Gunmen, on Wednesday, invaded the Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted no fewer than 73 students. It was gathered that the attack, which came barely five days after some students of the College of Agriculture and Animals Science, Bakura, were released, occurred around 11am when […]
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Buhari: Cabinet reshuffling will be a continuous process Ministers’ sack not enough to cover your failures, says PDP Buhari should sack Malami, Magashi, Monguno – HURIWA In what came as a shock to many, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, relieved two ministers of their appointments. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, and his […]
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By Banji Ayoola Striking doctors in Ondo State have suspended the action in view of the deteriorating healthcare of the common people who could ill afford exorbitant charges at private hospitals. The suspension followed a meeting that the doctors’ umbrella body, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, held on Wednesday with the state’s House of Assembly […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied the allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated Revenue in the last five years. Dr Kingsley Obiora, CBN Deputy Governor in charge of Economic Policy, said this at the senate public hearing on 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework […]
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Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oyedamola Oke (right) presenting the award letters from TETFund to grant winners Two research teams from Lagos State University (LASU), led by a former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. Adeniyi Harrison, and the current Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Omobitan Olufunso, have won the 2020 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) […]
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Super Eagles Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, bagged Air Peace airline’s sponsorship deal worth over N500 million for national teams’ travels. The four-year deal, which earns Air Peace the official airline of the Super Eagles and others, covers both flight services and financial support. The deed of agreement was signed in Lagos yesterday, in the […]
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CDS clarifies OPSH, 3 Armoured Division merger Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has signed into law the Security Challenges (Containment) Order No 3, 2021, in the exercise of powers conferred upon him by Section 176 (2) of the 1999 Constitution. The law becomes necessary due to the prevailing insecurity in the state, occasioned by […]
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N7.2b for Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Katsina airports Buhari tasks new NSIA board on economic diversification The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, approved N79.649 billion for completion of the dualisation project on the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Road in Akwa Ibom State. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, told newsmen after […]
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Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba Enugu State Police Command has begun investigation over circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a rice farmer and jungle justice meted to the suspected killer. It was gathered that Nenwe in Aniniri Local Government Area of the State was in turmoil on Tuesday afternoon after a young farmer was […]
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Customs makes N1tr, CBN denies alleged financial breach Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has said the Federal Government will sustain subsidisation of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known as petrol) till 2022. Speaking at a stakeholders’ hearing organised by the Senate Joint Committees on Finance, National Planning, Foreign […]
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