Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved a ₦1 billion annual bursary scheme for students of Edo origin enrolled in tertiary institutions across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua. According to the statement, Okpebholo …
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has described as fake the announcement of the service’s shortlist for a Computer-Based Test (CBT) circulating on social media and other messaging platforms. The NCS spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Maiwada said that the list which, was …
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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). NDPC is a public institution that processes data in furtherance of its mandate as Nigeria’s data protection authority and rely on recognised lawful bases for data processing such as consent, legal …
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THE buzz about a coalition that would breathe life into Nigeria, no matter how small, has collapsed into the African Democratic Party, ADC, a testimony to how mired we are in the past. We are in a present worse than our past, even if we decide to count from as …
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A yet-to-be-identified Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, lecturer is at the centre of a sex-for-grade scandal that blew open in his face and culminated in his public disgrace. This was consequent upon his being caught in the adulterous act. He was “sleeping” with a married woman in her matrimonial home, not in …
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The Federal Government has listed for sale two aircraft from Nigeria’s presidential air fleet, including a nearly two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet (BBJ), through Swiss-based AMAC Aerospace in Basel. According to sources in the Presidency, the BBJ—acquired in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration for $43 million—has become increasingly …
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The newly rehabilitated Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, has generated more than N700 million in three weeks. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this on Sunday, during a Thanksgiving Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja. The thanksgiving was for the …
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The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will continue with the single-use plastics ban enforcement to improve the state’s infrastructure and protect the environment. The Commissioner For Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of the projects at …
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The federal government is currently in discussions with private investors to secure nearly $60 million in funding to electrify the Onne Port in Rivers State and transform it into Nigeria’s first green port. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this during the ‘Decarbonising Infrastructure in Nigeria Summit’ held at the Presidential …
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The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Katoge Village, Kazaure Local Government Area. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Dutse, the spokesman for the Jigawa Command, Shi’isu Adam, said the arrest was made possible by …
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