Kyari Abba Bukar
26 Aug
Policyholders who subscribe to Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc received N2.08 billion as claims in last year.The amount paid represented 87.1 per cent of the paid claims budget for the year, while claims paid in the review rose
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Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been confirmed dead after a Boko Haram ambush on November 18, 2024, in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The attack occurred near the Niger-Kaduna state boundary during an inspection tour of national grid installations. NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi confirmed the incident in…
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President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron took bilateral relations to the next level on X by exchanging pleasantries in Pidgin. Tinubu and his wife arrived in France on a two-day trip on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader since 2000. Macron celebrated the occasion with a heartfelt post on X…
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The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child
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A power cut plunged Zimbabwe's parliament into darkness as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was finishing his budget speech.
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, stated on Thursday that the ministry was not established to provide jobs for Nigerians. This is as the Special Adviser to the President on Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, revealed that 13 to 14 key reforms are underway with the ultimate goal of economic growth. The minister…
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The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Nasir Kwarra, says considerable progress has been achieved in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. Kwarra said this while speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the fifth anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The 2024 commemoration of the summit has “The…
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the immediate restructuring and sanitisation of the Kebbi State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a move which aims to enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of police officers attached to the section in the state. The IGP has directed that all officers currently occupying positions within the Kebbi…
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The Kogi State Government has flagged off the 2024 measles supplementary immunization campaign against the spread of measles infection. Kogi governor’s wife, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, who flagged off the campaign on Thursday in Lokoja, said that the effort was to mitigate the escalation of measles during the harmattan season. Ododo urged parents to avail their…
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The Rivers Elders Forum has called on the National Assembly to support calls to end the lingering political crisis in the state. The elders, under the aegis of the Simplified Rivers Elders Forum, therefore urged the lawmakers to support the lawmaker representing Ideato North-South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, in his efforts to…