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Crime & City Diary
Air Force helicopter crash lands in Port Harcourt
A MI-35P helicopter belonging to Nigerian Air Force has crash-landed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Friday morning. NAF Spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement said the accident occurred around “7:45 am shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers state”. More to follow…
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Politics
APC appoints standing committees, for inauguration next Wednesday
The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress has announced the appointment or standing committees for the party. This was contained in a statement by the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru. The committees appointed are Establishment Committee, Finance Committee, Publicity Committee, Intergovernmental Committee and Conflict and Reconciliation Committee. Ajibola heads the Establishment Committee which has Barr. Festus…
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Development
COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber vows to unlock climate finance for developing nations
At the commencement of the COP28 conference in Dubai, Sultan Al-Jaber, the president of the summit, emphasized the urgency of making climate finance more accessible to developing nations. He highlighted the dilemma faced by developed countries, often torn between pursuing development and taking climate action. Al-Jaber stated, “Excellencies, dear friends, we all know that a key success factor across the…
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News from States
Private sector crucial foundation of Nigerian government – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the private sector forms an integral half of the crucial foundation that holds the Nigerian government. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation. This, according to him, explains why the president’s vision for Nigeria is grounded in eight priority areas, including poverty eradication,…
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Development
Climate disaster fund approved at UN’s COP28 climate summit
The United Nation’s annual climate summit is under way in Dubai, with world leaders approving a climate disaster fund that will help vulnerable nations cope with the impact of drought, floods and rising seawater. The agreement marked a “positive signal of momentum” at the start of the 2023 conference – known as COP28 – its host UAE’s Sultan al-Jaber said…
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Economy
COP28: NASENI EVC, Halilu to speak on homegrown technologies for rural electrification in Dubai
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu is set to detail the Agency’s plans and strategies for rural electrification in Nigeria using homegrown technologies. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, though officially opened today, 30th November 2023, also known as Conference of the Parties (COP28), holding at…
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Perspectives
What difference can one man make? By Wale Bakare
As we made our weary way off the plane and through the suffocating heat that always threatened to overwhelm you as you stepped into ‘Dante’s inferno’ (this was the nickname I had given to the oven that masqueraded as Nigeria’s foremost airport at the time), I noticed them again. This time, they were not all lovey-dovey and touchy-touchy like they…
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Perspectives
Ajantala and the angels on life support, By Dare Babarinsa
So, The Guardian is 40. In 1983, when it debuted, it staked its claim to the highest echelon of the Nigerian press. It announced itself as The Flagship of the Nigerian Press, even before the first copy rolled out of the press. It was a venture of breathtaking audacity. The newspaper came into a field dominated at that time by…
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News from States
KWSG charges newly sworn-in NYSC members on discipline, hard work
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has charged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) to exhibit honesty, hard work, and discipline in the various trainings they would be exposed to in the course of their 3-week orientation exercise. Governor AbdulRazaq stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the Batch ‘C’, Stream 2 of the Youth…
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Economy
Tinubu confirms Adepoju as substantive Comptroller General of Immigration
Caroline Wuraola Adepoju, who has been serving as the acting Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) since May 29, 2023, has been confirmed by President Bola Tinubu as the substantive CG. She made the announcement to the staff of the NIS during the Comptroller General’s parade on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. She said, “You may…
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