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Ondo poll: Sanwo-Olu, Omo-Agege lead APC 305-man campaign council

25.10.2024
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been appointed Chairman of the National Campaign Council, formed by the ruling All Progressives Congress to drive the party’s campaign for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election. This was disclosed in a list issued by the APC’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Thursday. The Ondo governorship election...
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Customs seize N71.7m smuggled items in Adamawa, Taraba

25.10.2024
The Nigeria Customs Service, Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, seized items valued at N71.7m between August and September from suspected smugglers, the Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Garba Bashir, has disclosed. Bashir made this known in Yola, Adamawa State, on Thursday, while briefing newsmen on the anti-smuggling drive of the command. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that...
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Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of ministerial nominees

25.10.2024
The Senate on Thursday received a request from President Bola Tinubu for the screening and confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced in Abuja on Wednesday. The President’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at the beginning of plenary on Thursday. On Wednesday, the President...
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System migration won’t affect banking services – FirstBank

25.10.2024
FirstBank has reassured its customers that the upcoming transition to a new cloud-based procurement and financial platform, scheduled for Saturday, October 26, will not affect their banking services. While the lender, which serves over 42 million customers, previously acknowledged that the migration may result in temporary service disruptions, these disruptions will specifically impact vendors, not...
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Libya vs Nigeria: CAF keeps parties in suspense

25.10.2024
The Confederation of Africa Football is keeping all concerned in suspense after failing to announce its verdict on Wednesday as regards the botched AFCON qualifying Group A fixture scheduled for October 15 at Benina Martyrs Stadium. It appears the football body has yet to arrive at a decision, with BeIN Sports revealing that the Disciplinary...
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Discos may shoulder power transmission repair cost – NERC

25.10.2024
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that power distribution companies may begin to bear the cost of equipment used to repair faulty transformers and other transmission infrastructure replacements. It said if the measure is implemented, it will ensure Discos are more prudent and careful with the management of electricity infrastructure. This came as the...
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Hearn confirms Joshua will fight Fury or Dubois next

25.10.2024
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face either Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury for his next fight, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Last month, Joshua’s bid to become a three-time world champion and return to the division’s top table ended dramatically and unexpectedly, with Dubois dropping him several times...
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Pensioners threaten protest as FG, four states owe N193bn

25.10.2024
The backlogs of pensions owed by the federal and state governments have increased to over N193bn, findings by The PUNCH show. Although several states such as Zamfara, Benue, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, and others have been clearing the backlogs, it was gathered that the Federal Government had yet to clear over N88bn in contributory pensions, while...
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Libya, Sahel conflicts fuel Nigeria’s arms proliferation – DHQ

25.10.2024
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, explained how non-state actors have been obtaining arms. According to the military high command, the Libyan conflict and instability in the Sahel have allowed arms to flow into Nigeria, exacerbating the country’s insurgency and terrorism crisis. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this in response...
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