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FG targets 25,000 free cataract surgeries by 2027
The federal government has set a target of performing 25,000 free cataract surgeries by the end of 2027 as part of efforts to reduce avoidable blindness and expand access to eye care across the country. The initiative, under the Renewed Hope Health Connect Initiative, is being implemented in line with the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII). Minister of…
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NNPC extends petrol discount to October 31, rules out subsidy return
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has extended its petrol discount at retail stations nationwide until October 31, insisting that the initiative does not amount to a return of fuel subsidy. The company said the discount, introduced on October 1 to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, would continue throughout the month to ease the impact of rising petrol…
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Olubadan hails FG’s vocational training programme as poverty solution
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has urged the Federal Government to expand its vocational training and empowerment programme, describing it as a way to tackle poverty and unemployment among Nigerians. Ladoja spoke on Thursday when Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, visited his palace in Ibadan to brief him…
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Lagos distributes nutritional packs to pregnant women in Ojo
The Lagos State Government has distributed nutritional food packs to pregnant women in Ojo Local Government Area as part of efforts to improve maternal and child health. The support was provided during the third edition of the Mother, Infant and Child Development Programme (MICHD) this year, held at the Ojo Local Government Secretariat, Olojo Drive, Ojo. The programme was organised…
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Fuel Crises: Tinubu backs NNPC relief to waive profit margin, sell petrol at landing cost for 30 days
President Bola Tinubu has backed a decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to waive its petrol retail profit margin and sell the product at landing cost for 30 days amid the recent surge in global crude oil and petrol prices. The decision was announced on Thursday by Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
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Nigeria plans 20bn-tree campaign, adopts Ethiopia’s agriculture model — Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will adopt lessons from Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation as part of efforts to achieve food sovereignty and make agriculture a major driver of the economy. Shettima spoke on Thursday during a tour of farms and agricultural facilities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region as part of the Ethiopia-Nigeria Leadership Exchange. He said Nigeria would draw from Ethiopia’s experience…
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God used Dan Orbih to make me Rivers governor — Wike
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Nyesom Wike has credited the late Daniel Orbih with playing a decisive role in his emergence as governor of Rivers State in 2015. Wike spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a night of tributes held in honour of Orbih, former National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South South, who died on August 31…
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INEC warns parties: Late membership register could cost candidates 2027 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties that candidates whose names are not contained in their membership registers three weeks before their primaries will not be allowed to contest the election. Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education in a statement on Thursday, said parties that failed to meet the deadline would not be…
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Civil War: Asaba massacre was one of Nigeria’s darkest chapters, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the 1967 Asaba massacre as one of the most painful and terrible episodes of the Nigerian civil war. Obasanjo spoke virtually on Wednesday as chairman of the 59th anniversary memorial of the massacre held in Asaba, Delta State. The former military ruler said the civil war itself was an unfortunate event that should never…
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2027: ADC vows to resist rigging, play by electoral rules – David Mark
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has pledged to comply with electoral regulations ahead of the 2027 elections but warned that it would resist any attempt to manipulate the process or deny the party victory through rigging. The party’s national chairman, David Mark, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when the governing council of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and…
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