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Public service is said to be the engine room of government and public servants, the architects of policy, the implementers of reform and the custodians of public trust. But what happens when this engine lacks the capacity to drive progress? The result, as seen in many African nations, is a failing governance environment and stunted…
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Scholars of communication from Africa and Europe have called for the deployment of strategic communication as a tool for social change and improved standard of living. At a virtual meeting to formally launch the book, "Communication and Social Change in Africa: Selected Case Studies," they insisted that works over, strategic communication plays a transformative role…
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The USA Chapter of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has called on the Military Administrator of Rivers State to resign and the people of the state to reject him immediately, arguing that while Nigeria operates as a federation, Rivers State is a sovereign entity within it. NADECO, who made the call in a statement dated…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced the disbursement of the newly approved monthly allowance of ₦77,000 to corps members, effective March 2025. This adjustment follows the Federal Government's decision in September 2024 to increase the allowance from ₦33,000, aligning with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024 Despite the approval in September 2024,…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, says it will impound any articulated vehicle seen carrying animals with passengers in the state. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, made this known to newsmen after a meeting with members of the Ondo state House of Assembly on Wednesday in Akure. He said…
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Ogun Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state while confirming its first case. This was made known in a statement by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to Coker, the index case is a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) member who fell sick…
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An employee of the Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Mercy Olokunboro, 45, was docked on Wednesday before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, over alleged N722,000 fraud, among other offences. The defendant, whose address was not provided, however, pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge of conspiracy, intent to defraud, stealing, forgery and fraud. The Prosecutor, DSP Joseph Adebayo,…
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The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a motion seeking to immortalise the late Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, now Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia South) had moved the motion under Senate Orders 41 and 51 but faced opposition. The motion was put to a voice vote and subsequently turned…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than one million people in Oyo State are involved in illicit drug consumption. The NDLEA State Commander, Olayinka Joe-Fadile, disclosed this on Wednesday during a campaign rally against drug abuse in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign was organised by…
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Delta State Police Command's Special Assignment Team have reportedly killed five suspected kidnappers in a gun battle around Iyamuge, Otu-Jeremi, Warri, Ughelli, and environs. Spokesperson for the State Police command, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the killings, explained that some hoodlums suspected to be gang members engaged the Police in a gun duel in the forest…
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