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Fuel subsidy removal: Gombe governor rolls out palliative measures to give residents support
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed optimism that Nigeria and Nigerians will emerge stronger from the current economic challenges occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and other global factors, as the government is taking concrete steps to bring succour to the people. Governor Yahaya gave this indication in Kaltungo while speaking at a civic reception and turbaning…
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BREAKING: Stop sit-at-home order in South East, Nnamdi Kanu directs Ekpa
Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has ordered Finland-based Simon Ekpa to immediately desist from issuing sit-at-home order in the South East. Kanu, who is presently in detention, gave the order in a handwritten note read by his special counsel, Alloy Ejimako in a press conference in Enugu, on Friday. “Simon, this is a direct order from…
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AbdulRazaq sends names of 20 commissioner-nominees to Kwara lawmakers
…seeks approval for 10 special advisers By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State House of Assembly has received an executive communication from the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the confirmation of 20 Commissioner-nominees. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf, on Thursday in Ilorin. Governor AbdulRazaq also sought legislative…
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Oyo Govt., UNICEF relaunch SOMTEC, on women, children’s wellbeing
On his first day in office, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, kick-started the Oyo State Social Mobilization Technical Committee in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Committee, which was relaunched on Thursday at the Ministry of Information and Orientation, Secretariat, Ibadan, had been abandoned since 2018. During the relaunch in his…
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Zulum orders crackdown on ‘Marlian’ group
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has directed security operatives to crack down on a notorious “Marlian” group believed to be terrorizing residents in some parts of Maiduguri and Jere. The “Marlian” group, which is populated by some youths associated with drug abuses has gained notoriety for engaging in a wide range of criminal activities, such as extortion, robbery, drug and…
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Sokoto governor vows to reclaim refuse dumps converted to business premises
Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has vowed to reclaim all refuse dumping sites converted to business premises within sokoto metropolis. He gave the indication while inspecting the ongoing refuse evacuation exercise at the Shehu Kangiwa square dumping site. Dr Aliyu expressed dismay over the way and manner refuse dumping sites have been turned to business premises, which had affected refuse…
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Subsidy: Abdulrazaq says more resources to go into public welfare
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the administration will deploy more resources into making people cope with the removal of subsidy on fuel. He said the policy was the lesser evil open to the Federal Government, adding that other options such as printing new currency on a large scale to fund the subsidy would crumble…
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Baga: Zulum orders rehabilitation of two hospitals, school
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Baga General Hospital and a Primary Healthcare Centre in Doron Baga both in Kukawa Local Government Area located in the northern part of Borno State. The governor also directed the rehabilitation of a primary school in Doron Baga. Baga is a commercial town while Doron Baga is located near Baga…
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Religious, political extremisms big challenges, says Lai Mohammed
Immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said extremism is among the greatest challenges facing humanity. He said extremism could stem from political or religious views. The ex-minister said this while speaking at his Oro country home in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State during a reception in his honour by the community at the…
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Subsidy removal: Abdulrazaq approves extra N10,000, 3-days a week for workers
…okays 100% CONMESS for doctors, allowances for nurses By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent subsidy removal, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state. On top of the palliatives is a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the…
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