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Dangote gifts 120 indigent students N16m

12.12.2024
The management of Dangote Cement, Plc, Ibese, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Wednesday presented a cheque of N16,215,000 scholarships to 120 indigent students as part of activities to mark its 2024 Community Day. The company has equally reiterated its commitment to improving the lives of the residents of its host...
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Why APC Won’t Lose 2027 Presidential Poll –Presidency

12.12.2024
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media Daniel Bwala insists it will be difficult for another party to upstage the ruling he All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to reporters at the APC national headquarters in Abuja, he said Nigerians are impressed with Tinubu’s achievements. However, he said...
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Uber, Interswitch suggest ways to revamp Lagos transportation

12.12.2024
Stakeholders in the transportation industry have called for increased adoption of technology and government subsidies to transform Lagos’ transport system, with a focus on efficiency, connectivity, and sustainability. At the seventh edition of the Lagos Transport Fest held in Lagos on Tuesday, the Managing Director of Industry Ecosystem & Platforms at Interswitch Group, Chinyere Don-Okhuofu,...
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Group Urges Women To Participate In Politics

12.12.2024
A Non-governmental organisation, Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER) has urged women to come out, participate in politics and not remain in the back seat. This was made known yesterday in Lagos by the program officer of the group, Mr. Adeniyi Hussain at a two-day training for journalists, civil society and others with a theme:...
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Firm unveils AI to strengthen public health policy

12.12.2024
Corona Management Systems has launched Sauki, an AI-driven tool designed to generate simple briefs from mathematical modelling papers. The goal is to improve access to public health research, aiding decision-making and promoting interdisciplinary learning across both scientific and broader audiences. This was disclosed in a statement to The PUNCH on Monday. With its name meaning...
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Umahi Meets With BPP To End Project Delays

12.12.2024
The Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, has moved to tackle the bureaucratic hurdles hindering timely and efficient evaluation of projects by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The former Ebonyi State governor, who received the BPP Director-General, Adebowale Adedokun, yesterday, stressed the need for seamless bureaucracies in public procurement processes for efficient and timely...
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Naira falls to N1,745/$ on parallel market

12.12.2024
The exchange rate between the naira and dollar dropped to about N1,745/$1 on the parallel market on Wednesday, The PUNCH reports. This is a sharp reversal from the N1,600 levels recorded at the end of last week. While some P2P exchanges quoted N1,715/$, some International Money Transfer Operators checked quoted N1,745/$. Stock trading apps like...
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Groups Back Falana Over $2.9bn Approved For Refineries

12.12.2024
A coalition of civil society groups yesterday backed Femi Falana (SAN) for asking the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to explain how the $2.9 billion meant for the rehabilitation of the three refineries was spent. Falana said: “I challenge the NUPENG and PENGASSAN to tell Nigerians the actual state of the refineries. “Only 60,000...
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NSIB probes aircraft runway accident in Abuja

12.12.2024
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has initiated an investigation into a runway accident involving a Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft operated by Allied Air. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at NSIB, Bimbo Oladeji, the bureau affirmed its commitment to uncovering the causes of the incident. NSIB...
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