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Fuel subsidy removal: Don’t share money as poverty alleviation, expert tells Tinubu
A governance expert, policy analyst, professional accountant and chairman board of Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF), Dr Chiwuike Uba, has said social security and ...
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Father Alia freezes Benue state government accounts
Benue state governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has issued a directive to freeze all government bank accounts. The announcement was made during his ...
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Buhari renames 15 airports after self, Awolowo, Akintola, Okadigbo, others
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed 15 airports across the country after himself, the late Obafemi Awolowo, the late Samuel Ladoke Akintola, and ...
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Gov Adeleke disengages 17 Permanent Secretaries
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has disengaged 17 permanent secretaries appointed during the administration of his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola and named replacements. Oyetola ...
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Second Term: Gov Makinde reappoints CoS, replaces CPS
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, reappointed his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi and replaced his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa ...
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NNPC supports Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal, calls for calm
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has welcomed the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy. NNPC has urged ...
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Biden congratulates Tinubu, says Nigeria’s success is the world’s success
President Joe Biden of the United States said he looks forward to continuing to work with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support economic ...
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Gov AbdulRahman re-appoint Ajakaye as spokeperson
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak has approved the reappointment of Mr. Rafiu Ajakaiye as the Chief Press Secretary (CPS). This was contained in ...
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Second Term: Ajia Congratulates Gov AbdulRahman, Urges Him to Deliver on Campaign Promises
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Asa/Ilorin-West Federal Constituency in the just concluded 2023 general election, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia ...
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NIWOSEC charges Tinubu to prioritise workers’ welfare to boost economy
The Nigerian Workforce Strategy and Enlightenment Centre (NIWOSEC), has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give workers’ welfare the utmost priority as a ...
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FULL INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023
THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for ...
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Gov Abdulrazaq inaugurated, announces scholarship other priorities for second term
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, vowing to remain a ...
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Iconic Encounter: Music Superstar Davido Meets Wema Bank’s New MD/CEO
In what will be recorded as a historic occasion in the worlds of entertainment and finance, globally acclaimed Nigerian music artist, Davido met ...
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I prepared my handover note last September but… — Fashola
Three days to the end of the regime of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.), the outgoing Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde ...
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Why We Took Over Nigeria Railway’s Land –Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has explained that the state government took over the land of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) because ...
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Traditionalists seek equal recognition with Christians, Muslims
Traditional religion adherents have enjoined the government to accord them the same recognition given to Muslims and Christians. They made this known ...
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Governor Soludo writes President Buhari wants Kanu’s release
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu before exiting office on May 29. Kanu, ...
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Court fined Ex-presidential candidate N40 million for seeking to stop Tinubu inauguration
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40m for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the ...
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NGF Chair, Recognition Of AbdulRazaq’s Contributions To National Development, Says Kwara NIPR
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has described the appointment of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the new ...
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NGF Chair: N-SIP Focal Person Hails AbdulRazaq’s Emergence
The focal person for the National Social Investment Programmes (N-SIP) in Kwara State, Dr Rabiat Shehu-Jimoh Alabere, has congratulated the state governor, AbdulRahaman ...
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Student reportedly kills self after losing school fees to gambling
A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke, has reportedly killed himself by drinking a substance suspected to be an ...
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Ministers of State redundant under Buhari – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Mr Festus Keyamo said Wednesday that Ministers of State that served under the President Muhammadu ...
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Osinbajo hails Makinde’s achievements on infrastructure
Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has hailed Governor Seyi Makinde for his infrastructural development, saying he was not surprised at what the Governor has ...
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Drama as Gbajabiamila, Wase trade words during plenary
An unusual spat broke out at Wednesday plenary of the House of Representatives between the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Ahmed Idris ...
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NGF Chairman: Mashood Mustapha Congratulates Governor AbdulRazaq
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Mashood Mustapha has congratulated the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his ...
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NGF Chair: ACF Congratulates Kwara Governor, AbdulRazaq
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kwara State has congratulated the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his appointment as the chairman of the ...
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Lecturer sentenced to five years for diverting study grant
A former academic staff member of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Kebbi State, Muhammed Sani Nuhu, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for ...
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I deliberately closed borders — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the policies taken by his administration were deliberately made for the development of the country. He stated ...
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Oodua Forum seeks Nigerians’ prayers for president-elect, chides Bode George, Adebanjo
A pan-Yoruba group, Oodua Council Forum (OCF) has asked Nigerians to pray for the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his tenure will ...
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Why Tony Blair visited me — Tinubu
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday and met with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, on his official ...
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Assault: Police release Seun Kuti on bail
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. ...
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Oyawoye’s passage, a big void- Nigerian Diplomat
Eminent citizens have continued to express condolences over the passing of the pioneer Professor of Geology in Africa, Jamiu Mosobalaje Oyawoye. The Nigerian ...
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Relief as Buhari set to commissions 11.5 kilometer second Niger Bridge, access roads today
Travellers to Enugu, Owerri, Aba and other parts of the South East from Asaba, Delta State, will experience some traffic relief from today ...
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Kogi gov signs five bills into law
Chief Press Secretary of Kogi state, Onogwu Muhammed stated on Monday that Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has signed five Bills into law. ...
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Governor El-Rufai deposes two traditional rulers in Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness Jonathan Paragua ...
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First Professor Of Geology in Africa, Oyawoye Dies At 95
The first Professor of Geology in Africa, Professor Mosobalaje Jamiu Oyawoye is dead. He died on Monday at the age of 95. The ...
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Osodeke re-elected as ASUU president
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to steer the affairs of ...
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Buhari, 5 African presidents to inaugurate 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery today
Nigeria’s profile in the global oil industry will be boosted today as President Muhammadu Buhari leads five other African Presidents to inaugurate Dangote ...
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Police arrest female dealer of AK-47, recovers guns
The Delta police command on Sunday arrested a woman, Queen Uwagbogu, who deals on illegal sale of AK-47 ammunition to criminals in the ...
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Court to FG: Account for $460m CCTV Abuja failed project
Three years after the commencement of trial, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the outgoing Muhammadu Buhari administration to “account for ...
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Afe Babalola urges Tinubu to lobby for debt relief
Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has asked the incoming administration of the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to borrow a cue from ...
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70% of food exports from Nigeria rejected abroad, says NAFDAC
Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, yesterday, lamented that over 70 per cent of ...
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Just In: FG sacks FAAN MD
The Federal Government has removed the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Capt Rabiu Yadudu. This is as the FG ...
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FG gives civil servants television sets for hard work
The federal government has recognised and awarded 29 staffers for their hard work and performance in the discharge of their various duties in the ...
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Plateau killings: 125 buried; police recover 117 bodies
No fewer than 125 dead bodies were recovered and given mass burial in the past three days, Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA), a socio-cultural ...
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Lawyer alleged police of hiding Seun Kuti’s case file
Lawyers to embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, have accused the police of disobeying a court order by withholding the artiste’s case file. The ...
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Beware of fraudsters via phone calls NCC cautions traders
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned traders to beware of fraudsters who may be calling them via phone, saying it’s another tactic ...
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Buhari appoints Sakirat as first female Accountant-General, see her profile
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). Madein, Director of Finance and ...
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Gunmen kidnap corps members returning from camp
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that ...
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Gov Matawalle under probe for N70b contracts, says EFCC
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle is under probe for mismanaging N70 billion, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said yesterday. It said ...