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17 Apr 2024
The Katsina State government has shut down three filling stations suspected of supplying fuel to bandits in the state. Jabiru Tsauri, the Chief of Staff to Katsina governor, Dikko Radda, led the task force that carried out the raid that led to the closure of the affected fuel stations. The task force was set up…
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The International Monetary Fund on Thursday welcomed the new Lebanese government's request for support in addressing severe economic challenges. Lebanon in January elected a new president after a more than two-year vacuum, and then formed a government led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. In February the IMF said it was open to a new loan…
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The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since its 2021 resurgence, the M23 has been fighting the Congolese army there, seizing swathes of the DRC's mineral-rich territory in a region plagued by decades…
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Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Damascus on Thursday, with the military saying it had hit a "command centre" of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. A war monitor reported one person killed, with Syrian state media saying the strike had targeted a building in the capital. Islamic Jihad…
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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) said it will soon unveil a more efficient system to improve the import clearance regime, aiming for a full integration with the National Single Window Project. NESREA Director-General, Dr. Innocent Barikor, stated this when receiving the Project Manager of the National Single Window Project, Dr. Tola…
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Nigeria will partner with the United Kingdom's Zander Corporation to transform agricultural practices and restore degraded lands in the country's most vulnerable ecological zones. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the federal government of Nigeria remains steadfast in its commitment to afforestation as a key strategy in combating desertification, promoting sustainable…
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The Labour Party (LP) has reaffirmed its commitment to free, fair, and credible primaries ahead of the Anambra State gubernatorial election, ensuring a transparent process that upholds democratic values. Speaking during the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, assured party members that the primaries would reflect the…
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A leadership and management expert with decades of experience in the electricity sector, Dr Pius David Bako has called on Nigerians to develop stronger leadership skills to drive societal progress. He made this statement in Abuja during his conferment with an honorary doctorate by the Institute of Leadership, Manpower and Management Development (ILMMD). Bako…
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Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, has assured that the Federal Government was addressing all funding and policy gaps to tackle the challenges in the nation's healthcare system, especially in the face of the cut in funding by the United States. He noted that although the US decision was sudden and…
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The Federal Government has stated that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway was a well-thought-out project and not a wasteful and corrupt venture, as implied by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. While urging Nigerians to ignore the stance of Obasanjo on the over 700-kilometre highway, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, urged those criticising the project and other…
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The Southwest zone of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has evaluated the number of shops razed by the inferno at Aleshinloye Market, Ibadan, on Wednesday at over 500. Zonal Coordinator Kadiri Olanrewaju, in an on-the-spot report of the incident, said that despite the challenges faced, the responders, including the State Fire Services and their…