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Health
Counting the Cost: Epidemic preparedness budget in Nigeria
Mr. Shedreck Hammayaji, 37, a dedicated nurse at Kwali General Hospital, Kwali, Abuja, demonstrates an unwavering commitment to healthcare and community service despite facing numerous challenges. During the height of outbreaks, Hammayaji said that he witnessed the strain on the healthcare system firsthand as patients inundated the hospital with symptoms of the deadly virus. “I remember the fear in people’s…
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General News
Sanwo-Olu urges use of innovative technologies in solving challenge
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for the use of innovative technologies to resolve the economic and social challenges of the country. Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday during the pioneer graduation of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) at Konga Place in Lekki. He said that the new platform of globalisation and the Internet of Things…
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General News
Angola Embassy pledges support for VON to deliver on mandate, broadcast in Portuguese
The Angola Embassy in Nigeria has pledged to support Voice of Nigeria (VON) in an exchange programme with the Angola National Radio to deliver on its mandate and facilitate broadcasting in Portuguese. The Angola Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Jose Bamoquina Zau, made the pledge when the Director-General of VON, Malami Jibrin Baba-Ndace, and his team paid a courtesy visit to…
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General News
Onigbongbo LCDA organises public hearing on amendments to 7 by-laws
The Legislative Arm of the Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikeja, Lagos State, has announced its readiness to organise a public hearing on amendments to seven by-laws in the council. The legislative arm disclosed this in a release jointly signed on Wednesday in Lagos by the Majority Leader of the LCDA Legislative Arm, Mr. Kayode Opayemi (JP), and the…
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General News
World Heritage Day: Commission solicits support for preservation of heritage resources
Mr. Olugbile Holloway, Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), has called for support from Nigerians in the preservation of the nation’s cultural and natural heritage resources. He made the call in his goodwill message as Nigeria joins the rest of the world in commemorating the 2024 International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World…
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Metro
FG inaugurates 17-man committee for Democracy Day anniversary
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a 17-man Inter-Ministerial Committee on 2024 Democracy Day Celebration. The committee is charged with the responsibility of organising a memorable and befitting Democracy Day anniversary. This is stated in a statement by Mr. Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). According…
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General News
Tourism, tool for fostering unity in Africa – Minister
The Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Lola Ade-John, on Wednesday urged African youths to embrace the transformative power of tourism to foster unity and progress on the continent. Ade-John made the call at the maiden edition of the Africa Youth Tourism Festival (AYTF), ongoing at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. The five-day festival is organised by Mr. Ayo Omotosho, a tourism…
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General News
Sen. Dafinone advises parents on youth reorientation
Sen. Ede Dafinone has advised parents to be more involved in reorienting the youths on the need to shun social vices and imbibe good habits. Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, advised in Ughelli on Wednesday at a public lecture organised to mark the 10th anniversary of Advocate Newspaper. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture is…
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General News
Ogun Assembly passes Assembly Commission Amendment bill
The Ogun House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the State House of Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the committee’s report by the Chairman, House Committee on Establishments and Public Service Matters, Mr. Babatunde Tella, at plenary in Abeokuta. Tella moved the motion for its adoption, seconded by Mr. Adeyanju Adegoke…
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economy
2024 Outlook: Nigeria’s market fundamentals remain positive – Nigerian Breweries MD
Nigerian Breweries Plc, a pioneer brewing company in Nigeria, has stated that the country’s market fundamentals in 2024 remained positive. Mr. Hans Essaadi, Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, made the assertion at the Pre-Annual General Meeting news conference organised by the company on Wednesday in Lagos. Essaadi noted that 2023 was characterised by economic volatility such as Naira scarcity, fuel…
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Security
Alleged fraud: EFCC withdraws operatives from Yahaya Bello’s house
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn its operatives from the home of former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over alleged fraud. The EFCC operatives had on Wednesday mounted surveillance around the home of Bello on No. 9 Benghazi Street, Waste Zone 4, Abuja, apparently to effect his arrest. The EFCC operatives retreated shortly after the sitting…
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Security
Police recover day-old baby abandoned on Lagos road
Police in Lagos State recovered a day-old baby abandoned on Alhaji Masha Road, Surulere, on Monday, police spokesman SP Benjamin Hundeyin said on Wednesday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a social worker attached to a hospital in the Surulere area reported the recovery of the baby to the police on Monday. The social worker reported that…
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General News
Customs collects N18bn revenue in Oyo/Osun in Q1 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N18.2 billion in revenues at its Oyo/Osun Area Command in the first quarter of 2024. It also seized smuggled goods with payable duties of N2.1 billion during the period, its Area Controller, Dr. Ben Oramalugo, said in Ibadan on Wednesday. Oramalugo told newsmen that the command recorded significant successes in intercepting smuggled goods during…
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General News
MMA Customs surpassed monthly revenue target in Q1- Comptroller
The outgoing Customs Area Controller (CAC), Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command, Comptroller Muhammed Yusuf, said that the command surpassed its revenue target for the first quarter of the year. Yusuf made the disclosure during his official handover to the new comptroller of the command in Lagos on Wednesday. He said that the command had consistently surpassed its monthly revenue target…
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judiciary
Court restrains EFCC from arresting, detaining ex-governor Yahaya Bello
A High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Justice I.A Jamil gave the order in a two-hour judgment delivered in suit no. HCL/68/M/2020 in Lokoja on Wednesday. The judge held that infringing on the fundamental human rights of the former Kogi…
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General News
Kogi’s Gov. Ododo visits embattled predecessor as EFCC visits latter’s Abuja home
Kogi’s Gov. Usman Ododo visited his embattled predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, at his Abuja residence on Wednesday as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the property. Ododo arrived at Bello’s residence alongside several security operatives and youthful supporters protesting against the siege of the former governor’s home by the EFCC. A correspondent of the…
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Technology
Board advocates utilisation of Nigerian professionals to promote research productivity
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advocated the utilisation of indigenous professionals to promote research productivity for national growth. Mr. Omomehin Ajimijaye, NCDMB General Manager, Research, Statistics, and Development, said this on Wednesday at a three-day Research and Development Workshop and Training of Research Directors on Writing and Wining Research Proposals. The workshop with the theme “Research…
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