National
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched a colposcopy machine to combat cervical cancer in women through early detection and treatment.
Speaking during the commissioning and inspection of the machine
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The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to extend its operations to the leadership of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
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Two persons yesterday, lost their lives and another critically injured in an auto crash in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Rescuers blamed the incident on brake failure in one of the vehicles, which led to a head-on collision of the two trucks
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an enlightenment initiative, tagged #investnigeria, to attract more Nigerians to the capital market. Speaking at the official rollout at the weekend, the Director General of the SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama,
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Former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be blamed for Nigeria's slide into a one-party state, and not the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to set up a probe panel on the incessant national grid collapse.
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The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in partnership with the National Assembly, have offered free medical services to more than 1,000 residents of the Dass community in Bauchi State.
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For the second time this year, the Enugu Timber Market located in Enugu South Local Council was at the weekend gutted by fire, which destroyed property worth several millions of naira.
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The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has sought justice in the case of the late two-year-old Onosereba Omhonria and his one-year-old brother, Eromonsele, battling with eyesight problem after being shot by operatives
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The National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin K. Clark, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the deplorable state of roads in the South-South region as part of the 2025 budget.
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Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), a gold exploration and development company in Osun State has awarded scholarships to 46 students to strengthen ties with the host community.
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A Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Ismail Adegboyega Ibraheem, will on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, make history by becoming the first alumnus of the institution's Department of Mass Communication
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Former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has threatened to sue persons behind an online media outlet, Daily Excessive, over an alleged fake report targeted at causing a strained relationship between him and President Bola Tinubu. The decision to sue the purveyors of the news was made known in a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, the…
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Bola Tinubu at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
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The Guardian Newspaper, yesterday, won four of the categories at the 2024 Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA). In all, it had 13 nominations. The winners were Tobi Awodipe, who won the Bashorun M.K.O Abiola Prize for Sports Reporter of the Year, Eno Abasi Sunday
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The discretionary application of defamation law in Nigeria highlights the complexities of the country’s federal system, particularly the division of legislative powers between the federal and state governments.
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Out of the N5.718 trillion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue shared by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and November 2024, three states and the FCT earned N4.183 trillion as their share
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Nigeria’s over-reliance on debt funding may have hit the brink requiring a more creative financing model with the Federal Government’s unfunded deficit rising to as much as N3.95 trillion last year.
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The Supreme Court will, today, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader.
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More than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity remain stranded in Nigeria, despite multibillion-dollar investments designed to enhance the country’s power transmission infrastructure.