Derivation fund
23 Oct
No fewer than nine House of Representatives members from the oil-rich Niger Delta region are pushing for an increase from 13 percent to 50 percent of the derivation fund. Already, a bill aimed at achieving the objective, which has scaled the first reading stage, has been scheduled for deliberation on the floor of the House…
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Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have dismantled 13 illegal bunkering sites, arrested 15 suspects, and recovered over 300,000 litres of stolen products in a series of operations across the Niger Delta region. According to the Deputy Director of 6 Division Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah, the operations, conducted between January 20 and…
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Russia on Sunday said its forces had captured the east Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka in the embattled Donetsk region, almost three years into their offensive. Russia has made steady advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine for months. Moscow's defence ministry said Russian troops led "active offensive actions" and "liberated the settlement of Velyka…
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A Diaspora group, under the auspices of Plateau State Association, USA, Inc. (PSA-USA), has mourned the death of former Minister of FCT, Jeremiah Useni. The PSA-USA, in a condolence message signed by its President, Dr. Barth Shepkong, on Sunday, and made available to newsmen in Abuja, described him as a visionary statesman who inspired many…
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Two of Britain's leading music icons, Elton John and Paul McCartney, urged the UK government on Sunday to protect creative artists from AI, as ministers consult on changing copyright laws. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is considering overhauling the law to allow AI developers to use creators' content online to help develop their models, unless…
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As part of efforts to improve human capital development, Governor Uba Sani has said that the government is committed to transforming Kaduna State into the nation's skills hub by providing institutions that will give artisans the requisite training and certification. The State Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Patience Fakai, reiterated this in a press…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has expressed deep sadness over the fuel tanker explosion, which caused the death of several people, with many also injured, in Enugu State. The horrific incident occurred on Saturday, on the 9th Mile 82 Division Expressway, Ugwuonyeama section, when a truck loaded with Premium Motor…
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A lifeless body of a 30-year-old man, Rabiu Sani, was recovered from a nearby river in Kunture village, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The young man drowned in the pond and subsequently died in the pool while struggling to pull himself out of the water. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday when the…
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a social integration strategy to prevent “evil habits” among communities not interested in such. Badenoch made the call in an interview on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips on Sky News. "One thing that I don't think we have been doing properly in this country is to have a…
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President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit set to take place from Monday, January 27, to Tuesday, January 28. The Tanzanian government, in partnership with the World Bank and the African Development Bank Group, is hosting the summit. Tinubu spokesman Bayo Onanuga…
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A consultant neurologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr. Temitope Farombi, has warned that by 2030, Nigerians are projected to experience three times the current burden of brain disorders. Farombi revealed that one in four people in Nigeria has hypertension, and one in six people has diabetes, warning that in the next five…