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COP 29: Minister charges preparatory committee on effective strategy for excellent participation
KUNLE SANNI The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has called on members of a newly inaugurated committee to work diligently in developing Nigeria’s position for the upcoming 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). The conference, scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, will focus on the theme “In Solidarity for a Green World.” Lawal who was represented by…
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Tinubu travels to France Monday
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to France on Monday, August 19, departing from Abuja. A statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the President would return to Nigeria after his brief work stay in France.
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Fatal Accident: Driver fled as irate youths set truck ablaze over death of pedestrian in Ogun
A yet-to-be-identified man has been confirmed dead following a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Akarigbo Road, Sabo, Sagamu, Ogun State, on Sunday. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this on Sunday. It was said that the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when the driver of a Toyota vehicle with the number plate…
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Customs, FRSC stage 5km walk to promote ‘Work-Life Balance’
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, co-led officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) alongside the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), with the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Muhammad, in a 5km walk tagged “Work-Life Balance” aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two agencies. The “Work-Life Balance” event which started at the FRSC Headquarters…
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LASTMA warns motorists against indiscriminate parking at filling stations
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists who are queuing for fuel at various filling stations, leading to severe traffic congestion for other road users. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, gave the warning on Sunday. He added that the agency had deployed additional officers to monitor traffic around fuel stations across the State. Bakare-Oki…
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Abiodun appeals to Customs over invasion of shops, warehouses in Ogun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to be civil with market women and men regarding complaints of invasion of shops and warehouses in markets across the state. Traders in the state had accused Customs officers of breaking into their shops and warehouses in a bid to search for smuggled…
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NASS: SERAP asks Akpabio, Abbas to disclose monthly running costs
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to disclose the “exact amount of monthly running costs” allotted to members of the National Assembly. SERAP requested the spending details of any of such running costs as well. This information was made known in a statement…
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Abductors of medical students demand N50m- SUG
Abductors of students of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Jos in Plateau State have established contact with the families of the kidnapped students. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the varsity, in a statement by its spokesman Adeniran Adebanjo, said…
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BREAKING: One dies as Car rams into motorcycle in Ogun
A driver of an unregistered Honda Accord vehicle has killed one person after ramming into a motorcycle along the Oru-Ijebu Igbo road in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident, according to a Sunday statement by the spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, occurred at about 8 pm on Saturday. Akinbiyi noted…
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NYSC uncovers bread seller mobilised for service by UniCal
The National Youth Service Corps has uncovered a fake graduate, a bread seller, who was mobilised for service by the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, revealed that the bread seller was among the 101 certificates recently voided by the scheme, bringing the total to 178. Ahmed commended the Vice-Chancellor of…
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