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Katsina Govt Sacks 3,488 Staff Over Fraud

The Katsina State Government has sacked 3,488 workers from 34 Local Government Councils (LGC) and Local Education Authorities (LEA) after a biometric screening exercise exposed widespread fraud. New Telegraph reports that the development followed a committee’s report on Wednesday during the State Executive Council meeting, where top government officials and members of the Biometric Screening Committee were...
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UNILAG Targets 124 Metric Tons Reduction In Carbon Emissions By December

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 124 metric tons by December 2025, through its Electric Vehicle (EV) shuttle initiative. In a statement by the Head of the Communication Unit, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the university said the milestone reflects its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly...
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MEMAN Decries Price Volatility In Oil, Gas Sector

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has raised concerns over persistent price volatility and compressed margins in the downstream sector, noting that such fluctuations complicate planning for operators and impose hardship on consumers. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Strategic Public Lecture/Symposium organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Ogechi Nkwoji,...
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Edo Secures $250m EuroAfrica CCI Investment Deal

The Edo State Government has sealed a landmark $250 million investment agreement with the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries (EuroAfrica CCI) during the 2025 Edo State Global Investment Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The coalition, representing chambers of commerce from 98 countries across Europe and Africa, will channel strategic foreign investments into Edo State...
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Nigeria, US Celebrate 20 Years Of Military Health Partnership

Nigeria and the United States yesterday commemorated the collaboration between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). Among the personalities at the ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the WRAIR–NMODHIP partnership in Abuja was the Minister of State for Defence Bello Mattawale; the US...
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Billionaire Businessman Oskar Ibru Dies At 67

The Nigerian business community has been thrown into mourning following the death of billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Olorogun Oscar Ibru, at 67. Family sources confirmed that the scion of the Ibru dynasty and chairman of the Ibru Organisation died after a brief illness yesterday. Born on August 11, 1958, Ibru was the eldest son of...
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