MOTOAN
10 Nov
Kogi State government on Sunday said that it has commenced the identification registration for members of the Motorcycle Operators and Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (MOTOAN). The state commissioner of transportation, Atuluku Victor Levi, stated this while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday. Levi told journalists that the overriding importance of the exercise is to…
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called for a more liberal visa regime for Nigerian companies seeking to establish businesses in foreign countries. The minister made the call in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when he represented President Bola Tinubu at a meeting with executive members of the Nigerian community in Ethiopia.…
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The African Union (AU) has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade protocol, following the impressive record of the Federal Government in promoting digital enterprise and innovation. The 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which concluded…
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Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it will close the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle on Feb. 21. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said the 2024/2025 application cycle would commence on Feb. 22. Sawyerr said that the transition to the 2024/2025 cycle was…
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A 32-year-old staff member of Micronova Pharmaceutical industries , Yusuf Abdulazeez, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly defrauding his employer of N13.5 million. Abdulazeez is standing trial before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining under false pretense to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, SP Josephine…
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The Air Component of Operation FASAN YANMA, has eliminated several bandits in a successful airstrike at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the Saturday…
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) will begin to enjoy full power supply from Feb 23. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Monday. It said the ongoing restoration efforts by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the…
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An elder statesman and a retired university lecturer who majored in Mathematics, Professor Peter Lassa, has stressed the need for a new constitution in the country, as all Nigerian Constitutions, including the present one, are ambiguous. Lassa added that these ambiguities pose problems for the average educated person, who may not be learned in law,…
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Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed all residents, including politicians across party lines, to stay away from local government secretariats to prevent further violence and safeguard public property. Adeleke disclosed that he has directed security agencies to take charge of all local government secretariats. Adeleke's directive comes in response to an alleged illegal attempt…
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The European Union (EU) is exploring the potential for establishing a hydropower generation site at Asso Falls in Plateau State. According to the Head of Green and Digital Economy at the EU Delegation in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Inga Stefanowicz, the hydropower project, which is expected to generate 2MW of electricity, is part of the EU’s…
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Relatives of Israelis abducted by the Palestinian extremist militia Hamas in 2023 staged protests on Monday to mark 500 days of their captivity.The day’s events included blocking central streets in several towns and cities, including Tel Aviv, and a march to the Knesset in Jerusalem. A total of 73 hostages remain in Gaza, with 36…