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Putin lands in UAE for rare foreign trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. Mr Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate summit, but the Kremlin has…
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Nigerian soldiers win gold, silver at World Wrestling Championship
Two Nigerian soldiers, Corporal Hannah Reuben and Lance Corporal Ojolaide Esther, won gold and silver medals respectively at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan. The Director of Defence Information of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, disclosed this in a statement and pictures posted on the force’s official X handle on Sunday. According to the…
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Ooni, wife secure release of five inmates in Abuja
The Convener, Hope Alive Initiative for Africa, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, alongside his wife, secured the release of five inmates from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday. Ogunwusi, according to a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, said the payment of fine for…
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Makinde presents N434.2bn 2024 budget
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, presented a budget of N434.2bn for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Tagged, “Budget of Economic Recovery,” it has N222.3bn capital expenditure and N211.8bn recurrent expenditure. Makinde said when implemented, it would cushion the harsh effect of fuel subsidy removal on the people of Oyo State.…
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COP 28: ECN DG pledges total commitment to clean cooling
…assures world leaders of Nigeria’s readiness to drive global initiative The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullåhi has assured world leaders of the country’s total commitment to Clean Cooling, an energy initiative adopted at the ongoing UN Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He gave the assurance in an address at a high-level meeting attended…
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New minimum wage must reflect economic realities – NLC
Ahead of next year’s negotiation of a new minimum wage for workers in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress has said only an amount reflective of the current economic realities will be accepted. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Revolutionary CNG mass transit buses, tricycles, kits on their way -PCNGi
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has debunked a report in some online media alleging that some diesel buses being refurbished or repainted in some videos were part of PCNG Initiative. According to a statement signed by the media office of Zacch Adedeji-led Committee, dated December 4, 2023, the report is false and is not part of the proposed…
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Alleged N4.8bn fraud: Cletus Ibeto’s absence stalls arraignment again
The arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday due to his absence in court. Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd were to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…
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Lagos to build more vocational centres to tackle out-of-school challenges
The Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, has said plans are underway to create additional technical colleges and vocational centres across the state. According to him, this will help to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state. Speaking on Tuesday in Ikeja, Mr Alli-Balogun said the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had stepped up…
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Oba of Benin, ancestors and Lagos, By Lasisi Olagunju
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.” Imagine this George Orwel dystopian quote in his ‘1984’ applying directly to where you come from. That…
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