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The Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) on Tuesday backed the administrative and financial autonomy of local government areas in the country. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, made this known at the National Dialogue on Local Government and Constitution Amendment organised by the House Committee on the Review of the Constitution…
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The Minister of Defence for State, Bello Matawalle, has advocated a total health package for both serving and retired military personnel in the country. He made the call at the 12th Stakeholders Meeting of the Defence Health Maintenance Limited (DHML) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the availability of good health services is an…
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South African music star Tyla has made history by overtaking Beyoncé on Spotify. The 22-year-old broke the record for the most streamed album by a black female artist released in 2024. Tyla’s self-titled debut album achieved a staggering 1.565 billion streams, surpassing Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, which had 1.564 billion streams. READ ALSO: Tyla leads Afrobeats…
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The many reactions and comments to one of my LinkedIn posts that analysed how “Artificial intelligence helped the United States Treasury Department recover $ 1 billion worth of check fraud” have spurred me to write on why modern businesses must adopt AI to prevent fraud. Fraud detection systems and other business-critical tools rely on machine…
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Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has advocated for a transformative shift in Africa's education system. The ex-governor and senator noted that by rooting the education system in African languages, the continent can foster growth and self-reliance. This approach, he argued, would enable Africans to learn and develop in a more culturally relevant and…
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The Senate has passed a bill seeking to give legal framework for the establishment of Nigerian Police Force Training Institutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of the bill followed the adoption of report of the Committee on Police Affairs at plenary on Wednesday. The report was presented by the Chairman…
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The police command in Edo has ordered an investigation into the circumstances that caused the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of NLC at a police checkpoint in Benin City. The command Spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, said the Commissioner of Police, Umoru P. Ozigi gave the order on Wednesday. Sources said the incident…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, says his Administration is installing streetlights in all ongoing roads construction in rural areas to improve security. Wike stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating the construction of a 10.5 kilometre access road, to connect several communities on the Kabusa to Ketti road…
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The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts in addressing the root causes of banditry and insecurity in the Southeast region. The house recommended improved intelligence gathering, community engagement, and enhanced coordination among security agencies. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Paul Namchi (LP-Enugu…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1,054,542,020,147.47 before members of the State House of Assembly. The Guardian reports that the appropriation bill consists of N453.56bn as recurrent expenditure and N600.98bn as capital expenditure. The governor, who had earlier commissioned the newly redesigned State Assembly Complex built over…
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Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration has committed $1.05 billion, amounting to about N177 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector. Wike, represented by the Minister of State, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this at the 6th International Conference on Learning Cities, held in Jubail, Kingdom of…