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31 Jan
The Anambra Government has given a mandate to all hotel operators and landlords in the state to start profiling their clients and tenants. The government gave the order through the office of the Special Adviser on Community Security, with the belief that this will help reduce insecurity in Anambra State. The Anambra State Commissioner for…
27 Jan
The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has asked the state government to pursue a one-stop, unified tax payment system in the state. President of ECCIMA, Odeiga Jideonwo, said the system would prevent the multiple payment of the same tax to both the state and local governments at the same time. Speaking…
27 Jan
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commiserated with the people and government of Enugu over the fuel tanker fire, which claimed lives following an accident in the state, saying it's time to put an end to avoidable tanker accidents and explosions. The fuel tanker had on Saturday veered off course and burst into flames along the…
26 Jan
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…
26 Jan
Delta State government has urged public servants, contractors, and other relevant bodies that carry out procurement activities to operate within the confines of the law, or face the consequences. Addressing journalists shortly after holding a crucial inaugural meeting on Thursday in Asaba, the State capital, Chairman of the Delta State Public Procurement Council, Mr. David…
26 Jan
The Anambra State Government has reportedly demolished a hideout belonging to kidnappers and uncovered their shrine. According to a post shared on X by the Anambra State New Media on Saturday, the government carried out the operation in its bid to stop criminal activities in the South-Eastern state. "The Anambra State Government identified the building…
24 Jan
The Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on all Nigerians to unite, rise up, and rededicate themselves to the struggle of the citizens and say no to oppression from political leaders. Falana, who stated this during the Day of Tributes in memory of the late Dr. Adewale Peter Balogun, described as a hero of…
24 Jan
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has vehemently condemned and rejected the recent appointment of 45 chairpersons to head various federal government boards, agencies, organisations, and companies without the inclusion of a single Ijaw individual. The prominent Nigeria youth group described the action by President Bola Tinubu's administration as…
24 Jan
The Centre for Inclusive Social Development, (CISD), has called on the Sokoto state government to work with active civic society organisations to improve the public finance management process in the state. It noted that CSOs are partners in strengthening government institutions and should be seen as such. BudgIT, in its quarterly report on the States…
18 Jan
The Northern Patriotic Coalition for Democracy (NPCD) has faulted Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for his criticism of President Bola Tinubu's economic policies, describing his statements as careless and misinformed. The group said Sanusi lacks the moral justification to advise the government, accusing him…
2 Jan
Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disclosed that in the year 2025, governance under his watch in the state will be inclusive and transparent, with an accountable system that will prioritize the overall welfare of the people. While expressing gratitude to God for the successes recorded in the past year, Aiyedatiwa stressed that 2024…
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The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has expressed shock beyond description at the sad news of the passing of Chief Ayo Adebanjo. In a statement he personally signed and made available to reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Babalola described the late elder statesman as a legal practitioner…
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The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has expressed shock beyond description
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President Bola Tinubu's former campaign spokesman in the south east, Dr. Josef Onoh has described the immediate past Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as a resilient misunderstood statesman who has no political and social boundaries. Onoh said that the former governor has shown his ability to make friendship accros boards, absorb shocks, and…
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Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world's first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person when a vehicle stopped in front of them…
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Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has advocated for gender equity in global security
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against “desperately selecting examination towns.” The spokesperson of the board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Benjamin emphasised that the board does not select towns for…
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has been urged to reverse the unlawful hike in Automated Teller Machine
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, arresting four members in intelligence-led operations during which multimillion-naira worth of tramadol pills concealed in the bumper and false bottom of Sienna buses heading to border towns were recovered. NDLEA's spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the operation began after weeks of surveillance…