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Month: January 2024

Aiyedatiwa assures workers of improved value, dignity for better future

The civil service would be repositioned for accountability and the state would be opened up for more investment. Gov Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has assured of his resolve to improve the value and dignity of the civil service for a better future. Aiyedatiwa said this during a prayer service held at the state secretariat…

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Tinubu appoints Egbuwalo as Acting CEO of NSIPA

The decision is pending the outcome of investigations into the allegations against Halima Shehu. Facing the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his nod to the appointment of Dr Akindele Egbuwalo as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and National Coordinator. This appointment follows the suspension of Halima Shehu,…

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FG to launch Expanded National MSME Clinics in Benue on January 9

The plan is in line with the administration’s commitment to support the growth of the MSME space in the country. The Federal Government says it plans launch the Expanded National Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics in Benue on January 9. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and…

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ahir says FG will revamp vocational training for youth with life skills

The new development will secure the future of the youths and enable them secure their future. The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, on Tuesday restated the Federal Government’s commitment to equip the youths with sustainable life skills across the country. The minister said this during an inspection tour on the ongoing construction of vocational…

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Governor Yahaya says Nigerians will soon enjoy gains of subsidy removal

He added that a lot of investments made were aimed at moving Nigerians out of the present economic hardship. Gov Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Tuesday, said Nigerians would soon enjoy the gains of fuel subsidy removal. Yahaya stated this in Gombe while inaugurating the phase two of the state’s palliative distribution to residents…

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Burna Boy excludes himself from the ‘Afrobeats Big 3’

Burna Boy is putting any conversation of an ‘Afrobeats Big 3’ to rest. In Nigerian mainstream music, fans commonly refer to the biggest three music stars Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy as the Big 3. However, Grammy-winning Nigerian megastar Burna Boy has stated he has no interest in being classified among the big 3. In…

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Sanwo-Olu approves end of the year bonus for LAWMA street sweepers

The gesture was done to appreciate them of their critical role of keeping Lagos clean. Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has approved end of the year bonus for street sweepers of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos,…

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FG suspends evaluation, accreditation of certificates from Benin, Togo

The suspension is as a result of an investigative work by a journalist that led to a publication in Daily Nigerian Newspaper. The Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republic. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Augustina Obilor-Duru, Assistant Director, Press,…

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Russian missile intended for Ukraine accidentally lands on Russian village

The governor of the region noted that 7 homes were damaged. Russian civilian authorities on Tuesday said a missile accidentally hit a Russian village in the Voronezh border region during the latest heavy Russian airstrikes on Ukraine. According to initial reports, seven homes were damaged as a result, the governor of the region, Alexander Gusev,…

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Afolabi Stephen Opaso: Canada police kill 19-year-old Nigerian student

The police officers deployed for the distress call to an apartment opened fire on him. Police operatives in Canada, on Sunday, December 31, 2023, received a distress call that a young man was “acting erratically.” A 19-year-old Nigerian student, Afolabi Stephen Opaso, was killed in the encounter that followed. The Winnipeg Police Service said in…

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