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Orji Kalu Calls For Senate Empathy On Aides

During the plenary leading to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti, the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, moved for the amendment of the section that recommends the withholding of the salaries and wages of the staff of Senator Natasha on the grounds of empathy. New Telegraph had earlier reported that this...
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Oyebanji Bags Silverbird Man Of The Year Award

The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji will be formally presented with the Silverbird Man of the Year Award (2024) at an event scheduled for March 16 in Lagos. The award, which is held annually by Silverbird Communication Limited, honours individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and have contributed immensely to the lives of...
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CNPP, CNCSOs Demand Justice For Natasha

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) on Thursday demanded for justice for the Senator representing Kogi Central, Kogi State, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who had accused Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment is facing Senate probe. She had made the allegation on...
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Transport Unions Drums Support For Otti

The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Road Transport Employers Association OF Nigeria (RTEAN) unanimously said that with the improvement in road infrastructure, they will stand with Governor Alex Otti for his second tenure ambition. The road transport unions, during a city-wide roadshow that started from Aba South Local Government Area through...
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Gov AbdulRazaq Mourns Kwara Ex-HoS

The immediate past Head of Service (HoS) in Kwara State, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, is dead. She was said to have died on Wednesday at the age of 58, barely one year after her statutory retirement from the Kwara State Civil Service. In his condolence message, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said he is “deeply...
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FG Renames NIYEEDEP, Unveils New Initiative To Empower Youths

The Federal Government has officially renamed the Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalization Programme (NIYEEDEP) to Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP). This was disclosed in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented to the press today, March 6, 2025, following the signing between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Civil Society and Global Development...
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FG Rallies Support For ISEDVCOM Conference, Advocates Labour Tax For Migrants

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has rallied support for the 6th International Conference of the Institute For Development Communication (ISDEVCOM) of the Nasarawa State University (NSUK) with the theme: Japa: Communicating Migration Dispora And Africa’s Development. The Minister, while playing host to scholars of the Institute and members of the Alumni Association, Tuesday,...
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DBN Disburses N272bn To Women-Owned Businesses

The Development Bank of Nigeria ( DBN) on Thursday announced it has disbursed over N272 billion to more than 518,170 women-owned businesses since its inception till date. New Telegraph gathered that the disbursement accounts for 74% of the bank’s beneficiaries. The DBN Managing Director/CEo, Dr. Tony Okpanachi, confirmed the amount on Thursday in Abuja as...
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Senate Committee Recommends Six Months Suspension For Natasha

The Senate Committee on Ethics on Thursday recommended a six-month suspension for the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over the sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. New Telegraph reports that the recommendation followed the resubmission of Senator Natasha’s petition, signed by her constituents alleging sexual harassment from Akpabio, READ ALSO:...
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