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700 Girls Get Merck Foundation’s Scholarships

Over 700 girls drawn from about 11 African countries, including Nigeria, have benefitted from the Merck Foundation’s “Educating Linda” scholarship programme, given in partnership with First Ladies from African countries to continue their education with many more empowered with learning materials. Chief Executive Officer of the Merck Foundation, Rasha Kelej, noted that together with the...
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EFCC Arrests 28 Ponzi Scheme Operators In Niger

The operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested 28 suspected Ponzi scheme operators in Minna, Niger State. The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the suspects were apprehended after credible intelligence linked them to fraudulent investment activities with a company, Q-Net Ltd,...
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Hold By-Elections For Vacant Seats, Senate Urges INEC

The Senate has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize by-elections to fill the vacant seat in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly for Edo Central and Anambra South. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, made this call on Tuesday during plenary while officially declaring both seats vacant. New Telegraph recalls that...
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NSITF Assures Prompt Payment Of Compensation

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye has disclosed that the Fund is paying compensation much more faster and taking its responsibilities more seriously. Faleye disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting a N25 million cheque to staff of the National Assembly in the Office of...
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Akure Group Decries Incessant Killings, Kidnapping

An Akure socio-cultural group, Ooye Development Initiatives (ODI), has called on the Ondo State Government to prioritize the protection of the lives and properties of the people of Akure North and South against a recent upsurge in kidnapping, killing, and ransom demand from the people by bandits. The mainstream Akure group, in a release issued...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

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