Category: News
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Real Estate: Firm targets 25,000 green homes within 15 years
A real estate outfit, G-Text Homes, has unveiled plans to build 25,000 green and smart homes over the next 15 years to bridge Nigeria’s housing deficit. Dr Steven Akintayo, the company’s Managing Director, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the 25,000 eco-friendly homes would be built in 200 estates…
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Ekiti youths, practitioners laud Gov. Fayemi’s tourism vision
Ekiti Youth Parliament has commended Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti for pursuing a sustainable tourism policy aimed at economic empowerment, employment generation and boosting the financial capacity of residents of the state. The Speaker of the group, Mr Toba Fatunla, gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday. According to the…
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#EndSARS: Akeredolu condemns attack on Oyetola, calls for control of protesters
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has condemned, in strong terms, the attack on Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, allegedly by #EndSARS protesters, calling on its organisers to exercise control over stakeholders involved in the protests. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Oyetola was attacked by armed thugs while addressing Nigerians,…
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Flooding: Bayelsa govt. closes schools, distributes palliatives to victims
Following the devastation caused by flood, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state. In a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said the directive takes effect from Monday, October 19.…
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#EndSARS: Youths council advises against threat to National security
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has advised protesting youth against targeting security formations, as such actions would be perceived as a threat to National Security. Mr Solomon Adodo, President of NYCN, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, also advised Nigerians to guard against…
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Gov. Zulum donates building materials, cash to 1,111 displaced families in Borno
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday donated building materials and cash to 1,111 displaced families in the state. Beneficiaries of the materials are from 25 villages in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The displaced families fled their homes to take refuge in Maiduguri, following pockets of attacks by the Boko Haram…
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LASG seeks stakeholders’, investors’ collaboration on food security
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on stakeholders and private investors to join hands with the state government to boost food production and ensure food security. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the 2020 World Food Day Celebration on Sunday in the state, just as he reiterated its administration’s commitment towards the attainment of…
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Cinemas seek FG’s assistance for COVID-19 recovery
Nigeria’s cinema industry has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise of assisting the sector to fully recover from COVID-19 setbacks. Patrick Lee, National Chairman, Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He said that members of the…
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Kangiwa reiterates NIHOTOUR’s committment to train hospitality, tourism operators
Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, the Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), on Friday said that the institute is still committed to training hospitality and tourism operators to enhance the continuous improvement of the tourism industry. Kangiwa made this known during the Naija Seven Wonder webinar session, organised by Mr Ikechi Uko of…
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AS BORNO FASTS AND PRAYS FOR PEACE
By: Inuwa Bwala Borno, the once acclaimed home of peace and hospitality has become a dangerous tower of safety, and those who give the peace have themselves become vulnerable. Her most productive cadre has been wasted, leaving behind a crowd of widows and orphans. Many have fled their ancestral abodes, and living as vagabonds, relying…