USAID places 1,600 employees on administrative leave

The United States Agency for International Development, on Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. placed no fewer than 1,600 employees worldwide on administrative leave. The administrative leave was announced in a statement titled “Notification of Administrative Leave”, on the agency’s website. “As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel, with […]

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Inauguration: Aiyedatiwa frees eight inmates, reduces sentences for 35 others

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday, marked his swearing-in with a bold act of clemency, granting freedom and reduced sentences to 43 prisoners. Acting on the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, Aiyedatiwa ordered the immediate release of eight convicts, while 15 death row inmates had their sentences commuted […]

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Truck ban will reduce fuel supply to North – NARTO

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has expressed concern over the potential impact of the Federal Government’s impending ban on large tankers carrying over 60,000 litres of petroleum products. Also, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and mitigate the impact of the ban […]

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Carragher under fire for dismissing AFCON as ‘not a major tournament’

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has sparked controversy after dismissing the Africa Cup of Nations as not a major tournament while discussing Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the Ballon d’Or this year. Speaking on Sky Sports after Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday, Carragher suggested that Salah’s nationality and Egypt’s international record could […]

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Electricity workers in Ibadan protests over terrible working conditions

A gathering of outsourced staff of Premier International Procurement Logistics Limited(PIPLL), a company contracted by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), converged in the Ibadan, Oyo State, to protest against low salaries and deplorable working conditions. The protesters, who came from various states such as Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun and Kwara, marched to the PIPLL office, […]

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