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Month: January 2024

No going back on styrofoam ban  —  Lagos Govt insists

Wahab said the enforcement of the could be extended by three weeks to allow producers and entrepreneurs in the hospitality business to exhaust their stock. The Government of Lagos State has insisted that its recent ban on the use of styrofoam remains. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, reiterated…

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NGO raises alarm over increasing rate of out-of-school girls

Pitan emphasised that Nigeria had the unfortunate position of having the highest rate of out-of-school children globally. Gem Hub Initiative, an NGO, has raised alarm over the country’s increasing gender disparity in education, revealing alarming statistics about girls experience in the education system. Gem Hub Initiative is an organisation that seeks to address and meet…

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Atiku wants President Tinubu to explain $3.3bn loan taken by NNPCL

NNPCL secured the $3.3bn emergency crude repayment loan from Afreximbank in August 2023 to halt the naira slide. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to give account on the $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan taken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…

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Ganduje begs Kano Governor to defect to APC

The APC national chairman and immediate past governor of Kano state said stakeholders of the party had also expressed appreciation to Tinubu for his support and love for Kano. Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has invited Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State to join the APC. The News…

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I can’t be intimidated out of Edo governorship race – Shaibu

Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says he cannot be intimidated out of the September 21 governorship election, because he has all it takes to win. Shaibu, stated this when he returned his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the governorship election, at the party national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. The deputy governor, who…

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Kano Fire Service stops man from hanging himself over ₦2m failed visa deal

The Kano State Fire Service said, on Thursday, that it rescued 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen. Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on…

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70km new roads completed in Lagos West Senatorial District – Sanwo-Olu

Sanwo-Olu said to further enhance security and safety in Lagos State, his administration would be releasing an additional 300 patrol vehicles and work gadgets. The Lagos State Government has constructed and completed 70 kilometres of new roads in various areas of the Lagos West Senatorial District. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made this known…

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Same-sex marriage, bestiality prohibited in Nigeria, Police warn

He called for collective efforts to kick against same-sex marriage and enjoined parents and guardians to take note and support the police in the fight against inhuman activities. The Nigeria Police on Thursday said the practice of same-sex marriage in Nigeria was strictly prohibited and punishable under the laws of the country. The Force Public…

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Chrisland: Mother denies knowledge of late daughter’s chats about fainting

She was led by Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, who asked her how she got to know that her daughter fell. The mother of a late student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Ikeja, continued her evidence on Thursday with denial of knowledge of any chats in which her late daughter said she…

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Families of 22 deceased policemen receive ₦41m in Jigawa

The CP expressed the hope that the beneficiaries would utilise the money to improve the lives of those left behind by the deceased officers. The Police Command in Jigawa has presented ₦41 million cheques to the families of 22 personnel who died in active service. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmadu Abdullahi, gave…

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