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South-East People Have Reasons To Support Tinubu, Says Umahi
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South-East People Have Reasons To Support Tinubu, Says Umahi

Kalu Eziyi and Leadership News

Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi has stated that the people of South-East have every reasons to support President Bola Tinubu despite that some of them belong to different political parties. Umahi stated this on Friday when he visited Abia State governor, Alex Otti at his…

Federal Gov’t, AIHS Push For Local Building Materials, Affordable Housing
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Federal Gov’t, AIHS Push For Local Building Materials, Affordable Housing

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah and Leadership News

In a renewed effort to tackle Nigeria’s housing deficit, the Federal Government and organisers of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) have unveiled plans to promote local building materials and make affordable housing a reality for millions of Nigerians. This was…

MDCN Increases UniAbuja Medicine Quota To 200
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MDCN Increases UniAbuja Medicine Quota To 200

Henry Tyohemba and Leadership News

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has approved an increase in the admission quota for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), from 75 to 200. The announcement was made by the Registrar of the…

EFCC Arrests Benue Gov’s Top Aide Over Alleged Sextortion, Cyberbullying
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EFCC Arrests Benue Gov’s Top Aide Over Alleged Sextortion, Cyberbullying

Bode Gbadebo and Leadership News

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Special Adviser to the Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona, for alleged sextortion and cyberbullying. EFCC said…

Ondo Gov’t Mulls Death Penalty For Kidnappers
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Ondo Gov’t Mulls Death Penalty For Kidnappers

Tope Fayehun

Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, has revealed that proposals would soon be transmitted to the House of Assembly for necessary legislative action to sentence convicted kidnappers to death. This is as the state government…

NNPCL Spokesperson Femi Soneye Resigns
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NNPCL Spokesperson Femi Soneye Resigns

Nafisat Abdulrahman

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Femi Soneye, has announced his resignation from the role after nearly two years of service. In a statement issued and personally signed by Soneye on Saturday, he revealed…

Sickle Cell: Ekiti Enrolls 1,000 Patients In Health Insurance Scheme
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Sickle Cell: Ekiti Enrolls 1,000 Patients In Health Insurance Scheme

Alo Abiola

Over 1,000 sickle cell ‘warriors’ have been registered into the Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme to reduce the disease financial burden on them and improving their total wellbeing as well as their health status. Executive Director of a non-governmental organisation, O.A.…

NCoS Suspends 2 Officers Over Prison Inmate Passport Scandal
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NCoS Suspends 2 Officers Over Prison Inmate Passport Scandal

Christiana Nwaogu

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has suspended two of its officers over a scandal involving a convicted inmate allegedly attempting to obtain an international passport while still in custody. In a statement released on Saturday by the Service public relations officer,…

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Less Than 10% Intra-West Africa Trade Unacceptable — Tinubu

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

President Bola Tinubu has decried the dismal level of trade among West African nations, declaring that intra-regional trade remaining below 10 per cent was no longer acceptable in a region with such vast economic potential. Speaking on Saturday at the opening of the inaugural…