ANAMBRA State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has presented a budget estimate of N607 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The governor, while presenting the budget estimate tagged ‘Changing Gears 2.0’, said while politicians are focusing on politics, his government is busy executing projects. The …
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NIGERIA’s President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to approve a fresh N1.767 trillion as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 appropriation act. According to the president, the loan is based on an exchange rate of N800 to $1. Tinubu’s request was read by the speaker, …
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MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved N70,000 as the minimum wage for workers of the FCT Administration. The acting Head of Civil Service in the FCT, Grace Adayilo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Adayilo stated that Wike also approved the payment …
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THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) says it is introducing a Special Intervention in Medical Simulation and Innovation under its 2025 Intervention. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, said this while inaugurating the Ad hoc Committee on Medical Simulation and Innovation Special Intervention on Tuesday in …
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THE Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers by Gov. Monday Okpebholo. Okpebholo in the letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Musa Ikhilor, stated that the appointment was for the smooth running of his administration. The motion …
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GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eliminating open defecation practices across the state. Zulum made the pledge during the inauguration of the state’s roadmap to eliminate open defecation in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The campaign, aligned with SDG six to ensure water and sanitation for all …
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IN a bid to combat phone theft and protect users’ sensitive data, Google on Tuesday in Lagos announced new advanced theft protection features for Android devices in Africa and around the world. The announcement is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mrs …
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PAKISTAN Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country recorded another polio case, increasing the overall number to 50 in 2024. The new case was reported from the country’s northwest Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province as health officials confirmed the detection of type 1 wild poliovirus in a 20-month-old …
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THE Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Academy of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has graduated more than 100,000 students since inception. The NECA Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He spoke on the sidelines …
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GOVERNOR Monday Okpebholo of Edo has ordered heads of various security agencies in the state to make Edo unsafe for criminal elements. Okpebholo gave the directive during an inaugural security meeting held on Monday night in Benin, the state capital. In a statement on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary …
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