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NATIONAL Borno Attack: Don't Allow North East Slide Back Into Theater Of Terrorism, Atiku Tells FG.  Borno terrorist attack: Nigeria won’t fall into blood, sorrow under my watch, Tinubu vows.  Ex- defence chief, Adm. Ogohi dies at 75.  Tinubu, Ododo, Nigerian Military Mourn Ex-CDS, Ogohi.  FG’s retirees groan under N230bn pension arrears.   LG autonomy: FG erred dragging  states to court – Okupe.  FG constitutes committee to protect wildlife, natural heritage.  Cameroon, Nigeria Agree to End Decades-long Border Dispute.  Expert seeks financial autonomy for state electoral bodies.  Minimum wage delay: Labour urged to declare nationwide strike.  New Minimum wage may push states into bankruptcy — NGF report.  Obono-Obla: Recovered Loot Returned To Looters Under Buhari.  CNPP Warns Against Plot To Arrest Ugochinyere.  Senate C’tee to Summon NLNG Train 7 Contractors over Alleged Neglect of Rivers Community.  Mayh...

NATIONAL ‘Presidential Molue’: 5 Presidents spend N214bn flying around the world.  How State House Spent N3.7 Billion On Vehicles, Tyres Within 10 Days.  VP Shettima Leads Delegation In Condolence Visit To Police Affairs Minister.  June 12 fall: Shettima berates those mocking Tinubu.  Parliamentary System Will Restore Hope In Nigeria’s Democracy – Rep Dasuki.  Tinubu must act fast to lift Nigerians out of current misery — NADECO spokesman, Opadokun.  Budget life span extension aims at full implementation — Presidency.  Presidential Fleet: Nigeria’s President has 10 planes; leaders of Britain, Singapore have none.  Peter Obi hits Tinubu hard over Nnamdi Kanu, four national budgets.  Presidency lambasts Obi, BudgIT, says no plan to run four budgets.  We’re Only Platform That Can Fetch Obi Victory In 2027 – Labour Party.  Shehu Sani: Insecurity Worse Under Buhari Than Tinubu.  No visa ban on Nigerians, says Turkey embassy.  I...

NATIONAL Tinubu Appoints 8 New Perm Secs.  Tinubu okays N50,000 grant, N155bn food package for households.  Nigeria A Poor Country - Presidential Committee.  FG Begins Engagement with Govs, Lawmakers on 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Others.  Budget life span extension aims at full implementation — Presidency Nigeria to receive 55% of ECOWAS regional funds for water development.  PDP will prevent election fraud in Edo,Ondo – Damagum.  Substandard Products: FCCPC Storms Three Steel Manufacturing Firms in Ogun, Lagos.  Nigeria ‘ll overcome economic uncertainty with collaborative efforts — Jonathan.  Nigeria not fair to Nigerians— Obi.  Minimum wage: Labour rejects govs bid to take over negotiations. Scrap Local Governments If Governors Won't Allow Them Function, Audu Ogbeh Tells FG.  Nigeria missing in top 10 most stressful countries in Africa.  Private Jets Being Used For Money Laundering, Others – Keyamo.   Attempt to uns...

NATIONAL President Tinubu exposes Nigeria’s big thieves.  Tinubu urges govs to meet targets on food security.  Shettima presides over NEC in Aso Villa.  NEC okays $1bn agric consortium project, mum on minimum wage.  Minimum Wage: Let states pay according to ability, Southern govs say.  FG rolls out N1tn palliative, massive construction projects.  No Request For Presidential Jet Before Senate - Akpabio.  Akpabio: No Amount of Blackmail Will Stop Senate from Approving New Aircraft for President.  Tinubu's Request Sparks Heated Session At House Of Reps.  Reps in closed-door session over extension of 2023 supplementary budget.  FG Launches Fistula Free Programme.  Cholera: FG eyes vaccine donations as cases hit 1,579.  El-Rufai Hosts Kwankwaso Days After Visiting Buhari.  You Defend Election Riggers, Wike Blasts Ozekhome.  Govs creating new varsities to access TETFund — ASUU.  Yahaya Bello wants EFFC case moved to Ko...

NATIONAL Drug abuse: Tinubu promises to prioritise prevention strategies.  Tinubu not indifferent to challenges bedeviling North — Shettima.  Agbese commends Tinubu for restoring trust in government.  Tinubu not indifferent to challenges bedeviling North — Shettima How Aso Rock Spent N244m On Tyres In One Day.  Regulators now revenue agents in Nigeria – Peter Obi.  Minimum Wage: Governors' Emergency Meeting Kicks Off In Abuja.  FG, ASUU agree to prevent strike.  'Presidential Jet': Senate Convenes Emergency Sitting Over Supplementary Budget.  Nigeria Recorded 75,000 New HIV Infections In 2023 — NACA.  It’s offence to release skit, music video without our classification – NFVCB.  FG investigating unauthorised websites sale of NIN slips — Tijani.  Drop Arms, Seek Dialogue, Chief Of Army Staff Tells Aggrieved Groups.  Marwa: NDLEA Records 52,901 Arrests, Secures 9,000 Convictions in Three Years.  2 million people in South-Sou...

NATIONAL Tinubu Presides Over FEC Meeting.  Tinubu to Send 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill to N’Assembly Tomorrow.  Cholera: Tinubu directs FEC to set up c’ttee to oversee emergency operations.  FEC steps down minimum wage memo for further consultations.  FEC approves $1.442m for ammunition, N1.99bn CNG vehicles for NDLEA.  FG urges journalists to offer compelling, positive alternatives to counter terrorists’ ideology.  FG bans single-use plastics, styrofoam packs in MDAs.  Be firm, ensure prompt negotiation to avert strike, ASUU tells FG.  Exempt varsities from IPPIS, fulfill agreements, ASUU tells FG.  NLC transition committee storms LP HQ, demands Abure’s resignation.  Labour Convenes Emergency Meeting Over FEC's Decision On Minimum Wage.  Minimum Wage: Govs To Convene Emergency Meeting Wednesday.  Senate didn’t approve new presidential jets, says Akpabio.  Maintain neutrality in Rivers, Kano crises, HURIWA advise...

NATIONAL North West Summit: We Are Committed To Securing Nigeria - Tinubu.  It’ll take decades to eradicate banditry in Northwest Nigeria— Sultan.  Tinubu appoints ex-Lagos commissioner Olatunji Bello as CEO FCCPC.  Tinubu, Buhari, Zulum, Yusuf condole with Shettima over mother-in-law’s death.  FG unveils armed unit to combat touting, others at airports.  N30tr Ways and Means probe fully on course — Senate.  FG loses millions of dollars to false CSR claims by multinationals — Lawmaker, Prof. Orogbu.  Minimum wage: Approve N250,000 demand to match inflationary trend, Labour tells Tinubu.  Minimum wage: Be patient with Tinubu, Presidency pleads.  Cholera: FG Activates Emergency Centre As Disease Kills 53, Cases Rise To 1,528.  HMO moves to capture 190m Nigerians in health insurance scheme.  Four research teams get $250,000 grant to strengthen ecosystem.  2027: Northern Politicians’ Visit To Buhari Plot To Unseat Tinubu – Shehu Sa...