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Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah announced a growth in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, from N37.4bn at the end of 2023 to N144.7bn in September 2024, representing a radical 286.2 per cent increase in line with the administration’s deliberate effort to wean the state off reliance on FAAC allocations. Addressing the House, Mbah said,…
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UNITED Nations (UN) and the United States have stressed the need for collaboration in the fight to end violence against women. In a statement to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism, the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said America had renewed its commitment…
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MICRO, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the ECOWAS region, under the ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC), have called for the establishment of a railway corridor linking all member countries to complement the existing road network. The proposal was made at the end of their inaugural exhibition and workshop, which ended yesterday. Organised by the…
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The Anambra Police Command and the security Joint Task Force (JTF) have launched a rescue operation for the three persons abducted on Tuesday at the Innoson showroom, Anambra. In a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said that the victims were kidnapped in the…
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Indian Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, who took part in headline-grabbing protests last year, has been banned for four years for avoiding a doping test. Punia, 30, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, had been provisionally suspended for refusing to provide a urine sample to national anti-doping agency (NADA) officers in March. Punia contested…
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SENATE has rectified a procedural error in its earlier resolution to remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, from office over alleged misconduct. The rectification by the Senate comes as members of the House of Representatives threw their weight behind the decision to relieve Umar of his duties for allegedly indulging in…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 1,593 corps members to Gombe State for the 2024 Batch “C” Stream 1 Orientation exercise. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday signed by Ms Jennifer Laha, the Head of Information and Public Relations Unit of the NYSC in Gombe. Laha said the corps members were…
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FEDERAL Government has said that Nigeria loses over $1.1 billion to malaria every year. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, stated this at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria in Abuja. He described malaria as not just a health crisis, but an economic and developmental emergency that…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Wednesday said his administration has paid N12bn pension debt in his two years as governor of the state. Adeleke made this known during his state broadcast to mark the two years anniversary of his administration. While reeling out the achievements of his administration, Adeleke said his government has been…
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Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has reiterated its commitment to grassroot security. The State Commandant of the corps , Mr Adedotun Keshinro reiterated the commitment during the groundbreaking ceremony, of the proposed, Divisional Office headquarters in Ora, Ora Kingdom, Eredo Division of the Command This is contained in…