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Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday denied any plan to amend the state Local Government Areas Electoral Law, ahead of the council elections fixed for Oct. 19. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had, at a news conference, alleged that the state government was planning to amend the said law through the back door. But…
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As part of an ongoing effort to boost grassroots football development, the much-anticipated Innovative Super Cup kicks off in New Karu, Nasarawa State, on Saturday, October 12. Organised by Coach Raymond Stephen Kantoma and Skillful Soccer Academy, the competition is the first edition of a secondary school football tournament in the area. The tournament holds…
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Katsina State Government said it will disburse N2billion to victims affected by flood in some parts of the state. The governor Dikko Radda made this known on Tuesday evening during the launch of the second phase for the distribution of 3,850 bags of 25kg of rice to vulnerable groups. The rice was donated to the…
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has clarified the statement made on his behalf in directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to stop operating its refineries and focus solely on equity participation in other refineries. Lokpobiri, in a statement by the Director of Upstream in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources,…
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The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it generated N78.524 billion revenue between January and September. Mr. Dauda Chana, the Area Comptroller, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. NAN reports that the Kano area command covers Kano and Jigawa states.…
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Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sacked his Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, over N30 million bribery allegations levelled against him. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement by his spokesman Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the dismissal takes immediate effect and ordered that a probe be conducted into the allegations. Ewenla, in a…
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The Nigerian Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone D Bauchi has intercepted 628 jerry cans of smuggled petrol, 78 pieces of donkey skin, and four petrol drums in four weeks. The Comptroller of FOU Zone D, Aliyu Abubakar, made this known while briefing journalists on Wednesday on the activities of smugglers in Bauchi. He said…
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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, among other stakeholders in the transport and logistics sector, has advocated the need for improved and efficient transport services in the country The experts said a well-planned society where transportation is taken seriously has options for citizens to travel either by road, rail, water, or air transportation.…
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Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have indicated interest to attend the Pre-Summit Conference of the 1st Pan-Ijaw Economic Summit 2024. The Pre-Summit scheduled for the 17th and the 18th of October at the Banquet hall of the Bayelsa State House, Yenogoa preludes…
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Nigeria's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has dropped to $29.83 million in the second quarter of 2024, the lowest recorded since 2013, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The decline represents a 65.33% drop from the $86.03 million registered in the same period in 2023 and a 74.97% decline from…