…Demands govt’s quick intervention to secure their release United Nations Children’s Fund has condemned the recent abduction of 21 children in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State saying that the report was worrisome. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, stated this in a media statement made …
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The National Emergency Management Agency donated 370.5 tonnes of assorted grains to the Zamfara State government in Gusau on Friday for onward distribution to flood victims and vulnerable persons. The Zamfara deputy governor, Sen. Hassan Nasiha, received the grains on behalf of the state government from the NEMA Director of …
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised law enforcement officers against harassment and extortion of the public in the discharge of their duties. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, gave this advice during the Law Enforcement Training Institute 2022 passing out parade held at …
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The Federal Government may present a supplementary budget to the National Assembly due to a further depreciation of the naira and galloping inflation that have made the 2023 budget nearly unrealistic. The 2023 budget benchmarks the foreign exchange at N435/dollar and inflation at 17.10 per cent but the severe scarcity …
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The Federal Government has cleared the backlog of salaries of medical lecturers at the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Newsextra24 reports. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the branch chairman of ASUU, UDUS, Dr M.N Al-Mustapha noted the order was given by the Minister of Labour …
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The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, has said that he was misinterpreted in the media on the issue between himself and the acting leader of the group, Ayo Adebanjo. Fasoranti said he never stopped Adebanjo from being the acting leader of the group. A …
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The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to tackle the perennial flooding in Kogi State once and for all if elected as the president of the country come 2023 Tinubu stated this on Thursday in a message delivered by the state Governor Yahaya Bello to supporters …
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Terrorists have killed two people, abducted several others and set ablaze Gidan-goga market in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Musa, told our correspondent that the terrorists, who were on motorcycles set ablaze the market on Wednesday, destroying goods worth millions of …
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The Coalition of United Political Parties on Thursday commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for successfully negotiating a cessation of hostilities between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayans, describing him as “a reformer, visionary and defender of democracy in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.” The coalition said Obasanjo, had …
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A North-East chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Mole Istifanus-Bennet, on Thursday resigned from the party in Gombe State. According to a statement made available to our correspondent, Istifanus-Bennet, who was the immediate past women leader in the state, failed to disclose the reason for her resignation. NEWSEXTRA24 reports …
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