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FCCPC unveils campaign to tackle rise in youth tobacco use
By Adeola Ogunrinde In a resolute effort to safeguard the health and future of Nigeria’s youth, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has launched the “Don’t Burn Their Future” campaign in Lagos. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, who gave the keynote remarks at the launching emphasised the dynamic nature of sound health.…
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Dangote Refinery awaits regulatory approval, set to flood market with diesel, aviation fuel
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has sought the approval of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to hit the domestic market with diesel and aviation fuel. NMDPRA is responsible for the regulation of midstream and downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria. The refined products are currently stored in the refinery’s storage tanks while awaiting NMDPRA approval. The company in…
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CBN sacks mgt. of Union Bank, Titan Trust, two other banks
President Bola Tinubu has started the implementation of the report of the Special Investigator on Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities, Jim Obazee with the dissolution of the board and management of Titan Trust Bank and three others. The others are Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Polaris Bank, and Keystone Bank. A report by Insidebusiness online disclosed that…
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Keep eagle eye on poverty alleviation funds, APC chieftain tells Tinubu
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has admonished President Bola Tinubu, to keep an eagle eye on how the funds allocated to different poverty alleviation programmes in the country is being spent. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said that the passion of the President to alleviate poverty among…
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Women burn down traditional ruler’s house in Bokkos over arrests
Angry women razed the home of the District Head of Bokkos town in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, Michal Monday Adanchi, on Friday afternoon. According to Daily Trust, a witness from the area said the incident happened around 12:30am. The witness said the women set fire to the house after some members of the community were arrested for…
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Lack of finance remains major challenge in power sector – Adelabu
Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, says lack of finance has remained the major challenge impending the power sector in the country. He said this in a statement he posted via his X account on Monday. His statement comes hours after President Bola Tinubu in his New Year goodwill address reassured Nigerians about his administration’s commitment towards improving the power sector.…
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Tinubu mourns Ondo governor Akeredolu, calls him a fearless brother
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his deep sorrow over the death of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, who passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness. In a press statement released on Wednesday, President Tinubu described Governor Akeredolu as his beloved brother, confidant, political soulmate and a man who moved the nation towards equity, fairness and justice. “It…
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Christmas: 5,000 poor, vulnerable Nigerians get N20,000 FG grant in Cross River
No fewer than 5,000 vulnerable, very poor persons and even People With Disabilities, PWDs in Cross River state Monday (Christmas day) received N20,000 grant each from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, as well as Thanked President Tinubu during the flag-off of the grants for poor and vulnerable groups in Cross River State. This is coming on the…
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Tinubu’s special investigator invites Lemo, others over TTB acquisition of Union Bank
The team of the Special Investigator has issued a fresh invitation to the chairman of Titan Trust Bank (TTB), Tunde Lemo to appear before it on December 28 to update his statement with it following publications in some newspapers that were considered offensive to the federal government. Following the publication that the Federal government had secured documents and investigation reports…
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AbdulRazaq promises commencement of Ilorin Smart City
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said preliminary works will begin next year on the 18,000-kilometre Ilorin Smart City Satellite Town that the administration has designed for the expansion of the capital city. Ilorin Smart City Satellite Town is an offshoot of the Ilorin City Master Plan, the second of such blueprint for urban planning since the state was…
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