Ngozi Omambala
30 Nov
Pan African Music Fashion Runway has concluded arrangements to host its 10th annual show. The event is a platform showcasing a blend of contemporary Pan African designers, international runway models, and cutting-edge fashion with live music excellence in a celebration of Africa’s rich cultural heritage. The event is set to hold on December 7, 2024…
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The Ogun House of Assembly has passed a bill to formally institutionalise the appointment of Principals- General in the state, alongside their clearly defined functions and responsibilities. Mr Yusuf Amosun (APC -Ewekoro), the Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, read the report of the committee at plenary in Abeokuta on Thursday. Amosun, thereafter,…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says four of its towers along the Owerri-Ahoada 132 Kilo Volt (kV ) Double Circuit line have been vandalised resulting in their collapse. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the affected towers, T171 to T174,…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, inaugurated its South-South Caretaker Committee, saying it is yet to conduct its congress for the zone. The PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while inaugurating the Chief Emmanuel Ogidi-led PDP South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. “I want to use this…
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, aka Jandor, visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, where he met with President Bola Tinubu. The meeting with Tinubu was not disclosed by Presidency officials, but sources said that the private visit by Jandor took place between…
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Swiss pharma giant, Roche, in collaboration with Oncopadi Technologies, has launched a Breast Cancer Access Navigation and Testing Programme targeted at supporting 5,000 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients across the country. Meanwhile, the Global Cancer Observatory has projected that more than 32,000 new breast cancer cases will be recorded in Nigeria in 2025. Speaking at…
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Although the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has remained mum over the divestment of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), the Nigerian consortium acquiring the assets announced yesterday that the deal has been completed. NUPRC, in October last year, publicly declined approval for the sale as criticism and a series of legal battles…
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the Police Force to press freedom and protection of the civic space within a democratic society, following a courtesy visit from the Director-General (DG) of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jibrin Baba Ndace. This meeting underscores the importance of collaboration between…
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Iron vandals and their collaborators, who trade or smelt the stolen irons have been warned to desist from attacking railway irons and sleepers as anyone caught would be treated as "economic saboteurs." The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Dr Kayode Opeifa, issued the warning while fielding questions from some reporters in his…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said it has disbursed about N35 billion to 261,000 students in the country. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this at a sensitisation programme for Edo students at the Edo University Iyamoh on Thursday. "So far in Nigeria, we have disbursed over N22 billion in institutional…
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Bolivia will strip bureaucrats of their lunch break, reduce in-person schooling and slash use of the public car fleet to alleviate a crippling fuel shortage, President Luis Arce has announced. Arce unveiled the plan to deal with a problem that has brought people out on the streets for months against his government, setting up roadblocks…