Pitted against the current report in which Nigeria is expected to reap N22 billion from fines on oil companies that have failed to stop gas flaring, the news that the nation is instrumental to a global reduction in gas flaring offers little cheer. For one, the country remains one of the highest gas flaring entities […]
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INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has distributed materials for Saturday’s re-run election in six local government areas of Zamfara. Residents Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Saidu Ahmad made the disclosure at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Gusau. He said the election was for Zamfara Central Senatorial District and […]
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A young Moroccan girl (orange jacket) who was repeatedly raped when she was 11 years old, enters the tribunal of Rabat on April 13, before the trial of three men accused of sexual aggression. – Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping a Moroccan girl pleaded not guilty on April 13 as the case went to […]
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The National Assembly has forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, the harmonised version of the bill on the Nigerian Peace Corps. This was after passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Transmission of the bill for Presidential assent by the Clerk to the National Assembly ( CNA), Sani Tambuwal as gathered, […]
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to providing quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare services to Nigerians. Mr. Joseph Ekumankama, the Minister of State for Health, made this known at the presentation of a certificate of ISO 17025:2017 to the National Laboratory Equipment Calibration Centre (NaLECC). Ekumankama who commended the centre for receiving accreditation by […]
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By Femi Adesina There’s a saying in the Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that place you go to rest, after the labour and toil of the day. It is that place you find succor and respite, after the vagaries and vicissitudes that go with your […]
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after six weeks, hours after the White House called the measure “extreme and dangerous.” “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in a statement. The bill bans women from having an abortion in Florida after six […]
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Rubble of the collapsed seven-story building in Banana Island Lagos State, yesterday. Photo: Eniola Daniel • Collapse, an indictment on professionalism – NIOB past president • Lagos extends audit to estates, orders probe It was another buck passing, yesterday, by Lagos authorities, as rescuers continue the search for the missing person(s) in the collapsed seven-story […]
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•Funds to be invested in government securities •Reclaim request may take 22 working days The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new regulatory framework that will see it taking over billions of naira sitting in dormant accounts, warehousing it, and investing the proceeds in treasury bills and other government securities. The guideline dated […]
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FG: We didn’t intervene to bail Obi out of detention The drama surrounding the harassment and detention of Labour Party’s (LP) flag-bearer in the February 25 presidential poll, Peter Obi, continued, yesterday, as the party said it was not aware of any apology purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies regarding […]
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