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Nigeria's Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has been elected chairman of the governing council of the African Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) for a two-year term. Abuduganiyu's election took place during the 55th Council meeting at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The council also approved the admission…
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The Southeast caucus of the National Assembly has raised concerns about the exclusion of beneficiaries from the region's tertiary institutions in the recent disbursement of student loans by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The caucus observed that the Southeast was conspicuously absent from the list of beneficiaries, despite a substantial sum of N2.95 billion…
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The Governor of Kaduna, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that the security in Birnin Gwari, a terrorist-ridden area, has stabilised under his administration. He also flagged off the construction of a 35.6-kilometre road linking 62 agrarian communities in the area to the market. Sani stated that the security efforts in the troubled Birnin Gwari Local…
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Eight bodies have been retrieved from a gravel mine that collapsed on Sunday in Zambia, police said, with more workers feared trapped under the debris. On Sunday morning, part of the pit around 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of the capital Lusaka caved in as a tipper truck was loading gravel, "trapping an unknown number…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to explain why Oando Plc received accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. He also criticised the Bola Tinubu administration for allegedly implementing a sham subsidy…
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Terrorists have kidnapped about 150 victims in Sokoto, even as the people of Gobir are still mourning the death of their Emir, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, murdered by bandits. University don, Prof. Bello Bada, disclosed this in an interview with Radio France International (RFI) Hausa Service monitored in Kaduna on Sunday, alleging that the scary…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted N2.2 billion worth of codeine bottles at the Lagos port. The agency also smashed a five-member female drug trafficking gang and arrested two individuals for selling drug-laced cookies and cakes online in Edo State. The arrests were revealed in a statement by NDLEA’s Director of Media…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the freezing of 32 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. The order, issued by Justice Emeka Nweze, is pending the outcome of the police investigation and prosecution of the case. Justice Nweze issued the order while ruling on an ex-parte…
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Spanish champions Real Madrid earned a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe made his Santiago Bernabeu bow without finding the net. The French striker played at home for the first time in a Madrid shirt but was largely frustrated by Valladolid's defence. Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde opened the…
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has reportedly presented the rescued medical students to the Vice Chancellor of Benue State University. The 20 medical students and their accompanying doctors were abducted on August 15 while en route to a medical convention. According to police spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi, the victims were "rescued tactically and…