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Kebbi Govt Debunks HYPADEC’s Claim On Yauri Water Project

Kebbi State Government yesterday debunked the false claims made by the National Hydro Electric power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) on the execution of the multibillion naira Yauri township water supply. A statement issued on Tuesday by Abdullahi Idris Sadaukin Zuru, Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the Governor, further stated that the commission...
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World Bank To Approve $2.2bn Loan For Nigeria In 2025

The World Bank is set to approve a $2.2 billion loan for Nigeria in 2025, spread across six development projects. According to the Washington-based financial institution, the funding will support key initiatives in education, health, digital infrastructure, and economic resilience. $500 million – Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Programme (Approval: March 17) $552...
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Timipre Sylva Pays Emotional Tribute To Clark

Erstwhile Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva yesterday paid an emotional tribute to Chief Edwin Clark who passed away last week aged 97. The former Bayelsa State governor, who led a delegation of the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) on a condolence visit to the deceased’s family, said the Ijaw nation had lost...
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Lassa Fever Kills Farmer In C’River

A 30-year-old male farmer from Unincha community in Obubra local government area of Cross River State has been killed by lassa fever in Cross River State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement dated February 24, revealing that the deceased succumbed to the disease on February...
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A’Ibom gov sets panel to resolve oil firm, host community crisis

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a tripartite committee comprising the State Government, Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer Limited, and Eastern Obolo communities to resolve lingering disputes between the company and its host communities. The committee has been mandated to submit its report within three months. The conflict between the communities and the company...
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Declining Number Of Surgeons In Africa Worries Medical Professionals

Medical professionals, policy experts, researchers and other key stakeholders have called for urgent mitigation measures to address dwindling numbers of surgical professionals serving Africa’s burgeoning population. Studies delivered at the PanAfrican Surgical Conference (#PASC2025) revealed that the surgical experts’ crisis could reach alarming levels by 2030 when Africa will experience a shortage of six million...
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I Don’t Know If El-Rufai Is NEC Member – APC Spokesman, Morka

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, on Wednesday said he is uncertain whether former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is a member of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Morka made this remark in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today while addressing El-Rufai’s absence from the party’s NEC...
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