The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba ON Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). CSP Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on February 16, 2022 after taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated by the Inspector-General of […]
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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tuesday rejected the resignation of his Chief of Staff, Ali Haruna Makoda, and three other commissioners in his cabinet. Makoda, alongside the commissioners for Education, Sanusi Mohammad Kiru; Budget and Planning, Nura Daikadai and Health, Aminu Ibrahim Tsangaya who had tendered their resignation earlier to beat the ultimatum […]
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Only 7% of pension invested in equities Adonri: Market too risky, volatile for pension fund investment Worries over govt borrowing from funds despite growing default rate PFAs invest ₦74.54bn in infrastructure, CBN eyes funds for InfraCorp Low PFAs investment profile responsible for rising illiquidity 22 states responsible for low enrolment Despite last week’s launch of […]
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Five months after the collapse of a 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos, the state government is yet to commence the demolition of two nearby high-rise buildings which failed the integrity test conducted by the state government investigative tribunal. This also came two months after the release of a white paper by the committee set up […]
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My 10-year-old daughter was raped during Chrisland School trip to Dubai, mother claims A woman has claimed that her 10-year-old daughter was raped during a trip to Dubai which was organised by Chrisland School. Pupils from the private school located in Victoria Garden City were in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to participate in […]
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As controversy continues to surround the introduction of 15 per cent National Automobile Commission levy imposed on imported used vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service, car dealers have threatened to close their stores this week. The NCS had recently introduced a 15 per cent National Automobile Commission levy on used imported vehicles, a decision which […]
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A man in the Nakuru County of Kenya has cut off his testicles using a kitchen knife in what police described as an attempted suicide. The incident which happened early Tuesday, according to NTV Kenya was reported by one Ms Salome Wanja Njenga, a resident of the Nairobi area of Kiamaina Ward. Mr Njoroge Waweru, […]
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The University of Lagos has responded to pleas from popular Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, as the latter complained about the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Via its official handle, the institution said it has chosen Rema, advising the singer not to change his mind about this choice […]
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Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has ordered the closure of a distribution warehouse located at Wilmer Street, Isheri-Ojodu Area of the State. According to a statement by the state government, the closure was ordered after the General Manager of LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo (Esq.), led an enforcement team to the distribution warehouse. A video had surfaced […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s former minister of sports, Solomon Dalung has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Dalung, who served in the first term of Buhari’s administration, submitted the letter of his withdrawal from the party to the Ward Chairman of the party in SabonGida Ward, Langtang South LGA of Plateau State. The letter which […]
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