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Gov Bello condoles with Kogi Speaker over wife’s death
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Esther Kolawole, wife of the Speaker of the Kogi House of Assembly. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammed Onogwu, Bello extended his condolences to the widower, Matthew Kolawole. He said it was a trying moment for…
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Omicron: Nigeria, South Africa should issue reciprocal travel restrictions on UK, others —Moghalu
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has said African countries including Nigeria and South Africa should issue reciprocal travel restrictions on the United Kingdom, and other Western nations that have placed Nigeria on red list due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The PUNCH reports that the World Health Organisation…
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Gambia’s Barrow wins second term election
Adama Barrow comfortably won a second term in The Gambia’s presidential election, with thousands of his supporters celebrating in the streets of Banjul, although his opponents disputed the results announced late Sunday. Barrow, whose assumption of the presidency five years ago ended more than 20 years of dictatorship, garnered more than 53 per cent of…
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Osinbajo to deliver address at global forum on LPG in UAE
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) departs Abuja early on Monday to participate at the World Liquified Petroleum Gas Association forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he will be delivering the keynote address. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘VP Osinbajo to…
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Ousted Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, sentenced to jail by military junta
Myanmar’s junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules, a government spokesman told AFP, the first of a series of possible sentences that could see the Nobel laureate imprisoned for decades. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals ousted…
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Institute warns against excessive use of inorganic material on soil
Nigeria Institute of Soil Science has warned against excessive use of inorganic materials on the soil to boost its yields, noting that soil nutrients are not easily replaceable when it loses its natural resource. NISS South-East Zonal Coordinator, Prof Charles Asadu, gave the warning on Sunday, in a briefing to mark this year’s world soil…
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US President’s medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, to speak at Nigeria COVID-19 Summit
As part of efforts to redefine the country’s national COVID-19 response and build the health security framework for the country, the Nigerian COVID-19 Summit is to host Dr Anthony Fauci. Fauci, who is the Chief Medical Adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden as well as the Director, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…
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N43bn Iseyin-Ogbomoso road will aid movement between LAUTECH campuses — Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Iseyin-Ogbomoso road newly awarded for N43.1 billion will aid the movement of staff and students between the two campuses of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. The governor, on Saturday, inaugurated the construction of the Iseyin campus of the university. The governor recently approved the relocation of…
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2022 budget: Edo APC faults Obaseki’s N214.2b proposal
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, condemned the 2022 budget proposal of Governor Godwin Obaseki which he submitted to the 10-man state House of Assembly last Wednesday alleging that he duplicated projects to siphon state funds. A statement by the Assistant State Publicity of the party, Victor Ofure Osehobo, said…
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Edo begins five-month business training for youths, women
The Edo State Government, through the state’s Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, has launched a five-month training on business development and sustainability for youths and women in oil-producing communities in the state, in line with the government’s focus on human capacity development. Chairman of the Commission, Pastor Kennedy Osifo disclosed this during a…
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