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Mr Ademola Adebayo, an entrepreneur, has called for collaboration of all tiers of government to merge entrepreneurship and vocational skills for the growth of Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). READ ALSO:SystemSpecs’ John Obaro on leadership, entrepreneurship, and building a lasting legacy at NBCC Sharing Experience Series Adebayo, who is also an educationist, made…
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Olam Agri and the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) have expressed scepticism over the food import waiver policy by the federal government to tackle the current food crisis in the country. They stressed the need for the government to take into consideration that the importation process from the country of origin takes about 3-4…
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The Acting Vice Chancellor, of Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja, Prof. Ahmed Salisu Garba, has said that the incessant attacks on learners and schools in Nigeria, particularly in the North is an agenda to deprive the children of the constitutional right to education. Garba, while delivering a keynote address in Bauchi on Monday, at a public…
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The Niger State Government has conditionally lifted the ban on mining activities across the state. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba made the announcement while inaugurating the 18-man task force on illegal mining to tackle environmental degradation. The event was held at the council chamber, Government House, Minna, on Monday, August 26, 2024. Garba noted that since…
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A middle-aged woman, Theresa Awuhe, has been gunned down in Makurdi, the capital city, by some unidentified assailants. The incident occurred on Saturday night as she was returning home from her shop near the Villa suite. According to reports, unidentified assailants ambushed Ms. Awuhe and opened fire, killing her instantly. It was further learnt that…
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. A three-member panel of the appellate court affirmed Ighodalo’s nomination shortly after dismissing the appeal file by an aspirant, Anselm Ojezua, for being incompetent…
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The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clash resulted in the death of two policemen and three sustaining…
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Indigenous oil company, Matrix Energy, has filed a libel suit against two media houses for reports linking it to the alleged importation of low-grade fuel from Malta to Nigeria. The company and its CEO, Alhaji Abdulkadir Adisa Aliu, filed the lawsuit before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, seeking N20 billion in damages. In…
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One of Uganda's largest prisons has been without water for about two weeks after failing to pay its bill, officials said Monday, with an opposition politician labelling it a "national embarrassment." The maximum-security Luzira prison in the capital, Kampala, houses more than 8,000 male and female inmates as well as 2,600 staff, according to parliament…
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Authorities in Gabon say they have arrested around 30 young people, including minors, after violence in the economic hub Port-Gentil. READ ALSO:Gabon’s interim president imposes strict holiday restrictions on officials They are accused of vandalizing businesses and attacking passersby armed with axes, machetes, broken bottles, and knives, the interior ministry said on…