Peter Olumuji
29 Nov
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified security measures for the festive season, arresting seven street beggars and cracking down on “one chance” robbery operators in Abuja.
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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has appealed for the continued support of external solicitors’ of the Corporation in facilitating debt recovery and assets realisation of failed banks. Mr Hassan Bello, the Managing Director of NDIC, made the appeal at the 2024 Sensitisation Seminar for External Solicitors of the NDIC in Abuja on Thursday. Bello,…
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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has said that the federal government, through the ministry, has successfully developed over 100 slums and upgraded urban renewal projects within the past two years in the country. Dangiwa dropped the hint when he received the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba M. Ahmadu, in…
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has appealed to traders in the state to reduce the prices goods during the Ramadan. The Sultan made the appeal in a statement issued by the Secretary-General, JNI, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday in Kaduna. He also called on Muslims in the…
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A 35-year-old truck driver, David Ofort, on Thursday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging an electricity transformer valued at N3.2 million. The defendant, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of unlawful breaking and stealing. The prosecutor, DSP Clement Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences…
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A group, Massive Awareness for Rare Diseases (MARD) Nigeria, on Thursday, visited markets in the Igbona area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun
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A seven-member panel has been constituted to probe the diversion of salaries and financial irregularities in the Kano State civil service payroll system. The high-powered technical panel, headed by the immediate past Accountant General and Commissioner for Rural Development, AbdulKareem Abdulsalam, is equally entrusted with investigating and recommending punitive measures against culprits. Inaugurating the technical…
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The Oyo State government, on Thursday, enrolled 10,000 vulnerable pupils in its health insurance scheme for free. The flag-off took place at Idi Ape, Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking, Governor Seyi Makinde of the state, who was represented by his deputy, Bayo Lawal, described the initiative as historic in the state, saying it would afford…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to revamping cooperative societies and weeding out fake and corrupt ones that steal and scam innocent citizens. The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, stated this at the opening ceremony of the National Intensive Training Workshop for trustees, management committees, and…
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To reduce the rate of hunger and malnutrition in the country, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on the government to implement the 'Right to Food Act.' The stakeholders, including the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSE) and the Farm and Infrastructure Foundation of Nigeria (FIFN), disclosed that the Right to…