To ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari signs the Electoral Act Amendment bill along with the controversial mandatory direct primaries, some National Assembly members have expressed willingness to approve a loan for the Federal Government to fund the election should the budget surpass N500 billion as being speculated. This is just as the House invited the […]
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Globacom and Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service Limited are set to miss out on the deployment of Fifth Generation network for at least two years as the Nigerian Communications Commission qualifies MTN Nigeria Plc, Airtel Networks Limited and one new player for its 5G auction. The NCC announced on Thursday only three qualified bidders met its […]
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, advised the country to prepare for possibly fresh and deadlier Lassa fever, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and COVID-19 outbreaks. Its President, Prof. Innocent Ujah, at the opening of the December National Executive Council (NEC) meeting (Caliphate City 2021) in Sokoto, expressed concerns over emerging and re-emerging infections. He stressed […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, re-arraigned former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Limited, before a Federal High Court, Lagos. Fayose and his company were re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke for alleged money laundering and non-declaration of his assets. In the amended charge, Fayose and one Abiodun […]
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In this file photo, men of the Nigeria State Secret Police (SSS) escort Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), leader, Nnamdi Kanu (2nd L), outside the Federal High Court during the trial of Kanu who is facing a 7-count amended charge on alleged treasonable felony and terrorism at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on […]
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• MDAs yet to implement Buhari’s directive three years after disability law passage • Govt, private sector charged to promote disability inclusion As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), the over 31 million community of Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) in the country […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State government has tasked the National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria (NABMON) to comply with requirements stipulated by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to prevent building collapse. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, who stated this on Wednesday during the inauguration ceremony of […]
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Wife of Oyo State Governor, Engr. (Mrs). Tamunominini Makinde has reaffirmed her commitment to the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, calling on world leaders to join hands with the State Government to promote policies geared towards the victims’ total healthiness. Engr. Makinde, who chairs the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) […]
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Oyo State Government has felicitated three indigenes of the state who just graduated from the Senior Executive Course 43, of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, who congratulated the new Members of the National Institute on behalf […]
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Eleven years after legal battle, former Oyo Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala was on Thursday discharged and acquitted of corruption cases by a Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The case, which borders on N11.5billion, was leveled against the Ex-governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appellate court also discharged […]
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