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As Nigeria celebrates the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Legion and wives of the fallen heroes have appealed to the Cross River State government to fulfil all promises made to them. The Armed Forces Remembrance Day is set aside every year to celebrate serving members of the…
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken steps to cut the demand and supply chain of vandalised manhole and gully inlets covers on FCT roads. Mr Adamu Gwary, Director, Department of Security Services, FCT Administration, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN recalls that…
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Malam Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says the agency aims to train more than 10 million Nigerians on digital literacy annually. Inuwa disclosed this on Wednesday at a three-day digital literacy skills’ training for public servants in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that training workshop…
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has ordered telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes assigned to nine financial institutions due to unpaid debts. This was made known in a public notice signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, on Wednesday. According to the commission, the affected…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has charged agencies of the ministry to align and prioritise their 2025 budget proposals to ensure massive and impactful development. Oyetola gave the charge in a statement by Mrs Anastasia Ogbonna, Director of Information and Public Relations, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the minister,…
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The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK) has reiterated the ban on drone operations in the North East Theatre, comprising Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, citing security and safety concerns. The Air Component Commander of AC OPHK, Air Commodore Umar Idris, emphasised the ban in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He stated…
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it needs N580bn to rehabilitate runways and improve airport infrastructure nationwide. FAAN Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku disclosed this during a visit by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Ibrahim Kana. She said many airport runways, built in the late 1970s, had…
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A group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Community Youths Association has called for a fresh licensing bid that would ensure that 40% of Nigeria's oil bloc is allocated to investors that are indigenous to the Niger Delta region as stipulated in extant laws of the country. The group based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo,…
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The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has announced plans to commission two additional water schemes in Ogoni, Rivers State, by February 2025. The development is part of HYPREP's ongoing efforts to provide potable water to impacted communities in Ogoni. According to the Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, on Wednesday, the two water schemes,…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a five-count charge of unlawful embezzlement against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to former Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of corruption and money laundering. The case, with charge number FCH/KD/16c/2025, was filed by the Assistant Chief Legal Officer of ICPC, Dr. Osuobeni…
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The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday said his administration would initiate welfare packages for the families of fallen heroes in the state. The governor made the promise at the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Benin City. Okpebholo said the welfare packages would be geared towards sustaining the immediate families of the…