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EFCC Arrests Former Plateau Speaker For Alleged Money Laundering
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EFCC Arrests Former Plateau Speaker For Alleged Money Laundering

Ejike Ejike

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The former legislators were arrested following claims by some concerned state…

Security Forces Kill 12 Bandits, Recover Weapons In Katsina
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Security Forces Kill 12 Bandits, Recover Weapons In Katsina

Godwin Enna

In a major victory in the ongoing fight against banditry and rural crime, security forces in Katsina State have neutralised twelve armed bandits and recovered stolen livestock and weapons following a coordinated operation in the Kurfi-Safana local government areas of the…

Oxfam Pushes For Ban On Single-use Plastics
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Oxfam Pushes For Ban On Single-use Plastics

Orjime Moses

Oxfam Nigeria has called on the federal government to ban single-use plastics and enforce policies that hold manufacturers accountable for the entire lifecycle of plastic products, as part of efforts to tackle the country’s growing environmental crisis. Speaking during a…

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FG To Drive Ease Of Doing Business Reforms

Moses Orjime

The federal government has announced a nationwide tour and plans to drive the ease of doing business across all 36 states of the federation and the FCT. In a statement issued to journalists in Abuja yesterday, the director general of PEBEC, Prince Zahrah Mustapha Audu,…

15% Of Nigerian Teenage Girls Have Started Childbearing –NPC
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15% Of Nigerian Teenage Girls Have Started Childbearing –NPC

Orjime Moses

Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon Nasir Isa Kwarra, has expressed concern over adolescent fertility in Nigeria, revealing that 15% of girls aged 15–19 are either pregnant or have begun childbearing, according to the latest national data. He disclosed…

Abuja Community Hails NYSC Corps’ Free Medical Outreach
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Abuja Community Hails NYSC Corps’ Free Medical Outreach

Henry Tyohemba

Residents of Gidan Mangoro, Karu Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed appreciation as corps medical personnel from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) brought free healthcare services to their doorstep. The outreach, held at the Local…

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NEF Condemns Benue Killings, Accuses Govt Of Betrayal, Inaction

Paul Uwadima

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a scathing condemnation of the ongoing wave of violence in Benue State, describing the mass killings as “genocide” and accusing the federal government of deliberate inaction, betrayal, and systemic failure. In a strongly worded press…

Nasarawa Govt Delegation On Study Tour Scores EDTF High
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Nasarawa Govt Delegation On Study Tour Scores EDTF High

Ahmed Tahir Ajobe

Nasarawa State government delegation on study tour to Bayelsa Trust Fund has scored the Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) Board high after concluding a three-day visit to understudy the law that established the EDTF, its operations, including policies and…

Imo Assembly Proposes Law To Checkmate Land Administration
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Imo Assembly Proposes Law To Checkmate Land Administration

Emmanuel Mgheahurike

The Imo State House of Assembly has proposed a law to regulate land administration in the state. The law, which awaits Governor Hope Uzodimma’s assent, will replace the state Lands Administration and Geographical Information Service Law No.3 of 2021 and aim to enhance the…