A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said President Tinubu approved the removal of Wale Edun and his Ministry of Housing counterpart, Ahmed Dangiwa.
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This report reveals how the Imo State Government spent N101.54 billion outside approved budgets between 2023 and 2025, exposing a pattern of fiscal breaches that coincided with rising unemployment, underfunded schools and neglected agricultural programmes.
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Cross River has lost trillions of naira, and its economy has been negatively impacted, amid several stalled infrastructure projects and reported job losses since it lost the disputed oil wells to Akwa Ibom.
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Cross River has lost trillions of naira, and its economy has been negatively impacted, amid several stalled infrastructure projects and reported job losses since it lost the disputed oil wells to Akwa Ibom.
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Generations of underage girls in the community have been used as “collateral” for loans or payment for debts
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Deeply rooted in customs and fuelled by poverty, forced and child marriage practices continue to push millions of children out of school in Ebonyi and Cross River states.
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Logging and other biodiversity-threatening activities are prohibited under the National Park Service Act and relevant state forestry laws, except where expressly permitted by park authorities. But for about five years, logging has thrived in the Kainji forest reserve.
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A community initiative and advocacy by a socio-political group helped persuade the Oyo government to reopen 23 primary schools shut down for 10 years over security concerns.
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Generations of children who have never seen the world at peace are emerging from the decades-long cycles of bloodbaths in Plateau and Benue states which sketch a bleak future for them and set up the states for unending waves of violence.
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The findings of the federal government’s panel on Mr Nnaji align with this newspaper’s report, which exposed the then-minister’s certificate forgery scandal.
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