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24 Jan
President Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. According to the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board…
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Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has announced plans to provide financial support and career development for researchers and students of Igbo history in seven universities in the Igbo-speaking states. Ohanaeze's National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen about the outcome of the inaugural meeting of the Senator John Azuta-Mbata-led executive,…
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Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has commended President Bola Tinubu for sacking the three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) accused of misconduct during the 2023 general elections. The affected Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) RECs are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa), and Nura Ali (Sokoto). Oyintiloye, who said this…
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The Arewa Think Tank has commended Gov. Uba Sani for ending the five-day black out sequel to the industrial action embarked upon by the workers of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO). The group also posited that Sani had exercised leadership by intervening in the industrial dispute between the management of Kaduna Electric and the…
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The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) General and Area Managers have signed a performance bond with the Managing Director, Mr Bola Oyebamiji after the authority’s 2025 2-Day Management Retreat in Lokoja, Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the retreat ended late Saturday night. NAN reports that the bond is part of efforts…
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Consumers and traders of wild mango popularly known as ogbono have decried the rising cost of the produce in the country. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that wild mango is a derivative for the fruit which is similar to mango and…
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The Police Commands in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States have begun enforcing the third-party motor vehicle insurance policy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this move is in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (I-G),Mr Kayode Egbetokun. NAN also reports that the move is in accordance with Section 68 of…
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concerns over the proposed 15 per cent increase in port-related charges by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The Director General of MAN, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, noted that the manufacturing sector was already beguiled by many challenges. The News Agency of…
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The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the call for stiffer penalties for drug peddlers. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday. The statement quoted Adeyeye as saying, these…
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The Federal Government says it is discussing with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to explore capital market and funding options in Nigeria for infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, the Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC on Sunday in Abuja, said this was the focus of a meeting…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reaffirmed that obtaining a high score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) may not automatically guarantee admission into Nigerian universities. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, February 9, 2025, stressed that admission decisions are based on multiple factors, including…