Category: News
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NEMA takes pro-active, robust steps to contain flood disaster in South-East.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has taken pro-active and robust steps to contain flood in states within the South-East, especially those in riverine and low land communities. The South-East Coordinator of NEMA, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Monday, while fielding questions on NEMA’s practical steps to contain…
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Pharmaceutical Society to partner NAFDAC, others to curb fake drugs in Kwara
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara State chapter, has expressed its readiness to partner with the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) towards tackling the menace of fake and substandard drugs in the state. The Society said though it is…
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Gov AbdulRazaq celebrates Kwara boy Ololade with all-A WAEC result
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Master Adesina Shalom Ololade, a Kwara student who recently scored As (excellent) in all the nine subjects he sat for in the West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE). Ololade also recorded an impressive 298 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), again confirming…
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Food Security: 50 farmers trained on cassava production in Kwara
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin No fewer than 50 farmers and extension agents have been trained and empowered in Kwara State on resilient practice in cassava production, with a view to boosting food production in the country. The training was sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in partnership with the Kwara State…
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Governor Obaseki’s Unprecedented Move: Deputy Governor Ignored at Edo’s 32nd Anniversary
In an unprecedented move, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to the shock of guests and worshippers Sunday instructed his protocol officers not to recognize the Deputy Governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, during the Thanksgiving ceremony to celebrate Edo at 32 years which held at the government house Benin. The Thanksgiving…
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ECOWAS urges Niger junta for a swifter transition period.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for a hastened transition period from the military junta in Niger. ECOWAS Chairman and President, Bola Tinubu, conveyed this during a discussion with the Ulamas on Thursday. He expressed concerns over the junta’s three-year proposed transition, deeming it too long for the regional bloc. The…
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Remi Tinubu Awards Scholarships To Students From 36 States, FCT
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has awarded scholarships to 46 Nigerian students in tertiary institutions across the country as the first set of beneficiaries of her Renewed Hope Initiative. The Special Adviser to the First Lady on Media, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement on Saturday, said the beneficiaries were drawn from the 36 states of the…
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FCT: Victims Of Collapse Building Commends Wike For Offsetting Medical Bills
Victims of the building that collapsed in Garki area, within the nation’s capital city recently have expressed joy over the offsetting of their medical bills by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike. This display of gratitude took place when officials of the FCT Administration led by the acting Secretary, Health and…
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Nnamdi Kanu:Group Petitions speaker Abbas over Rep Obinna Aguocha Counter resolutions seeking Unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu
…Calls for Disciplinary Action Accuses Rep of Sabotaging National Security A rights group, Save Nigeria Movement, has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas to reconstitute and caution its Ad-hoc Committee interfacing with relevant security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry in Abia State communities over what it described…
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AbdulRazaq mourns Kwara-born Army Major Segun Oni
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Nigerian Army and people of Eruku in Ekiti Local Government over the death of Major Segun Abiodun Oni, who was killed in an anti-banditry operation in Niger State. Major Oni, a well-decorated and forthright army officer, was killed on August 13, 2023 alongside other soldiers as…