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FG implementing policies aimed at stabilizing forex, boosting economic growth, says Minister
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the President Bola Tinubu led-administration is committed to implementing macroeconomic reforms aimed at curbing inflation, easing the cost of living and stabilising the foreign exchange, as part of broader objectives of boosting economic growth. The Minister stated this on Saturday in Minna, Niger State at the 2024 Press Week of…
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Ifon/Ilobu crisis: Gov. Adeleke consolidates peacebuilding at warring communities
Governor Ademola Adeleke on Friday embarked on marathon peace consolidation efforts among the previously warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, hosting three town hall meetings till late in the evening. The spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement said the Governor was accompanied by heads of security agencies and top administration officials to Ilobu, Ifon and…
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Abiodun Congratulates Super Eagles For Qualifying For AFCON Semi-final
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated the national ream, the Super Eagles for qualifying for the semi-final at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles on Friday evening beat their Angolan counterpart by one goal to nil, scored in the 41 minutes by Ademola Lookman. Governor Abiodun praised the…
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Oyebanji, Service Chiefs, Bamidele meet over insecurity in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday met with the Service Chiefs in Abuja to fashion out a more strategic approach to stem the current spate of insecurity in some parts of the State. The Governor’s meeting with the service chiefs came on the heels of recent security breaches in the state, specifically the killing of two traditional rulers…
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After Ekiti episode, gunmen murder another monarch in Kwara
…..kidnap wife Gunmen on Thursday invaded the Palace of the Olu of koro in Kwara state, Oba Olusegun Aremu where he was killed. It was gathered that the gunmen numbered about 15 were armed with AK47. His wife was also assaulted and kidnapped. The monarch who was a retired soldier, had been one of the leading campaigners against Fulani incursion…
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Ekiti is underpoliced, we need more security personnel- Royal Fathers tell FG
The Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers has called on the federal government to deploy more security personnel to the state, saying Ekiti is underpoliced. The traditional rulers made the call on Wednesday in a communique issued at the end of their meeting with governor Abiodun Oyebanji on the state of insecurity in Ekiti state. It would be recalled that two…
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KWSG opens Tanke Flyover’s second service lane for use
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara state government has opened the second service lane of the Tunde Idiagbon Flyover in Tanke to ease the traffic along that axis. The government had earlier opened one of the service lanes, but the second one was opened on Wednesday afternoon along with the tributary roads emptying into it as construction work ramps up on the…
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Abdulrazaq presents N6m cheque to six students for winning presidential debate competition
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin KThe governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented N6m cheque to the six public school students who recently won the presidential debate competition in Abuja. That was a fulfillment of his administration’s pledge to give the great six one million naira each alongside a full scholarship for their first degree in any public tertiary institution in…
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Tinubu to inaugurate Abuja light rail on May 29 – Wike
Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the project’s current pace for the completion of the light rail in Abuja. He also assured that the May 29 deadline for its completion remains untouchable. The minister said this on Wednesday,, following an inspection of the work being done on the access roads leading from the Metro…
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Ibadan explosion: I didn’t own nor rent apartment in question for any activity- Malian Miner
The suspected owner of the building housing explosives which caused the explosion that rocked Ibadan two weeks ago, Alhaji Sawane Youssouf, has said he neither owned nor rented the house in question for any activity. Youssouf, in a statement he personally signed, titled, ‘Bodija Explosion: My Own Side of the Story,’ which was made available to newsmen in Ibadan, on…
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