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Osun: Couple abducted while returning from church around 4:00 a.m.

A couple was allegedly kidnapped on Saturday around 4:00 a.m. while they were returning from a church event on the Osogbo-Iragbiji Road in Osun.

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Fuel subsidy: FG to implement 40% pay rise for workers April ending

The Federal Government will start paying the anticipated wage raise for government personnel at the end of this month (April)

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Striking aviation workers threaten total shutdown, reject govt plea

As the second day of their strike begins, aviation workers have threatened to close the nation’s airports should the federal government not meet their demands.

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NBS: Railway corporation generates N715m in Q3 2022

The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics reports.

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Warri-Itakpe rail service resumes Monday, two months after derailment

The Warri-Itakpe Train Services would resume service on Monday, April 24, 2023 reports The Punch.

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IMF’s advice will not alleviate Nigeria’s economic crisis- Moghalu

Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and political economist from Nigeria Kingsley Moghalu says he disagrees with the IMF’s recommendation that the government of Nigeria raise taxes.

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Marketers: Hike in cooking gas due to multiple taxation, other factors

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has specified among other reasons for the increase in the cost of cooking gas exchange rate swings, various levies, and a lack of foreign currency.

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S/Kaduna: Death toll rises to 33, victims given mass burial

The number of people killed in the bandit raid on Runji Village on Saturday in Kaduna State’s Zangon Kataf Local Government Area has increased to 33.

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Aviation Strike: FAAN advised passengers on flight disruptions

The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) chapter of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has asked stakeholders and those arriving to establish contingency arrangements to avoid missing their appointments.

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Ex-Eagles pay tributes to Ebiede

Former Super Eagles defender Emmanuel Ebiede passed away on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and tributes from his former teammates have continued to pour in. According to PUNCH, Ebiede, 47, passed away from hepatomegaly (liver enlargement) while receiving care at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Ebiede left behind a wife and three children, […]

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