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Two children have been burned to death in Bauchi following a fire incident in their residence, the police said in a statement on Monday. The statement issued by the Spokesperson of Bauchi State Police Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, also said a suspected motorcycle thief was set ablaze by a mob at Magamar Gumau Market, Toro…
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The Yoruba Obas Forum has described the death of Oba Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadan, as a colossal loss to Yorubaland. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National President of the forum and Molokun of Atijere, Oba Samuel Adeboye, stated this in a condolence message on behalf of other members, yesterday, in…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday disclosed how his administration was able to save $53 million for Nigeria from a contract of $128 million approved by the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari He said the administration of President Bola Tinubu met the contract for the operation of the…
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Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, warned against any attempt to pull down the President Bola Tinubu-led government over the media buzz generated on the heels of alleged budget padding.
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The Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State has assured residents of the area of its commitment to improve their standard of living.
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The Ogun State Government has said that the N5 billion intervention palliative meant to cushion the impact of the current economic challenges in the country is having direct impacts on the people of the state.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; former governors, erudite scholars and nationalists, yesterday, called for a new constitution, saying that the current one is faulty, flawed and does not reflect the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has urged the Federal Government to deploy both monetary and fiscal policies in addressing inflation rate in the country.
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Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola, yesterday, said that those who had governed Ekiti State before Governor Abiodun Oyebanji didn't do well because they abandoned the vision and blueprints laid down by those who laboured for the creation of the state.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to speedily pay up outstanding salaries of members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
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Following the disruption on March 14, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed services being restored to approximately 90 per cent at optimal level.
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An equitable energy transition is critical to realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), OPEC Governor for Nigeria, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, has stressed.
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The University of Ibadan (UI) chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), yesterday, called on President Bola Tinubu to rescue public universities from their near comatose situation by funding them appropriately and prioritising university workers' welfare.