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The Naira on Tuesday recorded loss at the official market, trading at N1,476.95 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the Naira lost 83 kobo. This represents a 0.06 per cent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Monday when it traded at N1,476.12 to…
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The Senate on Tuesday expressed displeasure at some of the excesses by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) during the nationwide strike for a new minimum wage on Monday. The upper legislative chamber declared that the shutdown of the national grid and the disruption of Hajj flights by some…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to come up with cost implications on the new minimum wage and present an affordable, sustainable and realistic figure within two days. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen at the State House, Abuja,…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Barr Obiageli Edith Amadiobi as Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), an agency under the purview of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST). Deputy Director, Public Relations and Protocol, NOTAP, Solomon Nshem, who disclosed this in…
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The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Dairy Policy to enhance development in the livestock and dairy sectors.