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Month: July 2024

NPA unveils 3 tugboats to boost Dangote Refinery, Lekki Port operations

According to him, this will also help the growing cargo evacuation needs of the Lekki maritime corridor. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has commissioned three newly-acquired 80 tonnes of bollard-pull tugboats to enhance the berthing of vessels at the Dangote Refinery and Lekki Deep Seaport. Oyetola said during the inauguration in…

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Ododo empowers 1,050 Kogi hunters with security gadgets to beef up security

The governor maintained that the security of lives and property remained his number one responsibility to the people of Kogi. Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has empowered the newly recruited 1,050 Hunters in the state with security gadgets and safety materials to boost community policing. Ododo, who superintended over the gadgets’ distribution on Thursday in…

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Nigerian law on same-sex relationships overrides Samoa Agreement – FG

The Minister reiterated that the Samoa Agreement is nothing but a vital legal framework for cooperation between the OACPS and the European Union. The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that it will not enter into any international agreement that will be detrimental to the interest of the country and its citizens. The Minister of…

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Nigeria beats South Africa, Ghana to becoming host of African Energy Bank

The minister highlighted the collaborative spirit of the APPO members and their shared vision for a united, energy-secured Africa. Nigeria has been granted the hosting right for the African Energy Bank (AEB) after beating Ghana, Benin Republic, Algeria, South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire in a keenly contested bidding. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State,…

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Police stop teenager from committing suicide after lover rejects pregnancy

The spokesperson said that the lady revealed that she was impregnated by a man who subsequently refused to take responsibility for the pregnancy. Police in Lagos State have rescued a 19-year-old lady who was on the verge of committing suicide in the Ikorodu area of the state. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…

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Bus driver bags 12 years imprisonment for killing LASTMA officer

The Lagos Government had charged the convict with knocking down Akinmade with a blue and black Opel space bus with number plate AAA 74 GG while controlling traffic. An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a commercial driver, Elijah Shokoya, to 12 years imprisonment for killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA),…

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I’ll not fail Tinubu and Nigerians, newly inaugurated poly council chairman

The newly inaugurated Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe -Abdullahi, says he will not fail President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians. ”I will use my wealth of experience to reposition the polytechnic for an improved standard of education in the institution,” he assured. Balarabe-Abdullahi, who was the former Speaker of…

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Nigerian law on same-sex marriage remains, FG confirms Samoa Agreement

The Minister reiterated that the Samoa Agreement is nothing but a vital legal framework for cooperation between the OACPS and the European Union. The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that it will not enter into any international agreement that will be detrimental to the interest of the country and its citizens. The Minister of…

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We can turn around Nigerian economy in few months – Dangote

Dangote was inaugurated into President Tinubu’s economic council on Thursday alongside other top players in the private sector. Nigerian billionaire and Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said the Nigerian economy can be turned around in a few months courtesy of concerted efforts of the government and organised private sector. Dangote made this…

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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali not showing interest to return – ECOWAS president

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali announced their intention to leave ECOWAS in January after several sanctions were imposed on them by the bloc. The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has expressed concerns over the unwillingness of Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return to the…

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