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The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the builders of the Ajaokuta steel plant, Messrs Tyazh-prom-export, for the rehabilitation, completion, and operation of the plant and the National Iron Ore Mining Company.The Minister of Steel Development, SHUAIBU AUDU, signed the agreement on behalf of the government in Moscow, a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, SALAMOTU JIBANIYA, revealed.According to her, the MOU was signed when AUDU led a Ni...

The Federal Government and the Labour Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the ₦70, 000 new minimum wage.A statement by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations, ENO OLOTU said the committee on salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from 29 July 2024.According to the statement, the committee also recommended that the wage award, which the Feder...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), MONDAY OKPEBHOLO has emerged victorious in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday.According to the results from 18 local government areas (LGAs) announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, OKPEBHOLO secured a total of 291,667 votes. His closest rival, ASUE IGHODALO of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), garnered 247,655 votes.Meanwhile, the PDP in Edo has appealed to the C...

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has uploaded 98.58 percent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal.Results from 4455 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been successfully uploaded on the portal as of 08:40 am on Sunday.According to INEC, there are 2,629,025 registered voters and 4,519 polling units in Edo State. Out of this figure, 2,249,...

Nigerian striker VICTOR OSIMHEN provided an assist to help Galatasaray secure a 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce in the heated Istanbul derby.This marked the Nigerian international’s second assist in as many games for the Turkish Super Lig champions.OSIMHEN played a key role, setting up Dries Mertens for Galatasaray’s second goal in the 28th minute.The forward featured for the entire match, while DOMINIK LIVAKOVIC...

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Streets and neighborhoods in Shanghai were again flooded today as the Chinese megacity was battered by Typhoon Pulasan, just days after Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit the megacity since 1949.Pulasan is the 14th typhoon this year. It made its second landfall in Shanghai on Thursday evening, after making its first landfall in Zhejiang Province earlier in the day.The torrent of rain broke local records in parts of Shanghai. T...

About 120 universities in Nigeria and 36 others from Africa have started arriving in Lagos for the 11th All-Africa University Games, which is co-hosted by the University of Lagos and Lagos State University from Friday, September 20 (today), till September 29.The opening ceremony of the event will be held at the UNILAG Sports Complex on Saturday as the competition returns to Nigeria for the first time in 20 years.UNILAG Vice Chancellor, Prof. FOLASADE OGUNSOLA, said the Games wil...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begun the distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s governorship election to the 18 local government areas of Edo state.The distribution is supervised by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, ONUOHA ANUGBUM at the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Benin City, the state capital.Correspondents gathered that the sensitive materials were carried out of the CBN vault, and INEC officials inspected ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said it would meet with the federal government on how workers could survive the recent hike in the pump price of petrol.According to the labour movement, the current price of petrol has eroded the gains of the yet-to-be implemented N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of NLC, JOE AJAERO in a statement, insisted that the labour union was deceived by President BOLA TINUBU into accept...