Category: News
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Adelabu Seeks NASS Support To Clear $1.3bn, N1.3bn Owed Gas Suppliers, GenCosFrom
Lateef Taiwo Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu has sought the intervention of the Senate, the upper division of the Nigerian National Assembly, NASS, in getting the federal government to clear the huge debts the industry owes to gas suppliers and electricity generation companies, GenCos. This is as the liquidity crisis that has engulfed the…
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Alleged poisonous meat: Kwara govt buries confiscated meat
… preliminary investigation reveals grazing on contaminated grasses Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state government has buried the confiscated meat from the alleged poisoned cows which were slaughtered for public consumption in Ilorin, the state capital. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Funke Sokoya, said: “This followed several…
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Group Urges EFCC to Intensify Investigation on VC University of Jos for Alleged Money Laundering
In a fervent call for justice, an indigenous group known as the Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities on the Plateau (CENP) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intensify its investigation into prof. Ishaya Tanko, the Vice Chancellor of the University of jos, Plateau State. Recall that it was reported in some section…
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CSOs Call on President Tinubu to Investigate Arms Proliferation in Niger Delta
By Milcah Tanimu Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria, operating under the umbrella of the Civil Society Organization Network of Nigeria (CSONN), have urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the proliferation of arms in the Niger Delta region. This call was made during a mass demonstration at the NNPC headquarters in Abuja on Monday. CSONN…
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Kwara opens bids for 2021 FGN/UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects
Stephen Olufemi Oni. Ilorin Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has opened bids for execution of the 2021 FG/UBEC/SUBEB school intervention projects. The bid opening for the year 2021 school project comes following a successful completion of the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 categories. Performing the bid opening in Ilorin, Deputy…
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Ex-Kwara Speaker, Ali, felicitates Emir of Ilorin at 84
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 84th birthday. In a statement issued by his media office spokesperson, Steve Makinde, on Monday, the former lawmaker joined the sons…
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China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria Responds to Allegations of Discrimination at Chinese Supermarket
The China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria has reacted to a viral video alleging that a Chinese supermarket within the premises of the Royal Choice Estate, Airport Road, Abuja, denied access to Nigerians seeking to purchase groceries. In an official statement on Monday, the Chamber clarified that the Royal Choice Estate is not a…
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AS TINUBU CONTEMPLATES CONNECTING FLIGHT FROM 2027: THE WINNERS, THE LOSERS AND THOSE LIVING PRECARIOUSLY.
Politics is a game of ambitions. Nothing is too early or too late. Barely a couple of months in the seat of power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) seems to be having a vision or nursing the idea for a second lap. This is going by his body language and the way appointments are being…
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NIGERIA SHOWCASES ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP AT 2024 IMF/WB SPRING MEETINGS
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reinstated its resistance and strategy to response to global challenges.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed this during a recent spring meeting with World Bank and representatives of the International Monetary Fund, ( IMF), in Abuja. President Tinubu who was represented by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy,…
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VP SHETTIMA AND THE WINGLESS KITE OF SUBSTITUTION: THE KWANKWASO ANGLE
.By Inuwa Bwala They want to make it look like a game, much larger than the topic being discussed, and the intrigues are also quite familiar.They want to make it look as if it is more the issue of a particular region, trying to force itself back into reckoning, having effectively lost out in the…