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7 Nov
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq celebrated the rising financial literacy among Kwara State’s youth as Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Gaa Akanbi emerged the overall champion at the Kwara State Tax Club Quiz Competition 2024. The winning school received a cash prize of N2.5 million and a trophy, while its representatives were awarded N400,000 each, recognising their…
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The Kano State Public and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the high court registrar, lawyers, and security over land grabbing and other related criminal offences. The agency uncovered N2 million as an exhibit from one of the syndicates, who offered the sum to an official of the commission as a bribe to escape arrest. Briefing journalists…
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Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lakoja on Thursday, has granted a stay of execution over the last judgement on the case of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. The court also ordered the maintenance of status quo in the case of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed-Anaje, who was sacked on February 3. Justice Umar Salisu of High…
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Lagos Water Corporation has partnered with WaterAid Nigeria and Armani Beauty to rehabilitate the Akilo Waterworks, initially built as part of a project to provide safe, treated water to the Ifako Agege area of Lagos. The Akilo Waterworks was constructed in 2012 as one of the 18 micro waterworks in the state to provide safe…
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A coordinated security operation by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the military, and local vigilantes has led to the neutralisation of three notorious armed robbers in Filin-Dabo Village, Dei-Dei outskirts of Abuja. The operation, which took place at midnight, also resulted in the recovery of firearms and other incriminating items. The swift response…
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The National Assembly has explained approval of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, which increased from N49.7 trillion to N54.99 trillion—the highest in the nation's history. This adjustment followed legislative reviews that uncovered additional revenues from key government agencies. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan, while explaining the Budget Expansion and…
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Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army (NA), Brigadier General Justin Ifeanyi, has assured the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, of robust synergy. According to the Brigadier General, who resumed command at the artillery a few days ago while on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the corps,…
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The management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) says it will dispose more than 300 unclaimed bodies from its mortuary before the end of March. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Medical Director of ESUTH, Prof. Bethrand Ngwu, on Thursday in Enugu. Ngwu said that…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to combat malnutrition and improve nutrition outcomes across all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Ibrahim Hassan-Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President at the Office of the Vice President, made this statement during a two-day N-774 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) validation meeting on Thursday…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, says Nigeria is underperforming when it comes to revenue generation. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday when the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) paid him a courtesy visit, he asserted that Nigeria cannot record significant progress due to its current tax…
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The National Assembly on Thursday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates by over N700 billion from the proposed N54.2 trillion to 54,990,165,355,396. One key adjustment in the budget is the approval of N300 billion for health intervention programmes following the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to pause foreign aid for 90…