Ogunyemi Nimota
5 Oct
A national Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos, Ogunyemi Nimota, has embarked on a climate change campaign targeted at creating awareness on environmental sustainability among secondary school students.
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The Kano State government has procured 10 new heavy-duty refuse evacuation trucks and three excavators to enhance waste management and environmental sanitation in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Sunusi Tofa ,media aide to Gov. Abba Yusuf ,in Kano on Friday . Yusuf said that the new equipment aim to improve…
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The wife of the Niger State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Bago, says her office remains committed to providing free medical healthcare to the people, especially the less privileged, across the 25 local government areas of the state. Bago made the commitment while flagging off the free medical outreach and surgeries for the beneficiaries in Edati local…
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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River, has ordered the immediate data capturing and treatment of Master Joshua Moses, a six-year old hernia patient. Mr Godwin Iyala, the Director-General, Cross River State Health Insurance Agency, disclosed the governor’s directive at a meeting with Joshua’s family in Calabar on Friday. “The has governor directed the health insurance…
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The Federal Government has postponed the rollout of the revised basic education curriculum to September 2025. This comes as it said the introduction of compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education would involve the phasing out of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), also known as 'Junior WAEC'. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated…
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The West African Gas Pipeline Company Ltd. (WAPCo), operator of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), has begun a four-week cleaning and maintenance operation on the vital pipeline stretching across Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, and Togo. Mr Isaac Doku, General Manager of Corporate Affairs, WAPCo, made the disclosure during a news conference and inspection in Lagos…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has renewed its call for creation of the electoral offences tribunal to ensure speedy prosecution of electoral offenders in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the call on Friday in Abuja during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with media executives. Yakubu also emphasised the need for…
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The Abia State Government and the management of Radisson Blu Hotels on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revive the state’s hospitality industry. Dr Alex Otti, Governor of Abia, at the signing ceremony in Lagos, stated that the agreement was to facilitate the building of a hotel facility in Aba area of the…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Dr Funmi Babington-Ashaye on his 60th birthday, applauding her career in the insurance sector and commitment to Nigeria’s socioeconomic advancement. “As the 48th President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Babington-Ashaye, now the CEO of Risk Analyst Insurance Brokers, spearheaded innovative reforms that elevated industry standards and…
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Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas, who was freed last week by Hamas militants in Gaza, on Friday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring back his wife and two children from the Palestinian territory. "Prime Minister Netanyahu, I'm now addressing you with my own words... bring my family back, bring my friends back, bring everyone…
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The Police command in Ogun on Friday said they are on the trail of the truck driver that crushed three automobile technicians to death at Kemta, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the driver escaped from…