not be on the ballot
Fresh concerns have emerged over the fate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a new judgment by the Court of Appeal that has further complicated the party’s lingering leadership crisis. Political...
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M/East war pushes up petrol, food prices
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are beginning to ripple across Nigeria’s economy as rising global crude oil prices push up the cost of petrol, triggering increases in transport fares and food prices in several parts of the country. Across major...
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Terrorists abduct over 100 women, children in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists abducted more than 100 women and children in an attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered. They also killed some soldiers, the chief imam of the town and some...
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State police framework begins
The long-debated establishment of state police received a significant boost yesterday as the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, inaugurated a steering committee to drive the process. The development marks the clearest signal yet that the...
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APC congresses line up behind Tinubu
By Andrew Agbese, Abuja; Usman A. Bello, Benin; Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe; Peter Moses, Lagos; Abubakar Auwal, Sokoto; Hope Abah, Makurdi; Mohammed Ibrahim Yaba Kaduna; Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi, Magaji The All Progressives Congress (APC)...
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Iran: Protest in Lagos, Sokoto, Gombe, others
By Joshua Odeyemi & Dalhatu Liman (Abuja), Sani Ibrahim Paki (Kano), Habibu Gimba (Damaturu), Ahmed Mohammed (Bauchi), Magaji lsa Hunkuyi (Jalingo), Ahmad Datti (Kano) & Rabilu Abubakar (Gombe) Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),...
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Iran strike fallout: Shi’ite protests erupt in North
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites, led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, yesterday protested in Gombe, Niger, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe and Sokoto states over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a...
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Opposition rejects amended Electoral Act
Leaders of the major opposition political parties in Nigeria have rejected the Amended Electoral Act 2026, recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Consequently, they asked the National Assembly to immediately commence a fresh process...
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DSS releases Walida
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State last night took custody of Walida Abdulhadi Ibrahim, the missing girl from Jigawa State, who had been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). He said the issues relating to her abduction would be...
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US push to scrap Sharia sparks outrage
Islamic clerics and leaders of thought have kicked against the recommendation by a committee of the United States Congress, which, among others, demanded the repeal of Sharia codes and anti-blasphemy laws in Nigeria. Recommendations emerging from...
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Walida: Coalition demands release, probe
There have been more calls for the Department of Security Service (DSS) to release the teenager, Walida, who was allegedly abducted by one of its personnel, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, from Jigawa State. Recall that Walida was stated to have gone missing in...
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Muslims breaking fast on the fifth day of Ramadan across the states yesterday
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CSOs, opposition rise against Electoral Act
The Kukah Centre, Yiaga Africa, and some other civil society organisations on Thursday criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, describing it as “a missed opportunity for transformative electoral...
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Electoral law signed, transparency questions linger
It is time that we will have confidence in our system. No matter how good a system is, it’s managed by the people, promoted by the people, and result is finalised by the people. In fact, for final results, you are not going to be talking to the...
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Gombe Governor Hosts Yobe Counterpart, Presidential Aide for Key Projects Commissioning, LCDAs Groundbreaking
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Tuesday, hosted his Yobe State counterpart, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, alongside the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari for the...
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EFCC detains El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir ElRufai, is currently facing multiple investigations and legal challenges involving antigraft and security agencies, with fresh developments emerging from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the...
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Fishermen surge into the Matan Fada River in anticipation of fish during the grand finale of the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State on Saturday
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El-Rufai’s airport drama rekindles crackdown claims
Attempt to arrest a former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir ElRufai, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, has instilled fear of a crackdown in the opposition. The airport drama, which allegedly involved security...
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US terror tag on Kwankwaso, Fulani groups draw scrutiny
Five United States lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a bill seeking to impose sanctions, including visa ban and asset freeze, on a former governor of Kano State and the national leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,...
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Senate’s e-transmission approval raises new questions
The decision of the Senate on the amended Clause 60(3) permitting both electronic and manual transmission of results has raised fresh questions. The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision rejecting electronic transmission of election results...
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A protester spotted carrying mattress and pillow at the National Assembly gate in Abuja yesterday, during a demonstration over the rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results by the Senate
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An officer of the Nigeria Police Force on duty along Bolade, Oshodi road in Lagos State on Friday
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‘We are still burying the dead’: Inside Kwara’s massacre
Thirteen more bodies were buried on Thursday at Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State as residents continued to recover corpses from bushes, following the attack by bandits. The incident which occurred on Tuesday left over one...
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48 hours of carnage: Over 130 lives lost in 3 states
More than 130 persons have been killed in attacks by gunmen at communities in Kwara, Katsina and Benue states within the last 48 hours. In Kwara, residents said at least 100 people were killed by bandits who struck at Woro community in Kaiama Local...
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Hospital bill worse than cancer – Patient
For many cancer patients in Nigeria, the battle is not only against a lifethreatening disease but against the crushing cost of survival. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today in marking this year’s Cancer Day, findings by Daily Trust show...
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Billions lost at Kano Commodity Hub
Traders at Singer Market, one of Kano’s major commodity hubs, are counting losses after an early morning fire razed parts of the market, destroying goods and property estimated to be worth billions of naira. The inferno, which broke out in the early...
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Revenue Service appointments flout new law
Section 17 (1) of Part IV of the NRS Act 2025 stipulates that : “The President shall appoint six Executive Directors for the Service, each representing a geopolitical zone on rotational basis among the states in the zone in alphabetical order provided...
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Electoral bill delay fuels uncertainty ahead 2027
The National Assembly has come under pressure from civil society organisations and other electoral stakeholders over delay in passing the Electoral Amendment Bill 2025, as the country inches closer to the 2027 general elections. The concerns come amid...
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Nigeria, Türkiye sign pact on counter-terrorism
By Joshua Odeyemi, Baba Martins, Dalhatu Liman (Abuja), Salim Ibrahim (Kano) & Mohammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) Nigeria has signed fresh security agreements with Türkiye to help in its fight against insecurity. Daily Trust gathered that nine agreements...
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2027: Ganduje, Barau close ranks with Kano gov
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, including former national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, have moved to close ranks with Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf,...
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Alleged coup: Military hands over report to Tinubu
The military has submitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the report of its investigation into what it tagged “indiscipline and breach of service regulations” by the 16 detained officers whom reports had alleged were involved in coup plot, Daily Trust...
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Residents wade across a flooded street, in La Goulette near the capital Tunis, Tunisia yesterday. Flooding across Tunisia has killed three people, authorities said.
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Kaduna abduction: The denial that failed
The Kaduna State Government yesterday confirmed the Sunday’s abduction of many persons at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Governor Uba Sani confirmed the abduction during his visit to the village where he consoled...
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Abduction: Kaduna villagers recount ordeal
Residents of Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have narrated how bandits attacked their community on Sunday and abducted many persons. Some of those who escaped from the bandits and families of those abducted...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Smoke rising from a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile. Wildfires that have killed 19 people in southern Chile and wiped out entire towns, raged for a third day , fanned by high temperatures and strong winds at the height of the southern hemisphere summer.
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A general view of remnants of homes washed away following floods in Mbaula village, 50 km from Giyani following heavy rains over much of the Limpopo Province, South Africa at the weekend
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60yrs after Sardauna, Balewa, Akintola
Today, January 15, 2026, marks 60 years since Nigeria’s first military coup which claimed the lives of foremost political leaders, including the Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; Premier of Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardaunan...
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Kwankwaso backs temporary APC shift
Aformer Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged his associates in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ’s government, who are reportedly under pressure over the governor’s planned defection, to align with his move to the APC to ease rising...
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Katsina defends release of 70 bandits
The Katsina State Government has justified its plan to facilitate the release of 70 persons facing trial for alleged involvement in banditry, describing it as part of efforts towards consolidating peace deals with armed groups operating across the...
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How Rivers peace deal collapsed again
The peace brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu among key political actors in Rivers State has again collapsed, as the State House of Assembly yesterday commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor The Assembly, led by Speaker Martins...
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Wintry conditions in Scarborough, UK as temperature struggle to get above freezing
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‘Gov Yusuf’s defection beyond Kano’
Despite appeals from the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, urging Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to reconsider his reported defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), top aides of the...
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His Excellency, Engr. Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf
Executive Governor of Kano State
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Children warm their hands in front of a sand sculpture by the artist Yazed Abu Jara in Deir alBalah, Gaza Strip
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Spectators watching as a masquerade entertains people during a festival in Plateau State yesterday
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Amid uproar, Tinubu declares tax laws effective Jan 1
By Baba Martins, John Chuks Azu (Abuja), Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin) & Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday brushed aside calls for the suspension of the implementation of the tax laws, insisting that they take effect on...
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Re-gazetting tax laws illegal – Lawyers
By Itodo Daniel Sule, John Chuks Azu, Idowu Isamotu (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Afeez Hanafi (Lagos), Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin) & Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos) Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) and other legal experts on tax matters have described the...
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Peaceful Christmas nationwide
Christmas celebrations were held peacefully across Nigeria yesterday as families and worshippers, in major cities and remote communities, gathered in churches, homes and public spaces without reports of disruptions. Security agencies had deployed...
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Yuletide: A Santa Claus image located at Allen Junction in Lagos State
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Tax laws face legitimacy crisis
Amid the intensifying pushback from some lawmakers, political parties, civil society and regional groups as well as other critics, the tax laws are facing a legitimacy crisis. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday demanded immediate suspension...
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CHIEFTAINCY EXTRAORDINAIRE!
On behalf of the great people of Oyo Central Senatorial District, I, Senator Yunus Abiodun Akintunde, Ph.D heartily felicitate Senator Abdulaziz Yari (Obaloyin of Yorubaland) & Barrister Seyi Tinubu (Okanlomo of Yorubaland) Two titans, one proud...
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Pressure mounts over tax laws
By Itodo Daniel Sule, John Chuks Azu, Saawua Terzungwe, Baba Martins (Abuja), Afeez Hanafi (Lagos) & Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos) Calls are mounting for immediate suspension of the implementation of the new tax laws as lawmakers, opposition parties and...
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New budget as 2025’s lags
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presents the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly today, questions are still being raised over the level of the implementation of the 2025 budget. Checks at the Budget Office of the Federation indicated that...
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Tax laws altered?
“...the tax authority shall have the power to investigate or cause an investigation to be conducted to ascertain any violation of any tax law, whether or not such violation has been reported to the relevant tax authority.” – Nigeria Tax Administration...
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Labour rallies against insecurity
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has mobilised its members and affiliate unions for today’s nationwide protest against the insecurity. Its Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, yesterday said the protest would commence at 7.30am at Labour...
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