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BREAKING: Senate confirms Bianca, Oduwole, others as ministers

30.10.2024
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as substantive Minister of State Foreign Affairs. The other ministers who were also confirmed are Dr. Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Trade and Development; Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment. Also confirmed...
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Rising flood waters threaten Bayelsa communities, farms

30.10.2024
Residents of Bayelsa State are increasingly alarmed as intensifying floods, exacerbated by persistent heavy rainfall, disrupt local communities. While water levels remain below the severe flooding of 2022, several communities — including Amassoma, Biseni, Anibeze, and Akenpai—have been inundated. The Flood and Erosion Control Directorate has reassured residents that water levels should start to recede...
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FCCPC uncovers cartel inflating goods prices nationwide

30.10.2024
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sounded the alarm on a ‘cartel’ manipulating market prices nationwide, inflating costs for goods and services despite government stabilisation efforts. Addressing stakeholders during a one-day engagement on exploitative pricing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tunji Bello, revealed that the commission’s investigations in...
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Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Abdulrahman Lekki, dies

30.10.2024
The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdulrahman Lekki, has passed away. This was made known in a statement by the Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Wednesday. He wrote, “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the...
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INEC refutes SERAP’s allegations on electoral offender prosecutions

30.10.2024
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday issued a response to allegations from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project regarding the handling of electoral offences from the 2023 general elections. SERAP had claimed on Sunday that INEC had failed to prosecute various electoral offenders, including governors and deputy governors, and had not enlisted independent counsel...
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I stayed in hotel for one year as Spain ambassador – Bianca Ojukwu

30.10.2024
Ministerial nominee Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her Senate screening on Wednesday, recounted her challenging experience as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, revealing that she lived in a hotel for a year due to the dilapidated state of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid. President Bola Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs. Speaking at...
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Niger training camp not taken over by terrorists — DHQ

30.10.2024
The Defence Headquarters has refuted claims that a training camp in Niger State has been taken over by terrorists. On Tuesday, the Niger State House of Assembly raised concerns, alleging that bandits had occupied the military camp in Kontagora Local Government Area and parts of Mariga Local Government Area. In a motion of urgent public...
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Ogun surgeon denies slapping nursing student

30.10.2024
A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, Dr Nurudeen Adekunle, has denied allegations of slapping a male nursing student at the hospital last month, clarifying that he only asked the student to leave the operating theatre due to alleged rude behaviour. The allegation had prompted the state chapter of the National...
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NEMA begins flood impact assessment

30.10.2024
The National Emergency Management Agency has commenced a unified rapid assessment of the 2024 flood impacts in collaboration with State Emergency Management Agencies, and development partners nationwide. NEMA announced this on its official X handle on Wednesday. The agency said the joint assessment aims to harmonise data collected by NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre with information...
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