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New Senate President Ahmed Lawan says his monthly salary is N745,000, but what about allowances?

Buhari's second tenure has newly-elected politicians seemingly running with excited steam. Case in point Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, whose regime markedly kicked off with LASTMA imposing new rules and penalty…

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FG is owing Redeemer’s University $375,000 – VC

The Vice-Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Prof. Zacheus Adeyewa, has said that the Federal Government is owing the institution  the sum of $375,000. He said the fund was spent on research…

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‘Governor forfeits diverted N500m, $500,000’

A governor has forfeited N500 million he allegedly laundered in a mortgage bank to the Federal Government, The Nation reports. The EFCC's application for the forfeiture of the funds was…

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I didn’t give Nnamdi Kanu $50,000, SUVs – Obiano

Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has denied allegations that he sponsors the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra. In a…

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N-Power: FG begins payment of N30,000 stipends

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Federal Government has reportedly resumed the payment of the N30,000 N-Power stipends which began in 2016. Daily Post  reports that about 174,000 N-power volunteers in the…

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Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos City Marathon for the second time

Kenya's Abraham Kiptum has won the 42.1km Lagos Marathon for the second time in a row. Kiptum who won in 2016, crossed the line a time of 2:15:20. Rodah Tanuyi…

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$9.8m recovered from my safe are gifts from unnamed persons – ex-NNPC GMD

The former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu has said the $9.8m recovered from his home by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were…

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I wired $120,000 to the UK for Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia -Witness

Ademola Oshodi, a staff of Diamond Bank Plc on Monday told a Lagos State High Court that he helped Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia wire $120,000 to a company named Silver Steps…

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N-Power: FG begins payment of N30,000 stipends

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N30,000 stipends to the beneficiaries of the N-Power job creation scheme. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity,…

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Family of police sergeant killed over N20,000 demand justice

Family members of Salvation Adaka, a police sergeant who was killed by a colleague over N20,000 have demanded justice for his murder. Adaka was allegedly shot dead by three other…

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Nigeria’s Falconets paid N30,000 each as allowances

Players who represented Nigeria at the FIFA U20 women’s World Cup have finally been paid N30,000 each as camp allowances. They have however, been promised that their $2000 win bonus…

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Akwa Ibom governor promises Super Eagles $10,000 per goal against Algeria

Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel has promised the Super Eagles $10,000 for every unreplied goal against their Algerian counterpart at the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo on Saturday, African…

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Woman kidnaps her niece over N30,000

A Ghanaian, Enyolam Believe has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping her niece in the Ikotun area of the state. According to Punch, Believe conspire with…

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Here’s how much Buhari spent on the treatment of his ear infection

The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Sunday said the President spent less than £50,000 (N20.5m) on the treatment of an ear infection…

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FG provides jobs for 500,000 unemployed graduates [DETAILS]

The Nigerian government has announced the collection of applications through its internet portal for the N-power empowerment programme. The programme will see to the training and employment of 500, 000…

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New petrol price will create over 200,000 jobs – Lai Mohammed

Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the recent increase in the price of pump petrol will create 200,000 jobs and secure 400,000 more. The minister stated…

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Drake’s new album sells over 600k copies in 24 hours

As expected, Drake's new album -Views which dropped on Friday, April 29 is making quite an impact in terms of sales. It reportedly sold over 600,000 copies on Itunes in…

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EFCC recovers £600,000 wristwatch from Diezani

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a £600,000 wristwatch from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. A £1.4m wristwatch was also seized from the wife of the…

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2,000 Nigerian workers to get sacked over government’s forex policy

Foreign airlines are reportedly planning to sack about two thousand Nigerian workers, owing to their inability to transfer money to their home countries to meet operational costs because of the…

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Presidency says ‘unemployed graduates’ are different from ‘vulnerable and poor Nigerians’

President Muhammadu Buhari, says he would not renege on the social intervention programme promised to Nigerians by his administration. The Presidency said on Friday, that the federal government has no…

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Buhari unwilling to give ‘N5,000 largesse’ to unemployed Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari is reported to have revealed that he's not too inclined to give out the N5,000 monthly stipend promised by his party- the All Progressives Congress, during the…

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How we discovered 23,000 ghost workers in civil service – Finance Minister

The Nigerian senate, on Thursday, announced its endorsement of the Ministry of Finance's decision to prosecute civil servants found guilty of paying salaries and remuneration to 23,000 ghost workers over…

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From Gambia to Niger, Davido sells out another 30,000 capacity stadium (PHOTOS)

While he's having baby mama drama back at home, Davido has been selling out stadiums on the road. His latest being at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché in Niamey, Niger in the…

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10,000 CCTV cameras to be installed in Lagos

The Lagos state government has indicated its readiness to re-activate the 1,000 Close Circuit Television, CCTV Cameras installed by the Federal Government in the state. 10,000 new cameras will also be…

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FG reveals source of funding for proposed N5,000 monthly stipend

The Federal Government has revealed the source of funding for the monthly welfare payment to vulnerable Nigerians. The All Progressives Congress-led government had during electioneering promised to pay a monthly…

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‘Our promise to pay N5,000 is not in the 2015 budget’ – FG

The Federal Government has said that the 2015 budget does not contain the proposed plan to pay N5000 stipend to unemployed Nigerians. The government said the payment of the monthly stipend will…

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APC planning to ship 15,000 mercenary-voters into Kogi – PDP

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims there's an existing plan by the governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, to deploy 15,000 persons to Kogi State, to…

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Aisha Buhari to APC: “Honour your N5,000 promise”

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has reminded the All Progressives Congress of its promise of N5,000 monthly stipend to unemployed Nigerians. Mrs Buhari said the APC is a party of…

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N5,000 monthly stipend: “APC swindled Nigeria with false promises” – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party says the All Progressives Congress, deceived Nigerians with fake promises during electioneering. The opposition party stated that the rejection of the N5,000 monthly stipend by APC Senators,…

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