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Govt plans 7,000 telecom towers under public-private deal

The Federal Government will co-invest with the private sector to deploy 7,000 telecommunications towers beginning next year in a major push to deepen network coverage and improve digital connectivity. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, made this disclosure on Thursday in Lagos during a stakeholder engagement session organised by the...
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Coalition Distances Self from False Alarm Against Tantita Security Services

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Defense of Human Rights has expressed concern over the desperate attempts by certain individuals in the Niger Delta region to impersonate it coalition and raise false alarms against Tantita Security Services Limited and its management. In a statement, the coalition’s President, Barrister Abe Emmanuel Kolawole, said these individuals,...
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66% rise in manufactured goods export still poor – MAN

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has downplayed the 65.84 per cent increase in the value of manufactured goods exported in 2024 from 2023, stating it is below expectations. The PUNCH found that the gross value of manufactured goods exported in 2024 was N2.28tn, an increase from N778.44bn in 2023. While manufactured goods exports in 2023...
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Bishop Berates Govt, Security Agencies

The Catholic Bishop of Auchi Diocese, Gabriel Dunia on Saturday berated government at all levels and security agencies for the deteriorating security situation in Edo State. Dunia, who regretted the death of the 21-year-old major seminarian kidnapped alongside Rev Father Philip Ekweli on the 3rd of March, 2025, expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts of the...
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Don Raises Alarm Over Indiscriminate Consumption Of Sex Enhancing Substances

A Professor of Applied Clinical Biochemistry at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Oluwafemi Ibukun, has warned Nigerians, especially the youth, against excessive usage and consumption of aphrodisiac substances to avoid premature aging and other severe health issues. He gave the warning while delivering the 178th inaugural lecture of the university. Ibukun, in the...
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LCDA Staff Arraigned For Alleged Theft Of Council Documents

A staff member of the Kosofe Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ganiyu Oyebanjo, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court over allegations of conspiracy and theft of official council documents. Oyebanjo appeared before Chief Magistrate O.O. Olatunji following charges brought against him by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), represented by its counsel, Zebedee Arekhandia....
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Cleric Advises Nigerians To Strengthen Family Ties

Nigerians, particularly the Muslim faithful, have been encouraged to strengthen family bonds and ties to receive the favour and blessings of God. The Chief Imam of Oluwole Ogba Central Mosque, Mohammad Bello, delivered this message in Lagos during the 10th Ramadan Lecture of the Laguda Descendants Union of Lagos and those in the diaspora organised...
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Your Troubles Not Yet Over

Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has said that the troubles of his successor as Rivers state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, are not over, noting that more troubles are coming. Wike made this remark on Saturday while addressing a large crowd at a reception organized for him in Abalama, a Kalabari community. Before the reception,...
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Naval Admiral, Others Dragged To Court Over Illegal Disconnection

Four persons, including a retired Naval Admiral, have been dragged before Karu Chief Magistrate Court, Abuja, for tampering with the electricity supply, illegal disconnection of residents from electricity and “impersonating” Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc Staff at Royal Anchor Estate. The Plaintiff, Abolarinwa Olatunbosun in the suit accused the defendants for conspiring to disconnect and actually...
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El-Rufai Urges Atiku, Obi Others To Join SDP

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has called on prominent opposition figures including Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Rauf Aregbesola to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as a united front against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential elections. El-Rufai, who dumped the...
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