Damilare Adenola
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• N’Assembly, SGF, Edun urge Nigerians to shun action • Abuja court restricts protesters to National Stadium • Security intensified as IGP highlights dangers of violent demonstrations The Federal Government yesterday made a last-ditch attempt to dissuade organisers of the planned nationwide protest against hunger, which is expected to begin today. While some groups have…
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• Obaseki empathises with Nigerians over hardship • APC, LP plotting to cause unrest, Enugu PDP alleges The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has empathised with Nigerians over the pervading hardship and difficulties they had to endure, particularly over the last one year, arising from various policies that have been implemented by the Federal Government.…
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Salahuddeen Tahir, is the Chairman, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigerian Council, and Head of Assets & Investments Management at NNPC Gas & Power Investment Services (NGPIS), where he oversees strategic investments in power, LNG, and gas-based industry initiatives. With dual degrees in Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Tahir brings over 22 years of experience in the…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has cautioned intending protesters and the general public against attacks on critical national assets and infrastructure, saying this contravenes the law.
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Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Nigeria, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, and the President, Association of African Public Service Commission (AAPSCOMS), and Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of the Republic of Zambia, Dr Choolwe Beyani, met in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss how to make public service in Africa respond to the demands of artificial…
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Stakeholders have adopted Nigeria’s Climate Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report aimed at strengthening the resilience and adaptive capacity of the health systems to deal with the adverse health effects of climate change. They met at a stakeholders validation workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the World…
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Medical professionals have called on the Federal Government to address the alarming rate of hypertension to prevent a looming public health crisis.They said the low treatment and control rates of hypertension in Nigeria underscores the urgent need for improved healthcare infrastructure, greater health insurance coverage, and targeted public health campaigns to increase awareness and accessibility…
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The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, has unveiled a special energy programme to identify peculiar problems in Nigeria’s energy and power sector, as well as to develop solutions to solve the problems, thereby contributing to the country’s energy development. Unveiling the initiative, the Vice Chancellor of FUPRE, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, said…
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) has awarded EDGE experts, who work as advisors to the nine developers and financial institutions on their professionalism in green building projects.
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The recent seizures of a large cache of arms and ammunition by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again, necessitated the need for increased border protection, even as the NCS continues ramping up revenue to supplement Nigeria’s sparse earnings from under-produced crude oil. After the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the NCS remains at the…
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Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed The Guardian story that applicants for student loan will get a stipend of N20,000 monthly. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, revealed that students, who applied for upkeep allowance would receive N250,000 per annum,…