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Group Decries Vote Buying, Proffers Solutions

A pro-democracy group, the Social Mobilisation Project (SMP), has urged all levels of government to reduce poverty by enhancing wealth creation and redistribution as a solution to vote buying during elections. The Convener of SMP, Olusoga Fashoranbaku, blamed the poor performance of elected and appointed officials in the country on vote buying. Speaking at a...
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NCS Cautions Shippers, Agents Against Refusal To Onboard

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has introduced the B-Bodogwu Data Window System, an indigenous registration portal for shippers, terminal agents, and traders, aimed at establishing a single national data system operated by the service. Speaking during a training session for terminal operators, traders, and shippers on the new B-Bodogwu Customs System, the Controller of the...
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Rivers Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers, Recover Arms

The operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested eight suspected kidnappers in the Omoku community, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, during a raid on their hideout. The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, told journalists at a press briefing in Port Harcourt that six kidnapped victims were rescued during the operation. Adepoju explained that...
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Dangote Polypropylene Production To Revive Textile Industry – MAN

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the production of polypropylene by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals will revive Nigeria’s struggling textile industry and save the country $267 million in import costs. The Director-General of MAN, Segun Kadir-Ajayi, in an interview on Channels Business Incorporated programme, highlighted the struggles of the textile...
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FG Unveils 50 Textbooks Authored By Nigerians

In a renewed effort to address the critical shortage of high-quality academic resources in Nigerian Universities and Colleges, the Federal Government has unveiled fifty (50) textbooks written by Nigerian authors for tertiary institutions. The initiative was spearheaded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) under the Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project. The Minister of...
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Anambra Police Neutralize Suspected Kidnapper

A suspected kidnapper was neutralized, and a kidnapped victim was rescued by a joint operation involving the Anambra State Police Command and local vigilantes in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. This development comes as the Police Command directed hospitals in Anambra State to admit but promptly report any suspect with bullet wounds...
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Oyo Govt Partners NIMC, NASSCO To Improve Social Register Accuracy

The Oyo State Government has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to enhance the accuracy of the National Social Register (NSR). According to a statement signed by Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, and made available to New Telegraph, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic...
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