#NEWS Senate sets up Commit The Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). Senate President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said the committee was created to strengthen transparency and accountability in the state’s governance. Announcing this on Tuesday at plenary’s resumption, […]
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About 133 cardinal electors — aged under 80 — have gathered at the Vatican from five continents to pick a successor to Pope Francis, who died last month after a 12-year-long papacy. With experts singling out liberal and conservative frontrunners from Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa, the race to lead the 2,000-year-old institution […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ondo State has got the World Bank’s backing on the implementation of its Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT project). The bank’s Senior Social Development Specialist, Dr. Desmond Opara, who announced the support on Akure, the state capital, said the implementation progress and actions […]
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A mother, Fijabi Oyindamola Omotayo, who sought public assistance on Saturday over her missing son, Oladipupo Siwajuola attending Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, has announced that her boy has been found. Omotayo disclosed this in a Facebook post on Saturday. She said, “My son has been found.” The Director of Marketing and Communications for the university, […]
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• Elumelu, Otedola, Adesina, others demand meeting with President • FG under fire over subsidy promises in power sector Amid fears of an impending collapse of Nigeria’s power sector, the Federal Government has pledged urgent intervention to offset the N4 trillion owed the electricity generation companies (GenCos), a move it says is critical to stabilising […]
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By Kayode Oseni Ensuring safety and efficacy in herbal medicine, especially with knowledge passed down orally, was a multi-faceted process for the herbalist and his ancestors. Observation, ancestral guidance, and practical experience were key. 1. Deep Observation and Animal Instinct: The herbalist closely observed how animals interacted with plants. If an animal instinctively sought out […]
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70% shareholding held by apex bank, says financial statement Initiative is stillborn, says appointed asset manager National budgets less than 10% of yearly expenditure need Low private sector participation slows race to N160tr yearly spending About five years after ex-President Muhammadu Buhari approved the establishment of N15 trillion ($37 billion at the time it was […]
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Agency Report The Niger Delta Development Commission has warned the public regarding the activities of fraudsters offering non-existent postgraduate scholarships to unsuspecting victims. The Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama, issued the warning in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Sunday. She disclosed that the scammers had been soliciting money […]
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The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says he is still fighting for the survival of his $20bn refinery, stressing that the fight is not yet finished. Dangote expressed optimism that he would win the fight for the refinery, stating his determination to fight on. According to Semafor, an international news medium, Africa’s richest […]
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The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The federal legislature, in its response, contended that the plaintiffs’ suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. The National Assembly said this in a preliminary […]
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