THE Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to partner Qatar to explore opportunities in the agricultural sector. The President said this while receiving Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, a special envoy from the Amir of the State of Qatar, at the State House on Friday. Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State …
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THE Federal Government has inaugurated a reform committee to initiate a comprehensive overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Naija News reports that the Minister of Youths Development, Ayodele Olawande, said the reform is aimed at strengthening the scheme’s structure, relevance, and impact. Olawande stated that the reform would align the …
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THE Federal Government has upgraded 38 federal and state technical colleges as part of a broad reform to equip Nigerian youths with internationally competitive skills. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the 2025 Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) …
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Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has assured that the Ughelli-Asaba road dualisation project would be completed soon. Oborevwori gave the assurance on Saturday during the inspection of the ongoing work on Sector C2 of the Ughelli–Asaba Expressway. The governor also inspected the reconstruction of the Olomoro–Igbide Road in Isoko South …
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THE federal government has approved a princely N480.4 billion for the Southwest Development Commission (SWDC). Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Senator representing Ogun East and former Governor of Ogun State, made the disclosure in Lagos recently at a public function. The Commission, which was borne from a bill personally championed by Daniel …
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THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukayode has disclosed that the anti-graft Commission was closely monitoring the 2025 budget implementation by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, towards ensuring that releases made to them are not stolen. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, April …
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THE former military Governor of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Major General Paul Ufuoma Omu (Rtd), has died. Newsextra24 reports that General Omu governed Cross River and Akwa Ibom States under the South-Eastern State. A statement from his family, signed by Oghenekome Ufuoma Omu on behalf of the family, said he died …
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A Chief Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, has sentenced Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months imprisonment for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He was, however, given the option of a N30,000 fine. The court found Portable guilty of two charges from a …
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KEY stakeholders, including United Nations (UN) Women and Women Political Participation Partners Working Group are fine-tuning plans and drumming support for the passage of Special Seats Bill currently before the National Assembly. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the Strategy Convention on Special Seats Bill – Opportunities and Challenges: Options …
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