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Amidst Cholera Outbreak in the country, the United Nations Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (UN- SFH) has provided a grant of $2.5million to WaterAid Nigeria to scale up sanitation and hygiene in Bauvhi state. The project tagged "Accelerating Inclusive Sanitation and Hygiene Economy in Nigeria" is a 30-month project to be implemented in four local government areas…
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A bill seeking to mandate the inclusion of high-quality cassava flour in edible wheat flour production has passed its second reading in the Senate. Sponsored by Senator Saliu Mustapha (APC, Kwara South), the bill proposes that all producers of edible flour in Nigeria or those importing wheat flour include at least 20% cassava flour in…
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Forty-one families of security operatives who fell victim to insecurity in the South East region have received a total of N37 million in cash gifts and relief materials of several bags of rice and other food times from the Peace Fund Committee. The committee is an offshoot of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt.…
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Following the resumption of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday urged Nigerians to avoid malicious attacks on clear progress, saying such will only undermine the significant strides the country has made. The NNPCL said this in response to claims by certain individuals that the Old Port…
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A teenager whose lies about her teacher are accused of contributing to the educator's murder by an Islamist radical apologised to his family in a French court on Tuesday. Eight people have been on trial since early November, charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old of Chechen origin beheading…
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Google said Tuesday it was assisting Indian authorities probing the deaths of three men who reportedly drove off an incomplete bridge while following a route on Google Maps. The group was on their way to a wedding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state when their car plunged into the Ramganga river from the unfinished bridge…
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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has presented a ₦955 billion appropriation bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. During the presentation on Tuesday, Eno highlighted that the proposed budget represents a 3% increase from the revised ₦923.462 billion budget for 2024. "Government…
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday hosted a historic visit by His Excellency Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of China. The visit, the first of its kind by a Chinese parliamentary leader, was warmly received by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who called for…
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President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). This, according to the President, is in a bid to enhance oversight mechanisms. The nominees contained in a formal letter addressed to the President of the Senate, are Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, Oyo State,…
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The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Federal Ministry of Power. This collaboration according to the Ministry of Water Resources seeks to implement the hydropower component of the Sustainable Power and Irrigation in Nigeria (SPIN) Project, emphasizing food security, renewable energy,…