Category: News
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Leadership Of National Examination Council (NECO),Pays courtesy Visit To Bauchi Governor
From Lateef Taiwo Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir has received the leadership of National Examination Council (NECO) at the Government House. The leader of the delegation and registrar of ( NECO) Prof. Ibrahim Dan Tani Wushishi expressed their profound gratitude to the Governor for granting them this great opportunity considering the his tight schedules. He…
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Edo Sets To Roll Out Phase 11 Of ESOPP Programme
FROM Lateef Taiwo The Edo State Government has said that it is finalising plans to roll out phase two of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), which will expand the development of farm estates in the Ovia axis of the State. The governor said the phase II of the programme will commence…
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NERC Frowns At Int’l Offtakers’ Non-Remittance As DisCos Owe N82bn
By Lateef Taiwo The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has disclosed that virtually all the eight international offtakers of the country’s electricity failed to remit any money to offset the cumulative US$16.11 billion invoice issued to them in quarter 1, Q1, of 2023. Revealing this in its 2023/Q1 report, the Commission, under the theme: “Remittance…
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COMMUNAL CRISIS : RESIDENTS DECRY MILITARY INTERVENTION AT ALADJA
By Lateef Taiwo Residents of Aladja in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State have decried the military intervention by the Nigerian Army, following the renewed Aladja-Ogbe Ijoh crisis in the locality. They called on the Delta State Government to seek permanent solution to the recurring crisis, rather than seeking military interventions, which, they…
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Kaduna: Tribunal Modifies Pre-Hearing Report, As INEC Fails To Open Case Against Ashiru, PDP
FROM Lateef Taiwo,KADUNA Justice Victor Oviawe led panel, handling the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election in Kaduna has modified the pre-hearing report of the tribunal. This followed the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commmission (INEC) to open its case against the PDP and its gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Isa Ashiru today (5th August, 2023), as…
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Nigerian Woman Seeks Diaspora Commission’s Help Over Dehumanising Treatment
FROM Lateef Taiwo A France based Edo State born Nigerian Woman, Ms Ehi Nosakhale Ese, has appealed to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and it’s Chairman, Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, to come to her aid in recovering her money paid her as compensation for wrongful dismissal by her employers, Sari Brasserie SKYROS owned by…
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Edo Arrests 2 Fake PUWOV Officials For Impersonation, Extortion
FROM Lateef Taiwo , BENIN CITY Officials of the Edo State Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) have apprehended two suspected impersonators of the scheme, who are in the business of impersonating, extorting, assaulting, and impounding vehicles of unsuspecting members of the public at the Ramat Park axis of the Benin metropolis. The PUWOV State Commander, Mukhtar…
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FCTA To Spend N5bn On Rehabilitation Of Abuja Rail Mass Transit System
By Iateef Taiwo, Abuja Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) has disclosed that it is going to spend five billion naira on rehabilitation of Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) System due to vandalization of part of its components during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Olusade Adesola, Permanent Secretary, FCTA made this known while inaugurating the project in…
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Ministerial list: Blame South-East leaders not President Tinubu- VON DG
By Lateef Taiwo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Enugu State, Mr Osita Okechukwu has absolved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of any blame in the nomination of only five people from the South-East as members of his cabinet. Criticism has trailed Tinubu’s ministerial list, with some South-East leaders accusing him of marginalising…
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Lawmaker tells ASUU to Apolgize To FUTO VC
From Lateef Taiwo The Member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi state, Hon Chinedu ogah, on Friday called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to apologize to the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, FUTO Owerri, Prof. Nnenna Oti for alleged anti-unionism. Recall that ASUU, Owerri zone had demanded the immediate resignation…