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Budget office disagrees with ICPC, says 185 projects duplicated in 2021, not 257
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, on Friday disagreed with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, saying only 185 projects were found to be duplicated in the 2021 budget, and not 257 as announced by the commission. He said it was beyond the responsibility of the Budget…
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UBTH boss condemns attack on health workers by patients’ relatives
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has called on the public to stop assaulting health workers in the course of performing their duties. The CMD made this call on Friday against the background of the recent judgement of the Egor Magistrate Court II, Evbuoriaria. In the judgement…
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Tonto Dikeh calls for commemoration of Sylvester’s 12th birthday at Dowen College premises
The death of a student of Dowen College in Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni, has sparked agitations from Nigerian celebrities. Oromoni, who was supposed to clock 12 today (Saturday), died under controversial circumstances surrounding bullying and battery. Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has called for the commemoration of Sylvester Oromoni’s 12th birthday at Dowen College premises in Lagos….
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Britain backs Nigeria’s fight against deforestation, agricultural growth
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has disclosed that the British government is giving the government of Nigeria the necessary support to fight against deforestation and other activities inimical to the environment with a view to ensuring a sustainable agricultural sector in the country. Liang, who made this disclosure during a familiarisation visit…
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Nigeria trains 62 military personnel for peacekeeping mission in Mali
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has trained 62 Medical Military Contingent 8 Level II, to be deployed for peace missions in Mali. The medical personnel were trained at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Chief Training Officer, who addressed the graduands on Friday at…
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Dowen College: What I told Sylvester’s father during phone call – Okowa
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday, revealed that he spoke to Sylvester Oromoni, the father of a late student from Dowen College in Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jr. Taking to his social media platforms, the Governor stated that during the call, he expressed his agreement with the Lagos government to launch an investigation…
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BREAKING: Multiple explosions rock Maiduguri communities
Four different explosives have rocked communities in Maiduguri early this morning destroying a building and injuring a small boy in the process. According to eyewitnesses, the explosions started very early with the first two exploding at Gomari airport and the third one landing in a building at one thousand housing estate near Hajj Transit Camp…
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Israel plans new visa policy for intending Nigerian pilgrims —NCPC
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, has said that the Israeli authorities have agreed to look into the possibility of procuring a three-month group visa for Nigerian Pilgrims that would cover the pilgrimage period as against the two-week visa policy. Rev. Pam also stressed that Nigerians visiting Israel for pilgrimage…
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Twitter admits ‘errors’ in new picture policy
Twitter’s new picture permission policy was aimed at combating online abuse, but US activists and researchers said Friday that far-right backers have employed it to protect themselves from scrutiny and to harass opponents. Even the social network admitted the rollout of the rules, which say anyone can ask Twitter to take down images of themselves…
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Sylvester Oromoni: Okowa backs Lagos on school closure, vows to ensure justice
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has backed the decision of the Lagos State Government to shut down Dowen College over the death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni. Okowa took to his social media platforms to react to the child’s death, revealing that the student is a native of his state. He said,…
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