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  By Victor AhiumaYoung Operatives of the Department of the State Service, DSS, have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero. Vanguard gathered that he was arrested this morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment…

File: Nurses The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and meeting the regulatory requirements set by international bodies. Already, some nurses without the necessary…

Laolu Elijah, Ibadan THE Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Wednesday, told President Ahmed Tinubu, in an unmistakable term, that Nigerians are “suffering deeply” under his administration asking him to meet short term needs of the people before pursuing a long term vision. The elders’ council through its Secretary General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, stressed that millions…

  Two days after it cried out that the burden of petrol price has pushed it into over $6 billion debt, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, on Tuesday morning, increased its pump price of fuel from N617 per litre to N897 per litre.   This is an increase of over 45 percent. Checks at…

Poultry farm Many poultry farmers are shutting down their businesses in Niger State, following the rising cost of feeds and low patronage from consumers.Investigation by Weekend Trust revealed that the closure of farms has also affected feeds dealers who lamented low patronage threatening their businesses.Interaction with families further revealed that the hike in prices of…