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OGP: Kaduna govt publishes 723 projects valued at N63.63bn in four years – Report
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Government through its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) had published a total of 723 projects valued at N63 billion between 2016-2020, a performance analysis of the State’s open procurement portal by FollowTaxes has revealed. Kaduna State Facilities Management Agency (KADSFAMA) came first with 145 projects to its credit
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2021 Cropping Season: Gombe Gov’t urges farmers to cultivate early maturing crops
From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe Gombe state government on Monday disclosed that farmers in the Northern part of the state will do well to cultivate extra early maturing varieties of crops in 2021 wet farming season. According to the government, this was due to the weather prediction report by the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET).
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How FG can curb vandalism of rail lines -Expert
By Chinelo Obogo Vandalism of rail lines can be curbed if the government gives citizens a feeling of ownership by making host communities of public infrastructure responsible for the protection of those facilities, an expert has said. Reacting to the recent vadalisation of parts of the Itakpe-Warri rail line, President of Aircraft Owners and Pilots
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NLC strike: ‘Come and arrest me’, Wabba dares El-Rufai
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Barely 24 hours after Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai declared the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, wanted over the ongoing 5-day warning strike in the state, the labour leader said he was available for arrest. Leading the second day of the strike on Tuesday along Muhammadu Buhari
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Transport union clamps down on motorcyclists plying lagos highway
By Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos Members of the Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Tuesday morning stormed major highway to clamp down on commercial motorcyclists plying the route. The union members were seen at Agric Bus Stop enforcing the government law which restricts motorcyclists from operating on the highway.
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Ex-Ekiti SUBEB chairman Prof Francisca Aladejana dead at 62
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado Ekiti The former Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Professor Francisca Aladejana, has died. Aladejana, a former Provost of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, died at the age of 62. According to reports, she slumped in her office on Monday while on a phone call. Prof Aladejana was
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Afreximbank closes $1.3 billion bond
From Uche Usim, Abuja The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently achieved a historic feat as it successfully closed a US$1.3 billion dual tenor bond issuance, being its largest-ever transaction in the international debt capital markets. Afreximbank, in a statement released on Tuesday, said it printed a US$600 million five-year note at a spread of T+185bps
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Don calls for proper funding of public universities
From Felix Ikem, Nsukka Prof Kenneth Ofokanisi of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has called for improved funding for public universities in Nigeria to enable them meet up with the global standard. Ofokansi, who is the Dean Faculty of Phamarceutical Sciences, UNN, made the call in Nsukka on Tuesday in an interview with Daily
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Kidnapped UNIJOS Professor, husband rescued unhurt – Police
From Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Police Command has confirmed that Prof. Grace Ayanbimpe of the Department of Medical and Micro Biology of the University of Jos and her husband Mr. Isaac Ayanbimpe have been rescued from their abductors. Prof. Ayanbimpe and her husband were kidnapped at the early hours of Monday in their resident
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NAFDAC approves Janssen J&J COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
By Doris Obinna, Lagos The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is granting conditional emergency use authorisation for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for prevention in people from eighteen (18) years of age. The Director General, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said, after a thorough
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Gas leak forces SPDC to shut down Elebele wellhead
Pauline Onyibe,Yenagoa Shell petroleum development company on Tuesday shut down it’s oil/gas wellhead at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government as a result of gas leak which occurred at the wellhead. This was as the environmental rights group, ‘Friends of the Earth’ called on Shell to take all necessary and legitimate steps to ensure
Keane, Cantona inducted into PL Hall of Fame
Former Manchester United captains Eric Cantona and Roy Keane have become the latest players to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Cantona scored 70 goals in 156 Premier League appearances for United, where he won the league title four times in five seasons at Old Trafford before his retirement in May
Gunshots, teargas as thugs disrupt NLC protest in Kaduna
Some hoodlums wielding matchets and sticks have disrupted the ongoing Nigeria Leaders Congress (NLC) protest in Kaduna. The hoodlums stormed the protest scene along Nepa Roundabouts to chase away the NLC protesters who gathered to protest the Kaduna state government’s decision to sack workers. Policemen, however, dispersed the hoodlums with tear gas. It was
NAFDAC approves Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Regina Otokpa, Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has approved Janssen, also known as Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, for emergency use in the county. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said the
Sanwo-Olu set to launch 300 FLM buses to replace Okada, Keke Marwa
Muritala Ayinla The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide is set to launch about 300 mini buses to replace commercial motorcycles and tricycles known as Okada and Keke Marwa respectively from the prohibited routes by the Lagos Traffic laws. Following the restriction of motorcycles and tricycles in the six local government areas and nine local
Abiodun suspends aide, Abidemi Rufai, over alleged $350,000 fraud in US
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has ordered the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement in wire fraud in the United States of America. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, confirmed this on Tuesday. Somorin confirmed that Rufai is an appointee of the Ogun State government,
Hodgson to leave Crystal Palace at end of season
Manager Roy Hodgson will leave Crystal Palace when his contract expires at the end of the season, reports the BBC. The former England boss, 73, has been in charge of the Eagles since September 2017. His final match will be against Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Sunday. “After more than 45 years of coaching
JUST IN: Protest on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as truck hits stray cows
Motorists and residents around Onigari in the Ogun State stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, have blocked the road after an accident involving a truck and some strayed cows on Tuesday morning. It was learnt that some Fulani herders were leading the cows when they strayed onto the expressway and caused the accident. An eyewitness
Benue killings: Carry arms, defend yourselves, Ortom tells subjects
*Says Nigerians are suffering under Buhari’s govt Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Tuesday spoke tough against rampant killing of his people by armed Fulani militants advising people of the state to carry arms to defend themselves from the attackers. He said the killing of innocent people of the state has gone
JUST IN: El-Rufai declares NLC President, Wabba ‘Wanted’, promises ‘handsome’ reward
The Kaduna State government, led by Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, has declared Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), wanted in connection with a five-day strike in the state. The NLC has previously stated that the strike would continue unless the state government addressed the workers’ concerns. The recent sacking
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