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I never betrayed Tinubu – Sunday Dare

The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has said that he did not stab President Bola Tinubu in the back to accept an appointment in former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Tinubu last Wednesday appointed Sunday Dare as Special Adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. The former Minister of Sports...
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FG considers PPPs to fund key science, technology projects

The Federal Government is considering using private sector funds through Public Private Partnerships as a funding option for certain key projects in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. This was disclosed when the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Innovation, Science...
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Bill to curb govt judgment debt passes second reading

A bill seeking the provision of guidelines for the payment of judgment debts owed by the Federal Government and its agencies on Thursday scaled the second reading stage at the House of Representatives. Titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide Guidelines for the Payment of Judgment Debts Owed by the Federal Government and its...
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South West inner roads in bad state – Senator

A lawmaker who represented Osun East Senatorial District in the Senate between the years 2011 and 2019, Senator Babajide Omoworare, has said many inner roads in South West region were in a deplorable state. Senator Omoworare spoke on Thursday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, during the inauguration of road projects he facilitated while serving as the...
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SGF, Benue lawmaker urge Nigerians to embrace waste recycling

The Secretary to Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, urged stakeholders to invest in recycling and waste management to reduce its effect on the environment and create employment opportunities for young Nigerians. Akume made the appeal at the public presentation and launch of ‘Recycling in Nigeria’, a book written by a member of...
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Landowners receive N300m compensation for Ekiti airport project

The Ekiti Government has awarded N300 million to 377 landowners whose lands were acquired for the construction of the State Agro Allied Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti. Governor Biodun Oyebanji said this on Thursday, in Ado-Ekiti, while disbursing cheques to the landowners from Ijan, Igbemo, Afao, and Iworoko affected by the airport project. He also paid...
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Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

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