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Multiple taxations frustrating investors out of Ogun – Group
Concerned indigenes of Ogun State under the auspices of the Egba Economic Summit have lamented that multiple taxations by the state government arms and its agencies resulted in a dearth of Small and Medium Enterprises across the state. They also expressed displeasure over the difficulties in procuring title documents on landed property in the state.
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Abuja council appoints new broadcast service CEO
The Abuja Municipal Council has appointed Mr Ibrahim Pam as the substantive Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the council’s owned broadcasting outfit. This is contained in a statement signed by the council’s spokesman, Mr Kingsly Madaki, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The statement added that the appointment of Pam
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2023 Golden Globes ceremony hit low all-time NBC ratings
The 2023 edition of the annual Golden Globes award ceremony hit a low all-time NBC rating despite its over 6.3 million views. The 80th annual event was held January 10 and boasted historic wins that included Angela Bassett, ‘Abbott Elementary,’ among others featuring many memorable moments. After taking the award show off the airwaves in
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Nigerian sues Malaysia govt N406m for unlawful detention
A Nigerian, Simon Mamoh, has sued the Director-General, Malaysia Immigration Department, Khairul Dzaimee Daud and three others N406 million for alleged unlawful detention and deportation. Mamoh has alleged that the country’s immigration department illegally detained him for 40 days before ordering his deportation from Malaysia to Nigeria. In the civil lawsuit filed in the High
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UBEC to strengthen early childhood education – FG
The Federal Government has said that Universal Basic Education will do “everything humanly possible” to strengthen early childhood education in states. The PUNCH reports that UBEC, a Federal Government agency under the Federal Ministry of Education has the mandate to formulate and coordinate all programmes related to the Universal Basic Education programme and also prescribe
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Expert decries high kidney disease burden in Nigeria
The President, Nigerian Association of Nephrology, Dr Adanze Asinobi, has expressed worry over the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from chronic kidney disease. Asinobi, spoke at the association’s Scientific Conference and Annual General meeting on Wednesday in Kano. She said the conference with the theme, “Current Concepts in Acute Kidney Injury Prevention and Management” was
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Police to employ intelligence gathering ahead elections
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the police would work more on intelligence gathering towards security for the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Egbetokun made the revelation during his familiarisation visit with the Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Wednesday. He noted that police officers are the strategic
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Sokoto enrols over 200,000 out-of-school children
Sokoto State Government has sent over 200,000 out-of-school children back to school under its non-formal learning system within one year. The state chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board, Altini Kajiji, stated this while speaking with newsmen in his office. Kajiji said since his assumption of office as the chairman of the board in February
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Ukraine to establish grain hubs in Nigeria
Despite the ongoing war with Russia, the Ukrainian government on Wednesday expressed its readiness to establish grain hubs in Nigeria and other African countries to boost bilateral ties. This was made known when Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Solskyi, led a delegation to the Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and
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Messi guides PSG to victory after W’Cup return
Lionel Messi scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1 on Wednesday on his first appearance since leading Argentina to victory in the World Cup in Qatar. Messi had been rested for PSG’s first three matches following the long break in the season caused by the World Cup but he returned to
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