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Kano Govt Endorses Police Safe School Projects

The newly created Safe School Projects by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)  have been endorsed by the Kano State Government, with the state giving its fullest commitment to ensure the desired achievement of the projects. Kano state is said to have taken a proactive step towards ensuring the safety of its schools, collaborating with the...
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Gunmen Sack Ondo Communities, Kill 20 Farmers

Not less than four communities in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have been sacked by suspected gunmen who invaded and killed farmers working on their farms. The gunmen shot dead over 20 farmers and held hostage another set of farmers in the agrarian communities. Akure North had been the hotbed of...
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Virtually All Nigerians At Risk Of Glaucoma -FG

The Federal Government on Monday disclosed that virtually all Nigerians are at risk of glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness, given that one of the risk factors of the eye disease is African ancestry. Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It is an...
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NAICOM Grants Operational Licence To CHI Life Insurance

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Monday granted an operational license to CHI Life Insurance. Handing over the license in Abuja, the Commissioner for Insurance, Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, tasked CHI Life Insurance promoters to make a positive impact in the industry, adding that its entry will strengthen the insurance industry in Nigeria. The commissioner was...
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SIFAX Group Urges Women To Dismantle Barriers In Corporate Spaces

SIFAX Group has stressed the need by senior executives, industry professionals and thought leaders to explore practical strategies for empowering women and dismantling systemic barriers in corporate spaces. The company reaffirmed its commitment to gender inclusion and leadership advancement during the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 event held at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, themed “Beyond...
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Unpaid Wage: Oyo Tertiary Institutions Unions Begin Strike

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Oyo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions has declared an indefinite strike starting Monday, March 10, 2025, over the non-implementation of the approved 25/35% salary increase and the new minimum wage. The strike affects five state-owned institutions: The Polytechnic, Ibadan; The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki; Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa; Oyo State College of...
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FG To Fund Benin-Asaba, Lagos

The Benin-Asaba highway and Lagos-Abeokuta roads are amongst those earmarked to be developed by the Federal Government under Public public-private project (PPP) frameworks to reduce travel time and boost productivity. The Federal Government made this commitment not to deviate from her fiscal discipline, revenue mobilization, and improved investment climate road map. Minister of Finance and...
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Kebbi Police Deploys Additional Tactical Teams 

The Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, has announced the deployment of additional tactical teams to combat the rising cases of suspected Lakurawa bandits in the state. This development follows a press statement made available to newsmen on Monday by the spokesman of the command, Nafiu Abubakar. According to Abubakar, on March 9, 2025,...
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Diphtheria: Lagos Activates Emergency Response Committee

The Lagos State Government has activated its Emergency Response Committee following the outbreak of diphtheria in the boarding house of King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe. In a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs at the state’s Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, advised the public not to panic,...
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