Nigeria
13 Feb
Bill and Melinda Gates, Aliko Dangote foundations and eHealth Africa are supporting the Federal Government’s fight against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases, with the establishment of an Emergency Operation Centres
13 Feb
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has spent N193.4 billion on local and foreign trips in the last 16 months. Contained in its 2022 audited report, the company’s travel expenses were N146.9 billion
13 Feb
Edo State Government has commenced the training of the sixth batch of over 1,500 newly recruited operatives of the Edo State Security Vigilante Network (ESSVN) as part of renewed efforts to strengthen the security architecture to combat crime and criminality.
13 Feb
As service chiefs appear before the Senate today over the rising case of insecurity in the country, any service chief, who fails to deliver will be shown the door, the red chamber has threatened.
13 Feb
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has flayed officials of the Ministry of Industry over their inability to explain how they expended over N75 billion in COVID-19 intervention funds.
13 Feb
No fewer than nine schools across the three senatorial districts of Ondo State have been provided with educational tools and equipment worth N35 million by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Multi-Skill TeenpreneurshipProgramme (MSTP Africa).
13 Feb
Ahead of his second term inauguration on Wednesday, February 14, the Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has disclosed that some people are making efforts to stop his second term in office at the Bayelsa Election Petitions Tribunal, saying that nobody will stop him from doing a second term.
13 Feb
Suspected killers of Muhammad Abdulsafur, the late village head of Lambata, in Gurara Local Council of Niger State, yesterday, assaulted journalists covering the case at Suleja High Court.
13 Feb
In a groundbreaking initiative to empower Nano, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NMSMEs) in Enugu State, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Enugu State Government have joined forces to launch
13 Feb
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), yesterday, said that the poor power supply currently being experienced by its customers across the South East is beyond the organisation.
13 Feb
National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) has urged the Federal Government to channel tax revenue generated from Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) to funding cancer care.
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Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
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The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…