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CDS Urges FG to Strengthen Police, NSDC

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, yesterday appealed to the government to strengthen the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to consolidate gains recorded by the armed forces in the fight against terrorism and banditry. He made the call during the 2025 budget appraisal and defence of the...
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Nigeria’s Corruption Ranking Stalls At 142 As Transparency International Warns Of Leadership Gap

Nigeria has been ranked 142nd out of 182 countries and territories in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reinforcing concerns that corruption remains deeply entrenched in the country’s public sector despite years of reform pledges. The CPI, compiled by Transparency International (TI), measures perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to...
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NUJ Commends FG’s N31.2bn Road Project In Borno

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Borno State Council has commended the Federal Government for executing a N31.2 billion road intervention project in Borno. The State Chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Abdulkareem Haruna, made this commendation while inaugurating the Beneshek-Gubio road, which is 24.15 km in length in which 1.5 km has been completed. Comrade...
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Stakeholders Hail Bala Mohammed’s Leadership As Bauchi Marks 5oth Anniversary

Bauchi State, on Tuesday, February 3, marked its 50th anniversary with a week-long series of activities, as stakeholders commended Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for what they described as transformative leadership since 2019. The Golden Jubilee celebration, themed “Bauchi at 50: Honouring the Past; Building the Future,” featured a symbolic 50-tree planting exercise, sporting events, a...
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New Telegraph Award Excites Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been nominated for the Governor of the Year (Innovation) Award by New Telegraph Publishing Company Limited, publishers of New Telegraph, Saturday Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Newspapers. The nomination was formally conveyed in a letter presented at the Governor’s Office in Alausa, Ikeja, recently by representatives of the...
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