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- August 1, 2024
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Diri charges LGs to tackle oil theft
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has charged chairmen of the eight local government areas of the state to set up task forces to tackle crude oil theft in their various councils. Diri stated this on Tuesday during a meeting with local government chairmen at the Government House in Yenagoa. He disclosed that the decision Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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Police foil explosive device attack in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command anti-bomb squad has foiled an Improvised Explosive Device attack in the Ikeja area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. He said a vigilant police officer reported that a young man had alighted from the car, carefully dropped a Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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Cornerstone Insurance upbeat on recapitalisation
Cornerstone Insurance Plc has said that it is well positioned for any recapitalisation measures to be announced by the National Insurance Commission. This was disclosed by the firm’s Managing Director, Stephen Alangbo, during the 32nd annual general meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday. He said, “We are well positioned for any recapitalisation measures that may Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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GPs could cap appointments in work-to-rule
A ballot of British Medical Association members in England is due with a threat of immediate action.Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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Banks spend $50m on private jet maintenance annually, says Otedola
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has supported the 70 per cent windfall tax proposed by the Federal Government on foreign exchange gains of banks. In a statement he issued on Wednesday, Otedola, who is the chairman of FBN Holdings, slammed the banking sector for its $50m estimated bill on maintaining private jets and an even higher Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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LASG harps on benefits of exclusive breastfeeding
The Lagos State Government is set to commemorate the 2024 World Breastfeeding and Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition Week. The state said it would be implementing interventions geared towards promoting exclusive breastfeeding and improving health-seeking behaviours, particularly among mothers and children under five years. While speaking on the government’s preparations for the Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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Personal interests behind calls for my removal – Provost
The embattled Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Dr Wahab Azeez, says those calling for his removal from office had personal interests. “Those behind the crisis are doing it to frustrate me so that I can resign, but I stand for justice,’’ Azeez told the News agency of Nigeria in Lagos Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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FG distributes N2.8bn inputs to Enugu, Anambra farmers
The Federal Government has begun the distribution of agro-inputs worth N2.8bn to 14,000 farmers in Anambra and Enugu states under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme, Phase One. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this on Tuesday during the agro-inputs distribution of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro Pocket in Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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INEC urges factual reporting on Edo, Ondo polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed to the media for fair and factual reporting on the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja during INEC’s quarterly consultative meeting with media executives. He noted that the September 21 date for the Read More
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- August 1, 2024
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Academic researches should solve local problems – TETFund
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has called on academics in the country to focus on researches that would solve local problems. This was as he urged the government to invest more in research, saying it is the way to the future of the country. Echono made the call on Read More
