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NASENI receives 169 entries for Research Commercialisation Grant
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has received 169 proposals from universities, polytechnics and research institutes across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones for its Research Commercialisation Grant Programme (NRCGP), an initiative aimed at transforming research outputs into market-ready products. The Team Lead of the NRCGP and Deputy Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Ms. Joy Elugbe, disclosed this during…
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Kehinde Laniyan appointed to WBSC Africa Baseball Commission
The World Baseball Softball Confederation Africa (WBSC Africa) has appointed Mr. Kehinde Laniyan as a member of its Baseball Commission for Africa. The appointment was conveyed in an official correspondence issued by the Executive Director of WBSC Africa from the organisation’s Secretariat in Cape Verde. According to the communication, the commission comprises five members drawn from South Africa, Nigeria, Guinea,…
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Osun govt dismisses claims of NURTW leadership dissolution
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has clarified that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not proscribe the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) or dissolve its leadership, insisting that Comrade Nurudeen Alowonle remains the substantive chairman of the union in the state. The government said Thursday’s directive suspending NURTW activities in motor parks across the state had…
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Nigeria’s tax reforms could redefine the economy — by Adewale Okoya
For decades, Nigeria’s greatest fiscal paradox has been an economy large enough to rank among Africa’s biggest, yet a tax system too fragmented and inefficient to generate the revenue needed to support its ambitions. With one of the world’s lowest tax-to-GDP ratios, successive governments relied heavily on crude oil revenues while borrowing to finance infrastructure, education, healthcare and security. That…
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What does Atiku really want? — by Kunle Oyatomi
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is no stranger to the presidential race, having contested the office six times: 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023.Given his hopeless ambition, many Nigerians see Atiku in two ways: a desperate politician and a failed presidential candidate. His persistent pursuit of the presidency, by what many perceive as any means necessary, has partly contributed to why…
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How controls prevented the PEAC/PFIPC appropriation from becoming public expenditure — by Tanimu Yakubu
APPROPRIATION WAS ONLY THE FIRST STEP The public argument has often begun at the wrong point. The National Assembly appropriated funds for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, known as PEAC/PFIPC. That fact is not in dispute. The question is what happened next.Nothing did. An appropriation is authority in law to make provision for an expenditure. It…
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Osun APC seeks engineering bodies’ intervention over alleged flyover failure
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the intervention of professional engineering bodies following what it described as the structural failure of the Lameco Junction Flyover in Osogbo. The party called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the…
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Enugu Air incident at Benin Airport: Matters arising — by Kelechi Deca
An Enugu Air Embraer aircraft with registration number 5N-ENR was involved in a runway excursion at the Benin Airport, Edo State. The aircraft from Lagos to Benin, overran the end of Runway 05 ( I have been reliably informed that it was Runway 23) during landing at about 3:10 p.m. local time on the 23rd of July 2026. According to…
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Accord accuses APC of vandalising Adeleke’s projects in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly orchestrating acts of vandalism against public infrastructure executed by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke in a bid to discredit the government ahead of the governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday by its chairman, Pastor Victor…
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Concern as section of newly commissioned flyover subsides in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A section of the newly constructed Lameco Flyover in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has caved in barely 23 days after it was opened to traffic. The 672-metre flyover, which was constructed at a cost of N8,521,632,257.28, was commissioned on July 1, 2026. The affected section reportedly subsided in the early hours of Friday following…
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