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target=_blank>Aust Centre To Inaugurate Eight Senior Fellows To Advance Pan-African Devt
The Centre for Pan-African and Peace Studies (CePAPS) at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, will formally induct eight distinguished professionals as Senior Fellows on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the AfDB Hall, AUST, Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen Pan-African scholarship, policy engagement and sustainable development across the continent. The…
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target=_blank>Julius Berger Wins Reputation, Influence Award
Leading engineering construction company Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has been recognised for its strong corporate reputation and media presence, emerging as the winner of the Construction Sector Reputation and Influence Award at the 2026 Nigeria Digital PR Summit (NDPRS) Awards Gala held in Lagos last weekend. The award recognised the company’s sustained excellence in media…
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target=_blank>Enugu LG Councils To Begin Payment Of 25-Year Gratuity Arrears
…Dedicate 10% of monthly allocations to gratuities from October The Enugu State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has announced plans to commence the payment of outstanding gratuities owed to retired local government workers, with arrears dating back to 2000. The Deputy Chairman of Enugu State ALGON, Hon. Ferdinand Ukwueze, disclosed…
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target=_blank>2027: APC Presidential Campaign Council Visit Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, has received the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal Dare and other prominent party leaders from the national and state levels during a courtesy visit to Government House, Birnin Kebbi, as part of consultations ahead…
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target=_blank>Uduaghan: Delta Govt Declares 3-Day Mourning, Orders Flags At Half-Mast
The Delta State Government has declared three days of mourning in honour of former Governor, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, who died in the early hours of Monday, October 19, 2026, at the age of 71. The mourning period takes effect from Monday, October 19, following the death of the former governor, who would have turned 72…
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target=_blank>Edo Assembly Passes N939.85bn Supplementary Budget
…As Speaker Congratulates Oba Of Benin The Edo State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary appropriation bill of N939.85 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, following its consideration of a report by the House Standing Committee on Appropriation, Budget and Project Monitoring. The bill, presented by Governor Monday Okpebholo, was passed after lawmakers deliberated…
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target=_blank>Africa Must Build Its Own Prosperity, Dangote Tells Nigerian Creatives
…Reveals $100bn Vision 2030 target may be revised upwards President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has challenged Nigerian entrepreneurs and creative industry practitioners to think beyond conventional limits, build globally competitive enterprises and create enduring legacies, declaring that Africa must take responsibility for its own economic transformation rather than depend on…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Receives City Boy Movement, Says He Fixed Inherited Liabilities
…declares no going back on subsidy removal …urges youth to campaign with his achievements President Bola Tinubu on Monday received the leadership of the City Boy Movement (CBM) in the Presidential Villa, where he narrated how he fixed the economic liabilities he inherited from his predecessor. The President, in his comments at the event, foreclosed…
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target=_blank>2027: Tambuwal Not Defecting To APC, Claims False, Baseless
The former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has dismissed social media reports claiming he is defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued by the Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (AWT) Media Office categorically rejects claims circulating on social media that Tambuwal is preparing to defect from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Extends Heads Of Correctional, Immigration Services Tenure By 18 Months
President Bola Tinubu has approved 18-month tenure extensions for Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service and Kemi Nanna Nandap, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service. This was disclosed in a press release issued by Bayo Onanuga, the presidential spokesman, on Monday, October 19. Following the approval, Nwakuche’s tenure will now end on…
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