Boreholes
6 Sep
The Sokoto State Government has clarified that N1.2 billion was spent on drilling new boreholes, not on renovating existing ones.
26 Aug
The Rite Place Health Initiative (RPHI) has cautioned against the indiscriminate digging of boreholes across communities in the country. Executive Director of RPHI, Dr. Chukwumezie Okolo, issued this warning while speaking at the 2024 International Water Conference in Abuja. He insisted that this practice poses grave danger to the environment and cannot guarantee access to…
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South Korea's defence and trade ministries said Thursday they had blocked DeepSeek's access to work computers, following a request from the country's data watchdog for the Chinese AI startup to clarify how it manages user information.
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President Bola Tinubu has been applauded by the National Association of Aviation Progressives (NAAP) for the appointment of Captain Chris Najomo as the substantive Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). President Tinubu had, on Tuesday, written to the Nigerian Senate, urging that Najomo be confirmed as the substantive DG of…
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a teenager for allegedly bringing a pistol to a primary school in the state and threatening to harm his schoolmates with it. The Guardian gathered that the incident happened at St. Paul Primary School, Ikot Ibiok, in the Eket Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police,…
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a teenager for allegedly bringing a pistol to a primary school in the state and threatening to harm his schoolmates with it. The Guardian gathered that the incident happened at St. Paul Primary School, Ikot Ibiok, in the Eket Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of…
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Joao Felix helped AC Milan into the Italian Cup semi-finals with his first goal for the seven-time European champions in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Roma. Portugal forward Felix dinked home Milan's third with 18 minutes remaining at the San Siro, a day following his arrival on loan from Chelsea, after collecting fellow new signing Santiago…
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