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FG releases fund for school feeding programme

The Federal Government said it has commenced the release of funds for the second school term for the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.  Though the amount disbursed was not revealed, the…

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NDLEA operatives reject N3m bribe, arrest 17 suspects, intercepts 2,601.5kgs cannabis and 102,500 opioid pills

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 17 suspects and seized no fewer than 2,601.5 kilograms of cannabis and 102,500 pills of pharmaceutical opioids during interdiction operations…

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Student shines NGOs hold climate change Art Exhibition in Lagos

Miss Halima Musa a student of  Daforte School has emerged the overall winner, while Olugosi Oluwabuyinkunmi of Yaba Tech emerged as first runner-up at Climate Change Art Exhibition organised by…

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Hike in fuel prices, scarcity frustrating Nigerians

In the last two months, there has been a deliberate scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)  and an uneven hike in the price of fuel across the country. Despite the fact, the…

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FG denies hiking petrol pump price as scarcity persists

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre sylva  has denied any increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). His Senior Adviser (Media & Communications), Horatius Egua said…

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Fraud trial begins over Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla tweet

Trial began Tuesday over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a 2018 tweet saying he was poised to take Tesla private. The choosing of jurors who will judge the evidence…

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Zainab Ahmed says debt trajectory sustainable

On Wednesday, Nigeria’s Finance Minister stated that the country’s debt trajectory is sustainable. The country also announced plans to significantly reduce its debt service-to-revenue ratio this year and has no…

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Petrol subsidy removal will unlock over N11tr, says Muda Yusuf

Unlocking revenues from foreign exchange (forex) and petrol subsidies will be a major step towards the realisation of fiscal consolidation objective of the Federal Government, the Managing Director and Chief…

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Boko Haram designed to destroy Nigeria — Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, described the Boko Haram group and its attendant ideology — which abhors Western education — as a “fraudulent plot” designed to…

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Wike to NDDC: stop awarding projects to portfolio, political contractors

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to stop awarding projects to political and portfolio contractors. While insisting that…

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