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SMDF/PAGMI: Reappointment Of Shinkafi Commendable

A prominent Youth of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and current Special Assistant to APC National Legal Adviser on protocol, Kabiru Oro Kaura Namoda has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the reappointment of Fatima Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi as Executive Secretary of Solid Mineral Development Fund (SMDF). President Tinubu has announced the reappointment of Hajiya...
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Why I Almost Committed Suicide In Lagos

…as Sanwo-Olu restates commitment to virile real estate marketplace The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, opened up about one of his lowest moments as a businessman in the real estate business in Lagos State, which almost led him to commit suicide. He, however, said that the intervention of...
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Oyo NUJ Confers Award Of Excellence On Oyo Rep, Olajide

Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, has been nominated for the prestigious 2024 NUJ Award of Excellence by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council. The nomination letter, signed by the NUJ Oyo State Chairman, Ademola Babalola, and the Planning Committee...
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Reps Demand Budget Performance Details From ICRC, NERC, NSDC

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, on Tuesday, directed the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Agency (ICRC), the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) the Nigeria Sugar Development Commission (NSDC) to furnish it with details of their budget performances in the 2024 fiscal year. The Chairman of the committee, James Faleke gave this directive at the committee’s...
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ANWBN Successfully Empowers Over 250 Women In Northern Nigeria

…trains them to thrive in Digital Economy. The Association of Nigeria Women Business Network (ANWBN) has achieved a milestone by training and empowering over 250 women in various communities across Northern Nigeria. The initiative, a collaborative effort with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), was aimed at...
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200 Northern CSOs Back Tax Reforms Bills

…says policies geared towards devt of northern Nigeria A coalition of 200 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Northern Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the Tax Reforms Bills proposed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The CSOs, comprising the Coalition of Northern Civil Society Groups and Concerned Northern Professionals, gathered for a town hall meeting in...
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Edo CSOs Demand Unconditional Release Of Farotimi

Network of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (NOCSON) and Ijaw Youth Forum on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of Dr Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer. New Telegraph recalls that Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti State Command of the Nigerian Police Force for alleged criminal defamation of Arae Afe Babalola. He...
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Heavy Police Presence At Afe Babalola’s Firm Amid Planned Protests

In anticipation of widespread protests, police officers have taken strategic positions around the Afe Babalola Chambers in Magodo, Lagos, housing the renowned legal luminary’s firm. The protests, led by Omoyele Sowore’s ‘Take it Back Movement,’ aim to challenge the judiciary’s handling of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi’s case. Farotimi’s arrest and transfer from Lagos to...
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Kwara Govt Gets 20 CNG Buses, 20 Tricycles From PCNGI

…As Indian firm sets up CNG-vehicle plant in Kwara, presents samples Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received 20 gas-powered buses and 20 tricycles from the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). Speaking in Ilorin at the handover ceremony of the vehicles, the Governor said the initiative formed part of the government’s efforts to cushion...
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