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All govt personnel must migrate to IPPIS, FG insists
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the Federal Government is committed to migrating all government personnel, agencies and institutions from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System platform. Idris said this on Monday while speaking at the training of IPPIS role players which held at…
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Delta police engage suspected robbers in gun duel, recover AK-47 rifles, others
Operatives of Delta State Police Command have recorded a major success in their fight against crimes and criminality in the state as they smashed a four-man gang of suspected armed robbers, neutralising two of them. The feat was recorded on August 28, 2021, following a tip off. At about 1730hrs that evening, the Divisional patrol…
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Why Ondo makes COVID-19 vaccination compulsory -Commissioner
The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, on Tuesday, declared that the state government was doing everything possible to ensure that the residents of the state are free of the deadly coronavirus disease, hence it makes vaccination compulsory for all. The state executive council on Monday announced that every adult resident…
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E2%80%95osinbajo/ Leaders willing to risk popularity can resolve crisis ?Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that in situations of conflict, including ethnic and religious tensions, leaders must be willing to make sacrifices even at the risk of their popularity to attain long-lasting resolutions. Osinbajo stated this on Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the Muslim…
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How religion enables gender-based violence
Taken at face value, the deeply religious reader would be forgiven for having a visceral reaction to this topic. The non-religious would heave a sigh of relief as he nods in agreement. Neither of these sentiments helps the discussion too much as they tend to foreclose. The topic is an essay on gender-based violence, a…
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Man United complete signing of Ronaldo
Manchester United have completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday for his second spell at Old Trafford from Juventus. “Manchester United is delighted to confirm the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, subject to international clearance,” United said in a statement on their…
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Juventus reveal details of Ronaldo transer to Man United
Juventus FC have revealed more details on the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United. The club in its confirmation press statement clarified that an agreement was reached with Manchester United or the transfer Ronaldo for an initial 15 million euros (12.86 million pounds) plus eight million euros (6.86 million pounds) in potential add-ons. The…
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Nigeria records 460 new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria on Monday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 191,805. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave the figure via its website on Tuesday morning. The centre said the recent surge in infections was driven by the spread of the Delta variant in the country. It added that the infectious disease…
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Soyinka’s sentence WASSCE students should learn from
On Saturday, several news platforms published a story in which Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, reflected on the state of the nation. Apart from being bothered by the vital issues he raised about Nigeria’s threatened nationhood, I was particularly struck by the way he handled tense in of one of his sentences. The sentence is…
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Insecurity: Katsina shuts roads, bans sale of animals, inter-state cattle movement
Katsina State Government has closed Jibia-Gurbin-Baure road to all motorists effective Tuesday, August 31, 2021. It has also closed Kankara-Sheme road to commercial vehicles. Motorists plying the roads have been advised to use Funtua road as an alternative route. The directive was contained in a notice titled “Katsina State Government, Nigeria, security challenges (Containment order)”…
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