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Foundation, Reckitt to tackle neonatal jaundice

Wellbeing Foundation Africa has partnered with Reckitt, a health company, and disability activist Oscar Anderson to launch ‘Project Oscar – Light for Life’ to combat neonatal jaundice in Nigeria. According to a statement, WBFA and Reckitt unveiled the initiative during a recent event in Lagos to address the critical gaps in neonatal jaundice care affecting...
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Don’t politicise NBS reports, Atiku warns FG

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has warned that politicising the data from the National Bureau of Statistics would be counterproductive. In a statement issued by his media office on Thursday, the former Vice President emphasised the importance of accuracy in data and statistics for development purposes. On December 17,...
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UBA renovate Lagos airport terminal

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Bank for Africa has refurbished the E-wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. FAAN also received four long CNG-powered buses to improve passengers’ mobility within the airport premises. The Managing Director of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, on Friday, said the development was to...
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Stampede: Blame Govt Failure, Not Organisers For Deaths

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, has attributed the deaths recorded in Abuja and Anambra State over the struggle for palliatives, to Nigerians’ desperate search for survival, in the face of the Federal Government’s induced harsh economic situation in the country. Obi in a statement on his X platform, said while he...
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Sanwo-Olu Sympathises With Victims’ Families Over Stampede In Abuja, Anambra

…Calls for adequate planning, safety measures in humanitarian, charitable activities Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with Nigerians, particularly the residents of Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following two reports of stampede, which claimed many lives and left many others injured at Abuja and Okija. He also urged individuals and...
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Oborevwori Bridge-Builder, Model Political Leader – Tinubu

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has described Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, as a bridge-builder and model political leader, following the calibre of persons across political divides that graced his son’s wedding in Asaba. President Tinubu stated this at the wedding between Mr Clinton Oborevwori and his hearthrob Knowledge Davidson at the Living Faith Church,...
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IGP Orders Probe Into Abuja, Anambra Stampede

Following the reoccurring stampedes across the country, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Saturday, ordered a probe into the stampede at a food distribution event in Abuja and Anambra State. Saturday Telegraph had earlier reported that at least ten persons died and many others were injured during the distribution of food items...
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Kano Govt To Prosecute Tax Defaulters In 2025

…Targets Over N80bn Internal Revenue in the Coming Year The Kano State Government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, will commence the prosecution of all tax defaulters in 2025 as part of its major reforms for his administration. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa,...
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