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Shettima lauds Google’s N1bn grant initiative
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative for the Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs scheme. The Vice President stated this today when he received in audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology company, at the Presidential Villa. According to the Vice President, the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to…
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OAU congratulates Prof Akinrinade on election as Nigeria Academy of Letters president
The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University has congratulated Professor Sola Akinrinade of the Department of History on his election as President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, the apex body of scholars of the Arts in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by Executive Director of Central Office of Research, OAU, Morenike Ukpong. The Nigerian Academy of Letters announced…
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BREAKING: Tinubu may inaugurate cabinet August 21
After more than 75 days of running without a cabinet, President Bola Tinubu may finally inaugurate his cabinet on Monday, August 21, 2023. WesternPost gathered that the President is now prepared to run his government at full blast with all Ministers in place to deal with many of the social and economic challenges facing the country. Many Nigerians have expressed…
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No plans to increase fuel price – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has no price of increasing the pump price of petrol in the country. The NNPCL made this known in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday evening, while reacting to speculations by Nigerians over a possible fuel increase in the week. “Dear esteemed customers, we at NNPCL Retail…
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ARCON dissolves Advertising Standards Panel over ‘all eyes on the judiciary’ advert
…suspends regulations director, deputy The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has dissolved the Advertising Standards Panel over its approval of the “all eyes on the judiciary” advert. This was contained in a statement by ARCON Director General Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo. The advert billboards were seen across the country on Monday. Fadolapo in the statement, said the “advertisement failed vetting…
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Customs intercepts 1,245 live ammunition concealed in rice
The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 1,245 live ammunition ingeniously concealed in 203 Bags of foreign rice abandoned in a bush path at Tombolo Junction, near Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bamidele Makinde, who briefed newsmen on Monday, 14 August 2023, at Customs House in Abeokuta, the…
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The Niamey debacle, By Odi Ikpeazu
ECOWAS, I think, is justified in at least employing the time-tested tactic of brinkmanship with regard to the Niger question. That being said, the threat of aggression does not automatically translate to war but on the contrary, when properly managed, could ironically be an instrument for bringing about peace in the end. I have to admit at once and without…
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New State House Permanent Secretary, Adebiyi, assumes duty
…pledges loyalty to Tinubu administration Engr. Olusesan Adebiyi, the newly appointed Permanent Secretary, State House, officially assumed duty on Monday in Abuja, pledging his unwavering commitment to the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. At a handover ceremony held at the State House Administrative block, Adebiyi, who previously held the position of Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of…
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Sanwo-Olu monitors health palliatives services for pregnant women at Island Maternity Hospital
…conducts facility audit at Doctors’ Quarters Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, took an unscheduled visit to Island Maternity Hospital on the Lagos Island, catching the medical personnel unaware. At 6:35pm, the Governor walked quietly into the hospital’s maternity ward where two expectant mothers were being examined. One of them, Odeyemi Omowunmi, is heavily pregnant but she is not yet due…
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Gombe governor calls for comprehensive rehabilitation, reconstruction of Gombe-Bauchi Road
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya who is also the Chairman of the Nothern Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to permanently solve thie recurrent problem of collapsed bridges and road washouts along Gombe-Bauchi road. These issues, he noted, have rendered the road unsafe and impassable for travelers in the North- East. The road…
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