Cynthia Mbamalu
5 May
Yiaga Africa has proposed the unification of local council elections across the country for a four-year tenure, as it would stop the undermining of electoral laws and constitutions.
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THE Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has awarded the 2024 NAS Gold Medal Prize for Physical Sciences to a professor of Physical Chemistry at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Matthew Ayorinde Adebayo. The NAS Gold Medal Prize was instituted by the Academy in 2016, to be awarded to deserving Nigerian scientists who…
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The renewable energy business subsidiary of Oando Energy Resources, under the Oando Plc group, Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), and its technical partner, Yutong Bus Co Limited, have met the Lagos Ministry of Transportation and the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). The delegation, led by President/Chief Executive Officer of OCEL Ademola Ogunbanjo, and Vice…
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for collaboration between states and the Federal Government to achieve a sustainable energy future. Sanwo-Olu made the call during the forum of Commissioners of Powers and Energy in Nigeria, held in Lagos, yesterday, where he mentioned that the task before the commissioners could not be tackled in isolation,…
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Mental health experts have urged men facing mental health challenges to break the silence by openly discussing their struggles and seeking medical assistance when needed. The experts, who spoke during ‘A fight for life " event organised by Mindfully with Tunmise Podcast, also emphasised the important role accessible mental healthcare could play in addressing healthcare…
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Absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, stalled a N50 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the matter, which was fixed for yesterday, could not proceed because Justice…
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Lagos State Government, through the Office of Special Adviser on Climate Change and Circular Economy (OCCE), has taken a step towards advancing sustainable development by signing an Expression of Interest (EoI) to partner with the EU-Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The state government, in a statement, yesterday, by Special Adviser…
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• As output surpasses World Bank, IMF projections • Self-employed jobs jump to 85.6 per cent • Rising debt poses major risk to private sector growth, says Muda Yusuf Notwithstanding the high inflation rate, rising interest rates and company closure, escalating energy, insecurity and several other headwinds have impacted the economy, the National Bureau of…
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The defection of 27 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has left Rivers State in political turmoil and drawn condemnation from elder statesman Edwin Clark, who described the move as unconstitutional. Amid an escalating rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and former Governor Nyesom Wike, allegations of judicial compromise…
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, expressed the need for the National Assembly to prioritise the funding for Nigeria’s space programme to enable the country play a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. Tinubu spoke at event tagged: ‘Nigeria’s 25 years in Space and Technology’, organised by the National Space Research and Development Agency, held at…
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United Nations Office on drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the Federal Government have said one woman is killed every 10 minutes as a result of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). They also called for a united front to combat the menace of SGBV. UNODC Country Representative, Cheikh Toure, said statistics on SGBV reflects the urgency…