Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has approved the procurement of Innoson luxurious buses at the cost of over N10billion to improve the transportation system in the state.The decision was made known, yesterday, at the State Executive Council meeting, presided over by the acting governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta.Commissioner for information
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has launched a manhunt for a Lekki Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer.Kayode was running in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were on a search
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated with His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, and the Sokoto Sultanate Council, as the revered royal father and spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria turns 67 on August 24, 2023.The president, in a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale,
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The chief of the air staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has assured families of the crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E helicopter that the service would never abandon them.The CAS made the pledge in Port Harcourt while on a visit to commiserate with the families of the deceased crew members
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The sum of $100 million has been earmarked by the World Bank to be disbursed to seven states of Nigeria for the Sustainable Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) project this year.The benefiting states of Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau, Imo, Delta, Ekiti and Gombe are expected to receive their share
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An emerging report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) states that Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023.The unemployment rate stood at 33.3 per cent in the last report of the NBS released as of the fourth quarter of 2020.The last survey
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has alleged that the minister of arts, culture and creative economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, is still a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).In a recent statement HURIWA claimed that Musawa was posted to Onyilokwu Onyilowa and Co., said to
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has filed an application for the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records.Reports reveal that the application was filed at the US District Court.Atiku is said to be making the request to the Chicago State University, where Tinubu
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A House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee has summoned the president of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau to appear before it unfailingly on Thursday and respond to the feud between the federation and Super Falcons over unpaid allowances.Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, investigating the dispute between the Super Falcons
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The BRICS economic coalition of emerging countries on Thursday extended membership invitations to six nations, South African President and current BRICS chair Cyril Ramaphosa said.The BRICS alliance — which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has unanimously approved Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and
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