Category: Miscellaneous
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Nigerian Govt Owes 774,000 Jobs Beneficiaries N7.3b
BENEFICIARIES of the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) are being owed N7.3 billion, the Federal Government said yesterday. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo promised however, that the full payment will be made before end of the year. Keyamo spoke on the situation during his ministry’s budget defence before the Senate…
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FG Inaugurates Vulnerability Audit Of All Custodial Centres
Press Release …neutralise those who attempt to breach your facilities, Aregbesola directs NCoS The Federal Government Thursday inaugurated a vulnerability audit of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) custodial centres across the country. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, whilst inaugurating the audit said its report will identify the fault lines in the security setup…
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Why e-Naira Went Missing On Google Playstore, By CBN
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained the reason for the sudden disappearance of the newly launched e-naira speed wallet from Google’s play store. The bank explained that the app’s disappearance was only temporary as it was undergoing an important upgrade aimed at tackling glitches noticed since its launch. Director of Corporate Communications of…
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The Future of Nigeria’s Youth: The Promise Of A Kingsley Moghalu Presidency
A statement by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, OON, a presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) (Oxford, 20 October 2021) A year ago, Nigerian youth organised themselves in the peaceful #EndSARS protests to demand freedom from police brutality. Quite sadly, the bravery of the young compatriots was met with even more brutality. Like millions of…
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Strange: Nigerian Ministry Of Power To spend N17.9m To Fuel, Maintain Generators
THE Federal Ministry of Power charged with the responsibility of providing electricity supply has budgeted N17.9 million (N17,958,535 56) to fuel generators and plants in 2022 The provisions which are contained in the 2022 budget proposal submitted by President Muhammadu Buhariis specifically for agencies under the ministry. The agencies include National Rural Electrification Agency, Nigerian…
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Sudan’s Key Red Sea Ports Coveted By Regional Powers
FROM Washington to Moscow, Tehran to Ankara, Sudan’s strategic Red Sea ports, blockaded for a month by protesters, have long been eyed by global powers far beyond Africa’s borders. Blessed with natural resources such as gold and rich in maritime biodiversity, the picturesque region of white sands and mangroves stretches some 714 kilometres (444 miles)…
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Maulud: Ex-Tetfund Scribe Distributes Food Items To 500 Vulnarable House Hold In Kano
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano THE former Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi has distributed food items to over 500 households as of activities to commemorate the 1443 Maulud Celebration Speaking during the distribution exercise, that took place in his residence at Bayero University Kano, Dr Bichi said the essence…
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Kyari Bags “The Sun Man of The Year” Award
IN yet another recognition of his efforts since becoming the GMD/CEO of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the “The Sun Man of The Year Award”, the biggest recognition by The Sun Publishing Comapany Ltd, publishers of The Sun Newspaper titles. Kyari received the award in a ceremony attended by eminent Nigerians…
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Janemena Petitions IGP, Demands N500m From Tonto Dikeh
POPULAR Nigerian dancer, Usiwo Orezimena Jane, better known as Janemena, has dragged Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh before the Inspector-General of Police. Janemena, in a petition written on her behalf by her solicitors, Rockson Igelige, of Felix, Igelige & Associates, accused Tonto Dikeh of cyberstalking and criminal defamation of her character. The petition noted that Tonto…
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Man Bags Four Years For N3m Fraud
JUSTICE Musa Mustapha of the State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has convicted and sentenced one Abdullahi Adamu to four years imprisonment for a N3, 000,000.00 (Three Million Naira) fraud. The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC arraigned the convict on August 27, 2021 on a one-count charge that bordered on criminal breach…