Category: News
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Malaria Prevention: Kwara to distribute over 2.6m treated mosquito nets
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin No fewer than 2.6 million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) would be distributed free to various households across the three senatorial districts of Kwara state by the state government in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria Project. This would be done through…
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NECA Commends Federal Government and Organized Labor for Strike Resolution
By Milcah Tanimu The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Federal Government and organized labor for reaching a resolution to avert the indefinite strike that was planned in the country. The Director-General of NECA, Mr. Smatt Oyerinde, expressed his commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Organized…
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Group lauds appointment of Dan-Azumi as Chief of Staff to Speaker
A pressure group, Unified Nigeria Youth Forum (UNYF) has described the appointment of Prof. Jake Dan-Azumi as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen as a plus to the burgeoning relationship between the legislature and the executive arms of government. His appointment is of importance to our constituency…
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Independence: Youths, CSOs Urge Support for President Tinubu
As Nigeria celebrate her 63rd independence, Nigerian youths under the initiative of Rising-Up for a United Nigeria (RUN), an umbrella organisation for millions of youths and civic society organisations has urged Nigerians across ethnic and religious divides to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led adminstration to enable it deliver sustainable dividends of democracy and a…
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JAMB To Offer Free UTME Forms For PWD With 5 Credits In O/L
From Lateef Taiwo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB)has waived the payment of fees for the Unified tertiary Matriculation Board (UTME) application documents for People With Disability(PWD) who possess O’Level credits in the 2024 UTME. JAMB in its Weekly Bulletin released on Monday, stated that the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede stated this during the First…
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Tribunal Declares PDP’s Ombugadu Winner Of Nasarawa Guber Poll
From Lateef Taiwo The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal (GEPT) sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State has reversed the results of the March 18 election and declared David Ombugadu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election. Delivering the judgement virtually on Monday, the Tribunal chaired by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi annulled the result…
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Garba Shehu Blasts Tinubu’s Wife, Says Buhari found self in economic hardship
From Lateef Taiwo Spokesman to the former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has insisted that his principal brought Nigeria’s economy out of crisis. Shehu made the remark while reacting to claims that Buhari’s administration threw Nigeria into myriads of problems leading to the current hardship in the country. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service,…
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Sit-at-home: Gunmen burn buses, motorcycles in Ebonyi
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) have set ablaze three commuter buses, one tricycle and four motorcycles in Ebonyi state. The unfortunate incident took place at the popular Ezzamgbo junction in the Ohaukwu local Government Area of the state few kilometers from…
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Crisis in Borno CJTF, as group sacks President
The crisis rocking the Borno state Youth Vanguard popularly known as the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has taken new dimension as faction of the group has sacked the President, Lawan Jafar for alleged diversion of 13 vehicles donated to the CJTF by the Borno state Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation Limited (NNPCL).…
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CSO Lauds Minister over International Passport Clearance of Backlog of Passports
…pass vote of confidence on CG As news of the unprecedented clearance of backlog of international passport by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) as a direct consequence of an ultimatum by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has commended the management of NIS and the Minister of…