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- January 3, 2025
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Princess Ukot, 94, for burial
The family of Princess Affiong Samuel Ukot, a healthcare professional and mother of Professor Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN, the first and only Akwa Ibom-born female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has announced the funeral arrangements for their late matriarch. The post Princess Ukot, 94, for burial appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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- January 3, 2025
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Police arrest 23 suspects for thuggery, armed robbery in Niger
The Niger State Police Command said its operatives have arrested 23 suspected thugs and armed robbers in the state. The suspects were arrested with dangerous weapons on January 1, 2025, at about 12.45 a.m., near Fadikpe Junction and Dutsen-Kura Junction, Minna, the state capital. The post Police arrest 23 suspects for thuggery, armed robbery in Niger appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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- January 3, 2025
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Six-month delay in LG autonomy kick-off disappointing – NULGE
The National Union of Local Government Employees has expressed disappointment over the six-month delay in implementing financial autonomy for the 774 local government areas, despite a Supreme Court judgment mandating the direct disbursement of their funds. The court’s July 11, 2024 ruling declared the longstanding practice of state governors controlling local government funds unconstitutional and
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The National Union of Local Government Employees has expressed disappointment over the six-month delay in implementing financial autonomy for the 774 local government areas, despite a Supreme Court judgment mandating the direct disbursement of their funds. The court’s July 11, 2024 ruling declared the longstanding practice of state governors controlling local government funds unconstitutional and
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- January 3, 2025
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Subsidy gains: Labour scores govs low as allocations rise by N1.7tn
•NLC slams govs for neglecting agric, infrastructure, opposition thumbs down Bauchi, Ogun, Bayelsa, others The handling of federal allocations by state governments has come under scrutiny from the Nigeria Labour Congress, opposition parties and economists as the 36 state governments got a combined allocation of N5.22tn in 2024, The PUNCH reports. Economists and relevant experts
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•NLC slams govs for neglecting agric, infrastructure, opposition thumbs down Bauchi, Ogun, Bayelsa, others The handling of federal allocations by state governments has come under scrutiny from the Nigeria Labour Congress, opposition parties and economists as the 36 state governments got a combined allocation of N5.22tn in 2024, The PUNCH reports. Economists and relevant experts
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- January 3, 2025
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APC kicks as Obi warns Tinubu against foreign medical trips
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set an example by utilising Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for his medical needs instead of travelling abroad. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated that such a move would encourage Nigerians to trust the nation’s health
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The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set an example by utilising Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for his medical needs instead of travelling abroad. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated that such a move would encourage Nigerians to trust the nation’s health
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- January 3, 2025
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Firm fetes 200 Olusosun households
Rack Centre, in partnership with United Way Greater Nigeria (UWGN), has through its Food and Health Drive, provided staple food items and hygiene packs to 200 vulnerable households in Olusosun Community in Lagos. The post Firm fetes 200 Olusosun households appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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NNPCL tackles Obasanjo over alleged $2bn refineries repair fund
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details about Nigeria’s refineries’ woes, recounting failed efforts to privatise the plants and the subsequent alleged financial losses of about $2bn by the facilities under government management. Obasanjo disclosed this on Thursday as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited beckoned the ex-President to visit the recently revamped refineries
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details about Nigeria’s refineries’ woes, recounting failed efforts to privatise the plants and the subsequent alleged financial losses of about $2bn by the facilities under government management. Obasanjo disclosed this on Thursday as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited beckoned the ex-President to visit the recently revamped refineries
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- January 3, 2025
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My absence from Tinubu’s House visit not political – Bauchi gov
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says political meaning should not be read into his absence from governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. On New Year’s Day, governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum visited the President at his Bourdillon Road home in Ikoyi, Lagos. The
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says political meaning should not be read into his absence from governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. On New Year’s Day, governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum visited the President at his Bourdillon Road home in Ikoyi, Lagos. The
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Alumni donate N2.4m furniture to alma mater
The 1981/86 set of the St. Anne’s School Molete, Ibadan under the umbrella of Seminary-St Annes’ School Old Girls Association, has donated N2.4 million worth of desks and chairs to the school. Speaking at the event held on the premises of the school, the Yeye Basorun of Ibadan and the chairman of the 1981/86 class,
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The 1981/86 set of the St. Anne’s School Molete, Ibadan under the umbrella of Seminary-St Annes’ School Old Girls Association, has donated N2.4 million worth of desks and chairs to the school. Speaking at the event held on the premises of the school, the Yeye Basorun of Ibadan and the chairman of the 1981/86 class,
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Demand accountability from govt, Akume tells Benue youths
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has called on the youth in the state to ignore false narratives in circulation but to hold the government accountable in the state. Akume, who spoke at Agidi, Ugambe, Shangev Tiev, Konshisha LGA of Benue State on New Year’s Day, said President Bola Tinubu
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has called on the youth in the state to ignore false narratives in circulation but to hold the government accountable in the state. Akume, who spoke at Agidi, Ugambe, Shangev Tiev, Konshisha LGA of Benue State on New Year’s Day, said President Bola Tinubu
