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Ondo unveils healthcare reforms, targets medicine self-sufficiency
The Ondo State Government has unveiled fresh healthcare reforms aimed at strengthening medicines security, boosting local pharmaceutical production, improving diagnostic services and increasing private-sector participation in the health sector. The Senior Consultant on Pharmaceutical and Medical Investments to the state government, Dr Samuel Adekola, disclosed this during a familiarisation visit to the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo.…
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TICC commends Nigerian Navy over professionalism ahead of governorship election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, particularly the Nigerian Navy, for its professionalism and neutrality in handling security matters since the commencement of the Osun governorship election campaigns. The council, in a statement by its spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Friday, said the Navy had been proactive in arresting troublemakers regardless…
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The Osun broadcast before the ballot: Oyebamiji’s final pitch — by Olabode Opeseitan
On the eve of Osun State’s governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress candidate stepped before the camera with the urgency of a man who believes his state is in need of urgent rescue. His message was not subtle. It was a plea, a warning and a campaign pitch woven into one: Osun must vote, and Osun must change…
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Tiktok and the talking inmate — by Folorunso Adisa
Impossibility is a word that seems to have no permanent place in the Nigerian dictionary. We have a peculiar talent for defeating the impossible, sometimes by stretching the meaning of things we thought we understood. This time, we have taken that national ingenuity into the prison yard and, in the process, stretched our understanding of what it means to be…
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Eno meets Airbus, SAMCO in Canada over Ibom Air fleet expansion, MRO
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has met with officials of Airbus and SAMCO Group Europe in Canada to advance Ibom Air’s fleet expansion and strengthen plans for the Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo. Eno held the meetings in Montreal ahead of the Pre-Delivery Inspection of Ibom Air’s latest Airbus A220-300…
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APC recruited fake Accord faction to endorse Oyebamiji, says TICC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of recruiting a “fake” faction of the Accord Party to endorse its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The council made the allegation while rejecting the endorsement of Oyebamiji by Christopher Imumolen, whom it said was not the recognised…
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PalmPay seeks safer, interconnected payment ecosystem across Africa
PalmPay Nigeria has called for increased investment in interoperable payment infrastructure to strengthen regional economic integration and support Africa’s next phase of economic growth. The fintech company made the call at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum (AEMF 2026), held from July 29 to 30 in Abuja. Speaking during the forum, PalmPay Nigeria’s Managing Director,…
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Shun reports capable of fuelling election violence, Oyo CP tells journalists
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Abimbola Olugbenga, has urged journalists to exercise professionalism, restraint and accuracy when reporting election-related incidents, warning that sensational and unverified reports could heighten tensions and trigger violence. The CP gave the warning while delivering a lecture titled, “Covering Election Violence Responsibly: Best Practices for Reporting Incidents Without Escalating Tensions,” at a Tribune Discourse…
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$50bn investment expected from new deep offshore incentive order — NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the Federal Government’s new Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order 2026 is expected to unlock more than $50 billion in fresh investment and increase oil production. In a statement on Thursday, the company said the new fiscal framework would strengthen Nigeria’s competitiveness in the deep offshore sector…
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Fubara not at loggerheads with Rivers Assembly over 2026 budget — Govt
The Rivers State Government has dismissed reports of a disagreement between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state House of Assembly over the 2026 Appropriation Bill. The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, said Fubara was working closely with members of the Assembly in the interest of the people of…
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