Retired military personnel protest unpaid entitlements in Abuja

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Retired military personnel barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. The retirees set up canopies and positioned chairs to block the ministry’s entrance. This protest comes after a similar one in December 2024, when the retirees shut down the ministry to protest…

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Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has directed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Technology to provide additional free buses as palliative for students returning after Christmas and New Year holidays. The Commissioner, Damilola Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ilorin on Monday. Yusuf stated that the gesture was intended to ease…

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the 50 individuals detained for vandalising manhole covers on Abuja’s roads would face prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Monday, the Nigerian Police Command in the FCT announced the detention of 50 suspected vandals, who were caught…

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The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU) has approved the commencement of online course registration for full-time undergraduate students for the First Semester of the 2024/2025 academic session. This announcement was made in a statement posted on the university’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday. New and returning students can now access the registration…

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday demonstrated its unwavering commitment to ensuring road safety and free traffic flow following a lone accident at Otedola bridge. The FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Corps Commander, Mr Kehinde Hamzat, in a statement said a lone Mark Truck (Registration No: AGL 140 YE) carrying a container fell at…