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2 Sep 2023
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued a severely injured kidnap victim. This was disclosed, yesterday, in a statement by the spokesperson of the command, Henry Okoye.
2 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Navy, yesterday, handed over five arrested suspected oil thieves and boat snatchers claiming to be members of Tantita Security Service to the Lagos State Police Command.
2 Sep 2023
The appointment of Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development has been described as signal of a new era of progress and innovation in the housing sector.
2 Sep 2023
Chairman Ekuku-Agbor Elites Association, a prominent group in the oil-producing communities of Ika Local Government Area of Delta State...
2 Sep 2023
Pharmacists, under the aegis of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAP), yesterday, in Lagos, said by addressing challenges and leveraging opportunities, Nigeria can strengthen its pharmaceutical ecosystem, improve healthcare delivery, and contribute more to sustainable economic development.
2 Sep 2023
Rotary and Rotaract Clubs in Delta State have donated healthcare facilities valued at several millions of naira to Ugbolu community and its environs. The Rotary clubs of Asaba Government House, Asaba Downtown, Okpanam Hilltop, Issele-Azagba Uptown.....
2 Sep 2023
Oyo State sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has enrolled not less than 200 candidates among those that applied for the Special Marshals membership.
2 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of the Ondo State Representative-nominee to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC), Victor Akinjo, with Otito Atikase.
2 Sep 2023
To mark the 80th birthday anniversary of Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, about 2000 residents would benefit from a free health screening programme as part of a week-long activities scheduled to hold from September 8 to 15, 2023.
2 Sep 2023
To bolster entrepreneurial spirit, Pan-African creative agency, X3M Ideas, has launched a national competition to showcase, promote and offer funding to start-ups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Zambia.
2 Sep 2023
Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has said that public service is critical to having a working society and private sector, maintaining that if the country’s public sector does not get it right, there is no way the private sector can get it right.
2 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has said that airstrikes against terrorists, militants and oil thieves have continued unabated across the nation to deny criminals the freedom to cause havoc against innocent civilians, the environment and economy.
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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…
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The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to support the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal road project being executed by the Federal Government. Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, had on Monday said the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway…
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....as secondary market turnover in FMDQ hits ₦48.9tr Total value of transactions executed by domestic investors outperformed foreign investors patronage by circa 64 per cent as at March 2024. According to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment Report of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), total domestic transactions accounted for about 89 per cent…
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FOLLOWING the success of its 'Back to School project' at St. Michael's African School, Ipari-Nla, Ogun State, in February, the Angel Foundation has successfully completed another transformative project at the school, which was commissioned on Monday. It renovated and modernised the school's toilet facilities, enhanced hygiene standards for students and teachers alike, as well as…
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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
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The Kogi State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the ‘wanted’ tag that it placed on Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of the state. EFCC declared Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering…
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The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has accused the former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, of withdrawing $720,000 from state's account to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. Olukoyede disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday, April 23. "A certain governor, because he knows he is…
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The coalition of opposition lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly known as the G60 has faulted the amendment and passage of the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill by the State House of Assembly. The Rivers State House of Assembly had on Monday passed the amended Bill into law overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi…
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…