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Why Fuel Price Will Not Drop Below ₦700 – Tonye Cole

The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has explained why Nigerian refineries cannot sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as Petrol or fuel for ₦700 or less, citing foreign exchange and importation costs as key factors. Speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday, Cole highlighted the complexities...
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FUOYE Dismisses Allegations Against Ex-VC

Federal University OyeEkiti (FUOYE) has declared that the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the former Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, are unfounded. The university added that sponsors of the damaging report are hurting because the university is achieving growth, progress and development. The university stated this in a statement on Tuesday made...
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NLC, Civil Servants Praise Gov Yusuf

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has been commended for fulfilling his promise to implement the ₦71,000 minimum wage in November. A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Malam Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday, highlighted commendations from the Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Office of the State...
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Tinubu Nominates Three New CCB Board Members

On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the Board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). A press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the development is communicated in a formal letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The...
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Osun Yet To Take A Single Loan – Adeleke

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has boasted that the state government, in the last two years, has not obtained any loan to finance its projects and programmes all over the state. The Governor who made this known on Tuesday said he only blocked leakages in the state’s finances and employed local content to moderate project...
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Hours Before Ceasefire 

Following Israeli airstrikes on border crossings with Lebanon on early Wednesday, Syria’s Defence Ministry has reported six fatalities, including two soldiers and four civilians. The strikes launched from Lebanese airspace, according to the reports sighted by New Telegraph also injured 12 others, including children, women, and Syrian Arab Red Crescent workers. The attack occurred just hours...
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FG Declares Malaria Economic, Developmental Emergency

The Federal Government has declared malaria an economic and developmental emergency that must be eliminated. The Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare Ali Pate, who made the declaration at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria (AMEN) in Abuja, insisted that malaria has grown beyond a health crisis. Pate added...
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