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1 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has clarified that his administration's decision to remove the oil subsidy was not aimed at burdening Nigerians, but rather to safeguard the nation from economic collapse. In a speech at the 34th and 35th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State on Saturday, Tinubu, who made…
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A witness in the ongoing trial of Hadi Sirika over an alleged fraud of N2.8 billion has said that the former Minister of Aviation awarded a contract to an unqualified company. This was according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after Sirika's trial continued on Monday. "The Fifth Prosecution Witness,…
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The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, has refunded the sum of N121 million to patients from 2023 to date. A Kano based radio station had recently aired a particular patient, Maryam Usman, complaining about getting a refund back from the hospital for nine months. She also alleged that when a patient dies, the hospital withholds…
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Betty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo StateBetty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police in Edo State. Addressing journalists shortly after inspecting the guard of honour, Betty said the command under her watch will work to drastically reduce…
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said politicians should be made to lose their seat for defecting to other political parties. Atiku made the recommendation as part of necessary reforms to protect democracy. The former vice president who spoke on Monday at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy,…
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The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), since its establishment, has successfully facilitated the issuance of over 340 patent certificates to researchers and institutions, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, has said. The minister disclosed this on Monday during the presentation of patent certificates to 18 innovators in Abuja. Nnaji said…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that unity is the only formula that works for national progress, urging Nigerian leaders to draw lessons from the natural confluence of River Niger and River Benue in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Specifically, he said the confluence of the two rivers in Kogi is a metaphor for the…
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The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has called for the involvement of traditional institutions in addressing the persistent insecurity in the Lake Chad region. Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director of the NEDC, made the appeal on Monday during the Regional Meeting of Traditional Rulers of the Lake Chad Basin in Maiduguri. “We are particularly pleased that this…
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Kosofe Local Government in Lagos State has launched the fourth edition of its free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration initiative. Mr. Oluwole Obisanya, the Chief Press Secretary to the council chairman, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He noted that the initiative demonstrates the unwavering commitment to advancing academic excellence within…
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Amid reactions that trailed the security alert over impending terrorist attacks in Kano, the police command has disclosed the arrest of a suspect linked to the terrorists. Furthermore, the police claimed that operatives of the command recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the Sani Abacha Stadium, the venue of the National Maulud of the…
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The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed that the corps is not leaving any stone unturned in preventing fleeing bandits from penetrating the state. According to Adeleye, the move became imperative in order to ensure watertight security following the influx of bandits into the southwest. The…