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27 Jan
Fogdev, a leading provider of digital skills training, has successfully concluded its Remote Work Program 1.0, empowering 1,000 beneficiaries with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the remote work landscape.   The program conducted in batches of 100 beneficiaries, with each batch undergoing five days of intensive training was sponsored by Access Bank aimed…
27 Jan
Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, Chairman, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says security interventions by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, are reducing kidnappings and other criminal activities in the area.
27 Jan
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has described education as a veritable tool for building a prosperous and sustainable society. Speaking in Zaria, Lawal said he declared an emergency in the education sector last November as part measures to achieve the goal. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said Lawal was in…
27 Jan
GAS360 a clean cooking startup in Nigeria and Modern West Advisory (MWA), a climate advisory company in Calgary have signed a partnership to accelerate access to clean cooking for one million households and generate carbon in Nigeria.
27 Jan
The Youth Involvement in Good Governance (YIGGOM) has said that the stage is already set for the people of Ogun Central Senatorial District to produce technocrat who would take over power from Governor Dapo Abiodun in 2027.
27 Jan
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reassured residents of the state of the readiness of his administration to provide good governance, saying he didn’t give up the struggle to restore his mandate because God reassured him of victory.
27 Jan
Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, yesterday, chided an APC guber aspirant in the forthcoming governorship election, OsagieIze-Iyamu to take responsibility and stop being economical with the truth as it concerns the development of the state.
27 Jan
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has apologised for the airstrike in some communities in Nasarawa that resulted in the death of 27 civilian in January 2023.
27 Jan
To fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, the Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Kingdom of Morocco.
27 Jan
A private jet with about 10 persons onboard, including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) on Friday crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
27 Jan
The Squash Section, Lagos Country Club, recently held its maiden edition of the Geophase Annual Closed & Club Pro-tournament.
27 Jan
The Federal Government has formally handed over the 100-bed capacity mother and child hospitals to Kebbi and Kogi State governments, respectively.
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Banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.
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Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) and six others.
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Nigeria has been left in darkness, as the electricity grid, controlled from Osogbo, Osun State, collapsed at about 4:30 pm yesterday.
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Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of N5 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT). 
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There was tension yesterday, in Anambra, as a gang of hoodlums set ablaze the Neni Police station and the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Council of the state.
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Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has lamented that even though his state is part of the Niger Delta region, and ought to benefit from the Niger Delta Ministry and Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) statutory mandate, Abia is rather a major beneficiary of abandoned NDDC projects.
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Probably for her optimism about eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria in 2030, for which she donated N1 billion as support, the Global Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, has inaugurated the wife of President Bola Tinubu, Oluremi, as the Global and National TB Champion.
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Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has asserted that prioritising the adoption of community police over the proposed establishment of state police will be more effective in addressing the current security challenges in the country.
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tackled the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for letting the Plateau Christmas Eve killers go unpunished.
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The Chief of Staff (CoS) to Lagos State Governor, Tayo Ayinde and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, have agreed to peace following their initial face-off and instituted court cases over character defamation and threats.