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Late Ondo SSG, Oluwatuyi rendered selfless services to humanity – Aiyedatiwa

Peter Anayo
DAMISI OJO, Akure   Scores of the citizenry in Ondo state converged on Akure City Hall on Thursday night to commence the funeral rites for the late Secretary to the State Government, Temitayo Oluwatuyi.   Friends, family, political associates and government officials came in huge numbers to pay tribute to......
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Borno Gov leads delegation to Chad, repatriate 7,790 refugees

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AHMED MARI, Maiduguri   Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state led a delegation of government officials from Nigeria to kick start the repatriation of refugees that fled their communities due to Boko Haram insurgency, to Baga Sola in Chad Republic.   The refugees, who were mostly indigenes of Borno, have......
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Heirs Holdings Group generates 1.5m jobs, rakes in $4.2 bn revenue across Africa

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  .As company spends $100m to empower over 21,000 youths     As part of its determination to address poverty in Africa, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, Tony Elumelu has disclosed that the Group disbursed USD100 million to 21,000 African youths to fund their businesses. The initiative has created......
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NNPCL/First E&P JV achieved 96%reduction in routine gas flaring

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UGO AMADI In a significant stride towards supporting Nigeria’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% unconditionally and 47% conditionally, as stipulated in the Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, the NNPC Ltd and First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) Joint Venture (JV) has successfully......
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Autonomy for more ethnic nationalities as House of Reps C’ttee recommends additional 31 states

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  … Mulls raising states to 67 .As number of  LGAs sets to soar on the back of financial autonomy     Jonas Ezieke, Abuja   The House of Representatives Special Committee on  Review of the 1999 Constitution has recommended the creation of 31 new states in the federation of......
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Sanwo-Olu hails AfDB President, Adesina at 65

Peter Anayo
IBRAHIM QUADRI   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, on his 65th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Adesina, a former Nigerian Minister......
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Agric. Revolution: Sen Barau to raise 558 young farmer millionaires in N/West

Peter Anayo
IGNATIUS OKOROCHA, Abuja     In an effort to revive the agriculture sector in the seven North West States, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator (Dr) Barau I. Jibrin on Thursday announced his plans to raise 558 young farmer millionaires this farming season this year.   Under a program......
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Nnamdi Kanu: Please, temper justice with mercy, Deputy Speaker, Kalu appeals to President Tinubu

Peter Anayo
JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja   The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to temper justice with mercy and give freedom to the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from detention.   Kalu made the......
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Tinubu’s N4.5trn additional budgetary request draws strong criticism

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.Financial experts opt for effective budget implementation .Say financial prudence required for economic growth .Why we increased proposal from N49.7trn to N54.2trn — FG .As President jets out to France for private visit, attends AU Summit in Ethiopia COMFORT EKELEME, Business Editor and IGNATIUS OKOROCHA, Abuja Worried over the poor......
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17 Pupils burnt to death in Zamfara Islamiya School

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  .As Tinubu mourns, says safety should be uppermost to proprietors   Seventeen pupils of an Islamiya school in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State have lost their lives in a fire incident that occurred at the school in the late night of Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Report said......