THE Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, says the recently-held TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition aligns with its aspiration to use technology to spur national economic growth. Echono, said this during an an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He said …
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THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to ensuring that Nigeria’s oil, gas and mining revenues are managed for the benefit of all citizens. NEITI said it would deepen beneficial ownership disclosures to strengthen revenue tracking, contract transparency and ensure full implementation of extractive sector …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded a truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday in Abuja. Babawale explained that the …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the medicine market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7, following a shutdown for comprehensive sanitisation. Dr Martins Iluyomade, the NAFDAC Director for the Southeast, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the brutal killing of 16 hunters in Udune, Uromi Local Government Area of the state, describing the attack as barbaric and unacceptable. Newsextra24 reports that Okpebholo, condemned the act at Government House during a condolence visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State …
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Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, made this known in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the governor after they were recommended …
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THE Police Force Ebonyi Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm, …
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Alhaji Abdulaziz Maituraka, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Katsina, has declared that the party will form governments at both the state and national levels in the 2027 general elections. Speaking while hosting Katsina’s newly elected council chairman, Malam Isah Miqdad, and his councillors on Monday, Maituraka, who is …
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THE Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has successfully restored three species of mangroves in Ogoni, according to Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, the Project Coordinator. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Zabbey highlighted that for the first time, HYPREP was restoring not only the red mangrove but also the white and …
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has officially commissioned several multimillion-naira projects initiated by Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele across the Ekiti Central Senatorial District. In a statement from the Senate Leader’s media office on Monday, the projects were highlighted as part of Bamidele’s ongoing constituency efforts. The Senate Leader, who was lauded …
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