Idris Wada
16 May 2024
Political office holders in Kogi State under the past administration of Captain Idris Wada have commended the governor, Usman Ododo, for approving payment of their outstanding salaries. The former political appointees under the aegis of Capt Wada's Appointees (2012-2016) in a statement in Lokoja yesterday signed by group coordinators, Abubakar Sadiq Ainoko, former Commissioner for…
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The Federal Government is aiming to raise N450 billion from its January 2015 bond auction scheduled for opening on Monday, January 27. The Debt Management Office (DMO) which announced this said the move is in line with the strategic plan of the government to address a projected budget deficit of N13.08 trillion in 2025, equivalent…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated the NAFDAC-Catch Them Young Consumer Safety Club
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The Nigeria Police Force is set to rejig its workforce with no fewer than 10,000 recruit constables billed to pass out from various training institutions across the country. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who made the disclosure, noted that the milestone event is a testament to the ongoing commitment of the Force to enhance its…
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts (SPAC) has approved the 2025 budgetary proposal for the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF), following the resolution of initial concerns. The approval was granted after the Auditor-General, Shaakaa Kanyitor Chira, addressed grey areas identified by the committee during the initial presentation earlier this week. At a…
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The United States withdrawing from the World Health Organization would have a significant impact on public health programmes in Africa, the continent's public health agency said Thursday. Hours after taking office on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US to withdraw from the UN agency, which threatens to leave numerous global…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116. 184b for institutional loans and upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country as of January 2025, the Managing Director Akintunde Sawyer has indicated. The funds, distributed under the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme, have benefited 680,658 students in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of…
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The Management of Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, has appointed Mrs Abimbola Adewumi as the new registrar of the institution.
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, assured officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army that their welfare would not be compromised.
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Residents of the Jacob Beredugo street along the Osiri area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were on Wednesday night thrown into shock and disbelief following the discovery of the skeleton of 45-year-old Preacher, Esere Okilo in his residence 15 months after he was declared missing. The deceased, Esere Okilo is from Nembe-Bassambiri in Bayelsa…
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A judge on Thursday jailed for life a British teenager who killed three young girls in a frenzied stabbing spree, as the families wept in court at horrific details of the "extreme violence" he inflicted on them.Sentencing violence-obsessed Axel Rudakubana to 13 life terms for the three murders and 10 attempted murders, judge Julian Goose…