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Yabatech secures EU, World Bank funds to drive innovation, train 200 youths in creative digital media skills
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, has won a research grant of €117,000 (over N200m) from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme to drive food security innovation. The institution also secured another grant under the World Bank–supported National Youth Employment Skills Acquisition Framework, which funds the training of 200 young Nigerians in digital and creative media skills. The food security research…
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Tension as lecturer, student clash inside varsity lecture hall in Bayelsa
Fight reportedly erupted between a lecturer and a female student inside a lecture hall of Niger Delta University (NDU) in Bayelsa State. According to eyewitnesses, the heated confrontation began as a verbal exchange, before it quickly escalated into a physical altercation, throwing the class into confusion. Students reportedly fled the hall while others recorded the incident on their phones. The…
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Sustainable Urban Transformation: Ondo govt to produce modern master plan for Akure, other major towns
The Ondo State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Sunday Olajide has said the state government had already commenced the process of producing modern master plan for Akure, the state capital and other major towns to enhance coordinated development of cities for growth and sustainable urban transformation. Olajide reiterated the commitment of the State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa to facilitating…
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Awujale Stool: Abiodun charges Kingmakers on equal opportunity for contestants
… expresses confidence in Awujale Council The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has tasked the Awujale Chiefs in Council to ensure a level playing ground in the process of appointing a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The stool of the Awujale became vacant when Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona joined his ancestors on July 13, 2025, at the age of…
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Ondo governor sets up strategic committee on EU deforestation-free regulation compliance
– ….tasks committee on broad consultations with stakeholders, develop strategies The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has inaugurated the Ondo State Strategic Committee for European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) Compliance, with a charge to stakeholders to work towards aligning the state’s cocoa sector with emerging global standards. The inauguration held on Monday at the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office,…
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Lagos APC intensifies mobilization for INEC CVR exercise, targets young people
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has intensified mobilization campaign to encourage eligible residents to participate actively in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In line with the party’s commitment to deepening democratic participation and consolidating its grassroots strength, the Spokesman for the party, Seye Oladejo, said all ward and…
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BREAKING: PDP NEC confirms Damagum as substantive National Chairman, zones presidential ticket to South
The Peoples Democratic Party has officially confirmed Umar Damagum as its substantive National Chairman. At its 102nd National Executive Committee meeting on Monday, the party resolved that Damagum, who has served as Acting National Chairman for over a year, be elevated to substantive Chairman ahead of the National Elective Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.…
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INEC CVR: Over 1.3 million Nigerians pre-register online in one week as youths constitute 62.37%
A total of 1,379 342 Nigerians have registered nationwide online in one week of the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. This was revealed in a statement issued and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information &Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun on Monday. According to the Commission, the breakdown of the online pre-registrations shows…
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Lagos Assembly, Guangxi People’s Congress to explore legislative collaboration, others
The Lagos State House of Assembly and the Guangxi People’s Congress of Peoples Republic of China have expressed readiness to explore legislative collaboration in enhancing investments in the state. This was made known on Monday when the delegation of Guangxi People’s Congress of China led by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Guangxi Peoples Congress of China, Zhang…
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PDP leaders arrive party’s national secretariat for 102nd NEC meeting
Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have arrived at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja for its 102nd National Executive Committee meeting. In a post on its facebook page on Monday, the PDP said the NEC would deliberate on key issues, including the report of the National Zoning Committee and preparations for the party’s national convention slated for…
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