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Suspected Herders Kill Five Farmers In Ondo Community

Suspected herdsmen attacked the Ajegunle-Powerline community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State and, in the process, killed five labourers working on the farm in the area. A farmer in the community, Akin Olowolafe, who confirmed the incident, said, “The incident happened around 3 pm on Tuesday, and these Fulani herdsmen killed five...
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FG Sets N25.2trn Revenue Cap For FIRS In 2025

...Adedeji describes 2024 performance historic Following its remarkable performance of generating N21.6 trillion in 2024, the Federal Government has scaled up the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) target to N25.2 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year. The Executive Chairman of the Service, Dr Zacchus Adedeji confirmed the target on Thursday in Abuja, adding just like...
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NUEE, AUPCTRE, CSOs Petition Senate On Electricity Sector Woes

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and two civil society organisations, the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and the Citizens Free Service Forum (CFSF) have decried the precarious electricity situation in the country, urging the Nigerian Senate to urgently convene a...
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Court Reschedule Ex-NHIS Boss Arraignment

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kuchiako, Kuje, on Thursday, rescheduled the arraignment of former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf to February 3, 2025. The presiding judge, Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu made this announcement in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. New Telegraph had...
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El-Rufai Knocks Bwala Over Comment On Tinubu Govt

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir el-Rufai, has reacted to the comment made by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala. New Telegraph had earlier reported that El-Rufai at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria criticised the...
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30 Killed As Plane, Helicopter Collide In Washington DC

A United States (US) passenger jet carrying 64 people on Wednesday crashed into Washington DC’s Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a night training exercise. New Telegraph gathered that the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport at around 9:00 pm (0200 GMT) after flying from Wichita, Kansas, when the collision happened....
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How Obasanjo Creates Middle Class

The immediate past Minister of Transportation and former Governor of River State, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday described the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as the last president to create a middle class in Nigeria. According to Amaechi, the Obasanjo-led Federal Government created an economy that generated jobs, which brought about the middle class. Amaechi made...
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