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25 Jan
Chief executives of culture agencies have raised the need for government to prioritise the culture sector. While emphasising the importance of culture sector, they said the allocation for them in the 2025 budget falls short of what is expected for these agencies to operate effectively ...
24 Dec
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has reiterated its commitment to the future of energy sustainability even as it unveiled a new brand identity during the commemoration of its silver jubilee dinner and awards night.
27 Sep
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has called on the government to implement a transportation policy mandating the use of gas-powered vehicles for public transportation, which can also be extended to government activities.
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A Special Anti Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced a 34-year-old man, Damilare Oyero, to 10 years imprisonment for belonging to a secret society. The Magistrate, Mr O. L. Oke, convicted Oyero on a three-count charge of belonging to an unlawful society, unlawful possession of a wooden axe, and unlawfull conduct causing breach…
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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and Incorporated Trustees of New Kosol Welfare Initiative have disagreed over the implementation of the proposed expatriates taxation regime. AGF, in his preliminary objection to the plaintiff’s suit, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja that the Incorporated Trustees of New Kosol…
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An Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the case against popular Musician Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, to March 26 to enable the prosecution merge his charges with those of his workers. When the case against the artist resumed on Wednesday after his earlier arraignment on Feb. 20, the prosecution told the court that it would be…
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The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned a 72-year-old doctor and two women for allegedly stealing and selling children. The defdndants appeared before the state’s Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka. The defendants are Dr Daniel Ikebuilo, Ifunanya Ogbonna, 24, and Odinaka Okorie, 27. They were arraigned on five counts bordering…
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Mr Wemimo Akinsola, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Ondo State Governor on Agriculture and Agribusiness, on Wednesday met with farmers aimed at boosting food production in the state. Akinsola, while addressing the farmers in Akure, said the meeting was part of government efforts toward the development of the agricultural sector. He reiterated the state government’s…
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The Director of Prisons, Legal Aids Council, Olise Chukwuma, has reiterated the council’s commitment to providing legal representation for inmates lacking representation, in a bid to ensure that justice was served. Chukwuma made the commitment on Wednesday in Abuja during the second public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations of the law against Nigeria…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is to commence recruitment of qualified Nigerian youth into the corps in 2025. NSCDC Commandant-General, Ahmed Audi said this while inaugurating the NSCDC Bwari Divisional office on Wednesday in Abuja. Audi said that the Corps had gotten approval to commence the recruitment of employable Nigerians into the…
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A Benin High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Emmanuel Esene, 24, to two years in prison for Internet fraud. The Presiding Judge, Justice Williams Aziegbemhin, also ordered that he should forfeit one IPhone 14 pro max, the instrument with which he committed the crime to the Federal Government. The judge said he should also forfeit…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has neutralised 16 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers and also arrested 300 suspects over criminal offences in two months. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Disu said…
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The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) is urgently appealing for greater local support as it faces a severe funding crisis. It said with sustained financial backing from federal, state, and local governments reducing, the organisation had been left heavily reliant on foreign aid to carry out its vital humanitarian work. Mr Oluyemisi Adeaga, President of…