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SOSG Requests Deployment Of More Corps Members To Schools

Sokoto State Government has requested the deployment of more NYSC Corps members to Schools to supplement government efforts towards enhancing the education sector. The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan Ala, paid a courtesy visit to the NYSC Sokoto State Coordinator, Alhaji Usman Yakubu Yaro (Malikin Zuru), at his office. During...
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Increased plastics recycling better than ban, MAN insists

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has maintained that increased recycling capacity is a win-win situation for the country’s economy rather than a ban on single-use plastics. The Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, told The PUNCH in a telephone interview that more industries are recycling single-use plastics, urging government attention away from a ban policy. “There...
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Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates 29 Roads Within Seven Weeks

…Says others soon to be completed Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said his administration has commissioned a total of 29 roads in the last seven weeks. The Governor said this at the commissioning of the Chief Yesufu Abiodun Oniru/Akiogun Road which is an alternative to Admiralty Circle Plaza, Abudu Smith Street in...
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Those Who Defected To APC Will Soon Return To PDP

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Forum of Former Speakers (FOFSHA) has urged Nigerians to look forward to the return of many politicians who left the party’s fold a few years ago to join other political platforms. This is as the Forum described the PDP as the most acceptable, widely spread and best organised political party...
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Kogi cashew dealers urge govt to halt foreign interference

Cashew dealers in Kogi State have called on the government to intervene and stop foreign buyers from disrupting the cashew value chain, warning that their activities are worsening poverty and threatening local livelihoods. According to a statement by the Board of Trustees Chairman of the Kogi Cashew Dealers Stakeholders Association, Baba Mohammed, foreign buyers, particularly...
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Inuwa Hosts Jigawa Gov, Cabinet Members To Banquet

…Says Peer Learning Among States is Key to Development …Your Leadership is a Model, Inspiration’, Gov Namadi Tells NSGF Chairman Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has emphasized the importance of peer learning among states, describing it as a strategic approach towards promoting development and setting governance systems on the right track. Speaking during a...
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Agbese Denies Demanding $150m Bribe

…As.Binance Names 3 Reps In Scandal The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Phillip Agbese (APC, Benue) Friday denied that he never asked for a $150 million bribe from Binance Director, Tigran Gambaryan. The Binance Director had on his official X account, accused Agbese and two of his...
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