LAGOS State Governor Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, yesterday, urged Nigerians to pray for the betterment of the country and President Bola Tinubu to enable him to navigate through the difficult times. He also called for patience amid Nigeria’s economic challenges, stating that Tinubu inherited a precarious situation. Hamzat, who …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied arresting the embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, saying he remained a wanted person. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. He said, “Media reports today that a former Governor of …
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Herman Kojo Chinery-Hesse HERMAN Kojo Chinery-Hesse, renowned Ghanaian tech expert and founder of SOFTtribe, has passed away at the age of 61. Often dubbed the ‘Bill Gates of Africa’ by the BBC, Chinery-Hesse was a trailblazer in the African technology landscape, particularly in software development. He spent his final years working in Sierra …
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SENATORS on Tuesday donated N74m to support the victims of the devastating flood that ravaged Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Jibrin Barau disclosed this on behalf of the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, when he led some senators to Maiduguri on …
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FORMER Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has surrendered himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after several failed attempts to arrest him. Bello is facing prosecution by the EFCC alongside his nephew, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering …
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A former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Salihu Lukman has described petroleum pricing since the commencement of production of Dangote Refinery and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, as manipulative. Lukman, in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Nigerian Democracy in ICU”, said the …
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THE Oyo State Government has banned any form of meeting by Head Teachers or teachers, during school hours, within or outside any public school premises. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, made this known today while monitoring schools resumption in Ibadan today. Adeniran said …
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A total sum of N 1.203 trillion August 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The revenue distribution was announced at the September 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. The N1.203 trillion total …
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AT least four suspected bandits have been neutralised, while 20 kidnapped victims were rescued from kidnappers’ den by the Nigerian Army troops, an official disclosed. The success story was recorded following the gallant efforts of the troops in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State. The Overseeing …
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria said it will maintain its Ways and Means advances to the federal government at a 5 percent maximum benchmark for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The apex bank disclosed this in a document titled, ‘Monetary, credit, foreign trade, and exchange policy guidelines for the fiscal years …
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