Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke in a group photograph with the pensioners displaying their bond certificates In his efforts at clearing outstanding arrears of the benefits of active and retired workers, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented bond certificates worth N2.1 billion to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme. The beneficiaries cut across […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has beckoned on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to keep exploring dialogue in resolving the crisis in the Republic of Niger. CAN president, Daniel Okoh, in a statement on Thursday also warned ECOWAS against opting for military intervention in Niger Republic while commending President Bola Ahmed […]
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Tobi Amusan, the reigning World 100m hurdles champion will get the chance to defend her title in Budapest, Hungary if she is cleared of her whereabouts failures, World Athletics has declared. The world governing body for the sport has included the 26-year-old in the list of athletes that will compete for Nigeria but her participation […]
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The Nigerian Army has assured the National Population Commission that it will deploy troops during the 2023 census. This, it said, is to enable the commission to conduct the forthcoming census successfully. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, pledged on Thursday when the Chairman National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, led the Board […]
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A former governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said the All Progressives Congress is not a rehabilitation centre for failed, disgruntled and disloyal politicians. Oshiomhole was reacting to the news making the rounds that Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, was getting set to rejoin the APC after […]
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Nigerians and other telecommunication consumers within Nigeria spent N3.33tn on calls, data, SMS, and other telecom services in 2022, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. This is as telcos made N3.33tn in total revenue for the year. The NCC disclosed this in its newly released ‘2022 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report.’ According to the commission, the […]
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ECOWAS leaders The Economic Community of West African State, on Thursday, in Abuja, Nigeria, held the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger. Below is the communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. “The Authority having considered the memorandum presented by the President of the ECOWAS commission […]
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Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere Umeh, a student of Deeper Life High School, who had the highest score of 360 in the 2023 UTME, has cleared all her papers in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with 8 A1 and a B2. The 16-year-old student scored A1 in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Further Mathematics, Economics, Civic […]
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“… the following measures are to be applied with immediate effect: Closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger; Suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS Member States and Niger…” ECOWAS stated on 30 July. While ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray read out the tough-toned communique, a seemingly proud and […]
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Muhammadu Sanusi II, Abdrahmane Tchiani, Niger Republic coup leader and Sultan of Damagaram, Aboubacar Oumarou in Niamey On Wednesday, pictures of the deposed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, and the leader of the junta in the Niger Republic, Abdrahmane Tchiani, surfaced online. Sanusi was accompanied by the sultan of Damagaram, from Zinder in Niger, Aboubakar […]
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