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6 Jan
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani yesterday lamented the attack by bandits on Southern Kaduna communities that led to the loss of many lives and the kidnapping of many residents, describing the attackers as beasts in human skin.
6 Jan
The Ondo State Council for Islamic Affairs (ODSCIA) has congratulated the state governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa for his new position The group, in a separate statement issued by the state Chairman Alhaji Akinpelumi Abibullahi and the state General Secretary Alhaji Atere Nasirullahi, however commensurate with the state government on the passing away of its former…
6 Jan
The Chief Executive Officer of Starzz Properties, Delytsome Emmanuel Umana, has reiterated his firm’s commitment to spotlighting the
extraordinary opportunities that the Nigerian real estate sector offers for property-related businesses.
6 Jan
As governors across the 36 states of the federation signing the 2024 Appropriation Bill to law or the lawmakers are putting final touches to the bill for onward transmission to the governor for assent, analysts have tasked the state governments to go beyond rhetoric and ensure proper implementation of the budget.
6 Jan
Management of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has dismissed reports in some medium that inmates in correctional facilities are being fed with N200 as against the N750 daily budget. The agency said the report is false and misleading urging the public to discountence it. A statement availed The Guardian by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO),…
6 Jan
As IGP reaffirms commitment to digital, physical safety. In an onward fight against the menace of cyberstalking, threat to life and blackmailing schemes operating in the guise of micro blogging pages, and contending with the online safety of many, the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime center, have arrested three in connection with a case of…
6 Jan
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has cried out to Nigerians over what she described as "disgruntled elements" trying to stain her hard earned integrity following the Federal Government ongoing 44.8 Billion Fraud investigation in NSIPA.
6 Jan
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has appointed Commandant Ahmed Abodurin, PhD, as the new head of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC).
6 Jan
The National President of Ekid People's Union (EPU), Dr Samuel Udonsak, has said BUA International Limited is occupying its land illegally, just as the mining of Ilmenite without its consent is illegal. Speaking during its yearly congress, Udonsak persuaded the state government to abide by the terms and conditions of the 1930 Stubbs Creek Reserve…
6 Jan
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, congratulated Ms. Funke Akindele on her record-setting film, commending the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry.
6 Jan
A Lagos based business and technology expert, Scott C. Eneje, has predicted that 2024 would see Lagos State producing more innovators and developers in the area of technology.
6 Jan
• Hands-over 484-bed space hostel to Unilag The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has handed over a 484-bed space hall of residence to the University of Lagos, saying students must be provided conducive environment for learning, comfortable to think about big ideas and find solutions to the many complex challenges of modern…
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged privileged Nigerians to help in tackling water scarcity and provide Almajiri children access to Western education.
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The probe instituted by the Kaduna State House of Assembly against former Governor Nasir el-Rufai has begun, as the lawmakers directed the Ministry of Finance to supply documents relating to financial transactions between May 29, 2015 and 2023.
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A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, said his successor in 2027 from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) must be between the age bracket of 50 and 52 years of age.
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Worried by challenges confronting developing countries, United Nations has called for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus of at least $500 billion yearly to scale-up affordable long-term financing for countries, alongside series of structural reforms to institutions and rules that make up the international financial architecture.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme, commencing with civil servants.
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National oil companies in Africa, financiers and global players, yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa moved to unlock barriers to existing oil and gas projects across the continent amid a $1.5 trillion investment portfolio.
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Due to its strategic function as an interventionist agency in the South-South region, the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that the commission is marred with so much distrust and suspicion by residents.