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Committees: Work for national development, lawmaker urges colleagues
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Olaide Akinremi, has urged his colleagues not to complain about committees given to them. The House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled 134 Standing Committees for its oversight functions and other legislative activities for the 10th National Assembly. Some of the Chairmen and their
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Meningitis spreads to 130 LGAs, kills 183
Nigeria has reported a total of 287 confirmed cases out of 2,707 suspected cases of meningitis, including 183 deaths, with a case-fatality ratio of 6.8 per cent. Their cases were reported from 130 Local Government Areas in 24 states, including the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria from From October 2022, to July 2, 2023. This
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Family demands justice as NDLEA men kill two in Lagos
The family of 22-year-old Gafaru Yusuf has been thrown into mourning after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency allegedly shot him and Emmanuel Olomowewe dead in the Idioro area of Mushin, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the NDLEA operatives stormed the community around 9.40pm on Wednesday to raid a drug den when
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Aregbesola’s ally declines Adeleke’s appointment
Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Rasaq Salinsile, has declined the appointment given to him by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, citing personal reasons. Salinsile had led the faction of Osun APC loyal to the ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola, and mounted a fierce opposition to ex-governor Adegboyega Oyetola, running on
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Nasarawa poll: Tribunal admits 207 BVAS machines for inspection
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Nasarawa State on Thursday admitted 207 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and its certified true copies of screenshot print-outs showing accreditation of voters in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Lafia Local Government Area of the state. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, David Ombugadu, who
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Dangote employs 30,000 Nigerians, expatriates for refinery
The Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked a report published on the online platforms of some media organisations that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India, while allegedly neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. Reacting to the publications, the Group’s Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, said the report was written
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Erisco fulfills pledge, gifts best UTME candidate N2.5m
The Chief Executive Officer of Erisco Foods Limited, Chief Eric Umeofia, has fulfilled his promise to reward the best candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh. Umeh was presented with a cheque of N2.5 million on the company’s premises at Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday. The 16-year-old student of Deeper Life High School,
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FG raises hazard allowance for NAFDAC, NCDC, others’ workers
The Federal Government has approved the upward review of hazard allowance for non-hospital-based health professionals in the country. The government made this known in a circular dated July 26, 2023, and signed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta. The circular was titled, “Review of
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Why Nigerian tennis players record poor performance – LSTTA Chairman
The Chairman, Lagos State Table Tennis Association, Tunji Lawal, says Nigerian table tennis players can reach their full potential with the right mentality, the right fitness level and adequate exposure. Lawal said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony of the ‘Break the Bias, She
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Cute Abiola: Using police uniform for skit not illegal, says lawyer
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said that the use of police uniforms by skit maker, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, for entertainment is not illegal. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had on Thursday, said the comedian would be prosecuted for violating the provisions of the law “with regards to the use of
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