Anietie Udobit,AbujaFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the Federal Government not to allow snakes, termites, gorillas and monkeys swallow the $1.07bn public funds budgeted for the critical sector of health in the 2025 budget.In a statement on Sunday, Atiku urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to provide transparency on how
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Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), has been abducted by bandits in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.The attack, which occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, reportedly lasted for three hours.The bandits also killed one person and kidnapped at least
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie.The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor, announced the suspension in a statement on Thursday.He said the governor also approved the suspension of the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani.The two
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President Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities in the country.According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday afternoon, the changes were effective immediately.At Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbua), President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and relieved Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi of her
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The president of the Nigeria/Algeria Chamber of Commerce, Kabiru Argungu, has reiterated that the direct flight between Nigeria and Algeria will soon commence to encourage business between the two countries, Leadership reports. According to the report, the two countries have since given consent for the establishment of the chamber to allow
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Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has replied to his longtime friend, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, who is now the national security adviser, affirming that Naja’atu Muhammad's viral video is right.Recall that prominent female Northern activist Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, in a recent TikTok video, accused Nuhu Ribadu of
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The strike embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) over an alleged plan by Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO) to sack about 900 workers has crippled business and social activities in Kaduna State.The electricity workers' strike, which began at midnight on Sunday, has thrown Kaduna and its
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The governing council of the University of Ilorin has approved the promotion of 51 academic staff to the positions of professors and readers.Twenty readers were promoted to the professorial level, while 31 senior lecturers were promoted to the position of readers.Amongst the new professors are Ismail Adua, who emerged as
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The presidency has denied reports of an imminent 65 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, clarifying recent media claims as a misinterpretation of official statements.In a press release signed by Olu Arowolo Verheijen, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, on Tuesday, the federal government emphasised that it
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Anietie Udobit, BeninThe Edo State government has debunked rumours that some local government workers are owed salaries due to the purported crisis in the councils.In a press statement issued in Benin City, the chief press secretary to the governor, Mr. Fred Itua, debunked the rumours, saying they were false and
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