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Why Nigeria must diversify now – Speaker, Abass
By Deborah Nnamdi Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says continued over-dependence on oil by Nigeria will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians, and mass unemployment. Abbas made this statement at the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, adding that Nigeria…
Read More »2027: APC will claim south-south – Akpabio
By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will take over the South-South states ahead of the 2027 elections. Akpabio said he defected to APC to ensure that the ruling party claims all the states in the South-South ahead of the 2027…
Read More »Tinubu lauds NNPCL over the re-opening of Warri Refinery
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has strengthened Nigerians’ hope in his administration. The Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after…
Read More »Adeleke signs N427bn 2025 appropriation bill into law
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, signed the N427 billion 2025 appropriation bill into law. Adeleke signed the appropriation bill at the Exco Lounge, Governor’s Office, in the presence of his cabinet members and representatives of the legislative arm. Recall that the House of Assembly passed the bill…
Read More »Fubara presents 2025 appropriation bill of N1.19tn
The Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has presented the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill of 1.19tn to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly. Presenting the appropriation bill, Fubara said out of the amount, N462bn was projected for Recurrent Expenditure while Capital Expenditure was to gulp N678bn. Fubara said the planning reserve…
Read More »Warri Refinery commences operations
The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) has commenced operations. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a tour of the 125,000 barrels per day facility on Monday. Addressing the team during the tour of the facility, Kyari said,…
Read More »Woman, 25, nabbed for supplying arms to terrorists
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Army has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Shamsiyya Ahadu, who is accused of supplying arms and ammunition to notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji. Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Sunday, December 29. He…
Read More »NAFDAC destroys N120b worth seized products nationwide in three months
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that it destroyed over N120 billion worth of seized products nationwide in three months. According to NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the operations spanned Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
Read More »FG spends N1.4 billion on rehabilitation of terrorists
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has allocated approximately N1.4 billion for the rehabilitation of repentant terrorists and the establishment of terrorism trial centres over the past year and a half. Following former President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill on May 12, 2022, the National…
Read More »ABUTH recruits 518 health experts to tackle ‘Japa’ syndrome
By Deborah Nnamdi Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has recruited no fewer than 518 new health professionals to address the negative impact of the ‘Japa’ syndrome and enhance healthcare delivery services. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Ahmed Umdagas disclosed this in an interview with the…
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