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Ghana applauds Nigeria’s breakthrough in biotechnology
A high-powered delegation of biotechnology and biosafety team members on a study tour from Ghana has applauded Nigeria’s success story in the areas of biotechnology and biosafety. Ghanaian parliamentarian, Dr Emmanuel Marfo made this disclosure during a courtesy call to the National Biotechnology Development Agency in Abuja on Monday. Marfo, who is Chairman, Parliamentary Select…
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Telecoms set to bar calls from unlinked NIN-SIMs
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said its members would comply with the Federal Government’s directive barring outgoing calls of subscribers who were yet to link their National Identification Number with their SIM. The association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, and Head…
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Colorado signs abortion bill into law
The United States Governor of Colorado Jared Polis, on Monday, assented to landmark legislation, guaranteeing women’s right to abortion. The governor signed into law, following the longest debate in Colorado House history, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which codifies women’s right to make reproductive healthcare decisions – free from government interference. “In the State of…
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Train attack: NRC vows to rescue hostages
The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it will work relentlessly with security agencies to ensure the rescue of those kidnapped in the March 28 terror attack on an Abuja-Kaduna bound passenger train. NRC’s Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday. He said that the corporation was working assiduously…
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Anti-govt sermon: Sacked Abuja Imam gets new appointment
Former Chief Imam of the Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Khalid, has been appointed to lead another Juma’at mosque in Abuja. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Imam was sacked by the Apo mosque steering committee over a sermon that criticised the government’s failure to stop insecurity in the country. The Imam…
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Travellers panic as terrorists sow sorrow, tears and blood on Kaduna roads, rails
The attacks by bandits on virtually all modes of transportation to Kaduna State have intensified fear in citizens wishing to, or travelling to the northern state, which is home to most of the country’s defence institutions, OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes Kaduna State, particularly some of its villages, has been greeted with very violent attacks by bandits…
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Chinmark Ponzi scheme investor dies days after attempted suicide
One of the investors in the crashed Ponzi scheme, Chinmark Group, identified simply as Nuella has died days after she reportedly attempted suicide. The PUNCH had on March 21 2022 reported that about 4,500 aggrieved investors lashed the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Chinmark Group, Marksman Ijiomah, over unpaid funds invested in the company…
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Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed move to block zoning, PDP may favour consensus
AHEAD of the submission of the report by the Governor Samuel Ortom-led zoning Committee on Tuesday (today), northern Peoples Democratic Party Presidential hopeful on Monday visited Delta and Edo States to seek support for the consensus option rather than zoning the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to the South. To this end, Governor…
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I want to coach Eagles again – Eguavoen
Despite failing to qualify the Super Eagles for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Austin Eguavoen is still dreaming of another chance to lead the team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Eguavoen had coached the team to a bronze medal place at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, before serving in interim capacity in 2010, after the…
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Medical tourism: Igbinedion varsity hospital sets up diagnostic centre
As part of policy to stem the tide of medical tourism, the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, on Monday, commissioned a multi-million naira diagnostic centre. The 24 hours state-of-the-art diagnostic centre is expected to improve the quality of healthcare delivery within and outside Edo State. The Chief Medical Director of the teaching hospital, Godwin Nosakhare Bazuaye,…
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