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FG seeks collaboration with Delta State on federal roads
The Federal Government and Delta State have entered into collaborative efforts, with the state government announcing an allocation of N78 billion to improve and maintain various federal roads within the state. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori made this announcement during a meeting with the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, at his office in Asaba, Delta State. In his address to…
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Shettima assures of fraternal bond by executive, legislators
Vice President Kashim Shettima has promised to use his position to continue to ensure unbreakable fraternal bond between the executive and the legislature, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy. Accordingly, he assured the leadership of the National Assembly of the President’s avowed commitment to entrenching democratic ideals and values through collaborative partnership with all arms…
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PHOTO NEWS: Gov Eno meets VP, senators at National Assembly retreat
Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, visited the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Ikot Ekpene, venue of the ongoing National Assembly retreat, where he met with the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, the Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio and other leaders of the National Assembly.
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NCC extends submission of application for hackathon deadline
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs NCC, Reuben Muoka. He said the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed on…
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Akwa Ibom assembly passes N150bn supplementary budget
The 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N150,000,000,000 (One hundred and fifty billion), tagged (HAB 317) earlier forwarded to the House of Assembly by Governor Umo Eno for legislation has been passed by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA). The Supplementary Budget comprising the recurrent expenditure of N50,310,140,850, and capital expenditure of N99,689,859,150, was read the third time and…
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Tinubu congratulates Professor Amadi for winning 2023 Nigeria Prize for Science
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Hippolite Amadi for being awarded the 2023 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science. The Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science on Thursday announced Professor Amadi’s novel scientific work on respiratory technologies for preserving the lives of Nigerian newborns as the winner of the 2023 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science.…
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Nigeria secures $13bn in oil and gas investments from ExxonMobil, Shell, TotalEnergies
Nigeria has successfully attracted a substantial $13 billion in investment commitments for its oil and gas sector, drawing participation from major international energy corporations, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies. This development was confirmed by Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy. Verheijen, in collaboration with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), recently engaged with representatives from…
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Ebora Owu is at it again, By Bolaji Adebiyi
After what appears to be an interlude, former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, returned to the news wave again. A few days ago, a video of the former president, also generally referred to as Ebora Owu, went viral. He was seen dressing down some Yoruba traditional rulers over what he regarded as their imprudence. He ordered them to stand up!…
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Atiku and his great but illegitimate expectations! By Jesutega Onokpasa
In what is being touted as the latest twist to what is really nothing but his pathological fixation on appropriating Nigeria’s presidency to himself, former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubarkar, has come up with a supposedly novel ground in his appeal of the decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court…
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Food security: KWSG partners NALDA on all-year-round farming programme
Kwara State Government has partnered the National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) to scale up food production in the state. The partnership is part of the present administration’s efforts at ensuring food security in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas disclosed this during her field inspection of the proposed site for the programme…
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