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Let’s support Tinubu to make Nigeria great – Patience Jonathan
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu to make the country great. Jonathan said this on Thursday during her speech at a colloquium organised to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). “I want to say something dearly from the bottom of my heart. It is our husbands that are voted for, we are not the ones people voted for,” she said. “So, we must follow our husbands and also listen to them but we have one leader. When elections come, whoever wins becomes our leader. “The winner
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Adeleke to unveil St John’s alumni N20m alma mater roads upgrade
Pace-setting old students of St. John’s Grammar School, Ile-Ife will today break new grounds with the commissioning of a N20 million road upgraded with 5,965 inter-locking blocks. the project is the brainchild of the 1979 to 1984 set, the road is 150 metres length and six metres wide with dual bellmouth at both ends. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of St. John’s Grammar School Old Boys Association (SJOBA), Kehinde Bamigbetan, the governor of Osun State, Senator Demola Adeleke, is expected to commission the project. With one-sided open drain of 150-metre kerb, the inter-locking is expected to
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Tinubu celebrates Nigeria’s deputy UN scribe at 63
President Bola Tinubu on Friday sent felicitations to the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina Mohammed, as well-wishers around the world celebrate her 63rd birthday. Ms. Mohammed, a leading advocate of the environment, education, and the Sustainable Development Goals, has applied herself, in many capacities, to the service of Nigeria and the global community. READ ALO: UN pledges continued support for illicit drug war She coordinated the Taskforce on Gender and Education for the United Nations Millennium Project from 2002 to 2005 and has served meritoriously on numerous international advisory boards and panels. She was Nigeria’s Minister of
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FG assures varsity workers of addressing grievances
The Federal Government, on Friday, assured the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) of making deliberate efforts to address its grievances. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made the promise in Abuja, during a meeting she held with the leadership of CONUA aimed at finding solutions to the concerns of the union. READ ALSO: ASUU sets deadline for demands as FG laments inherited crisis The Minister further assured CONUA that as a legitimate organisation, the government would always listen to their issues and resolve them on their merits. Onyejeocha noted that the government would always remain responsive to
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Tinubu appoints eight permanent secretaries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. The new Federal Permanent Secretaries appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation are Dr. Emanso Umobong Okop (Akwa-Ibom), Obi Emeka Vitalis (Anambra), Mahmood Fatima Sugra Tabi’a (Bauchi) and Danjuma Mohammed Sanusi (Jigawa). READ ALSO: ‘Plan to unseat Tinubu in 2027 will affect Nigeria’s unity’ The others approved by President Tinubu
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Benue moves LG election to Nov 16
The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission has postponed the state’s local government election from July 6 to November 16, 2024. The Chairman of the commission, John Chen, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Chen said the change of date was necessitated by logistical constraints, adding that commission needed more time to prepare and procure election materials, which he said had not yet been procured. “We have commenced the process of rescheduling by developing a revised timetable that will accommodate all critical activities and allow sufficient time for adequate preparation. READ ALSO: Police arrest LG chairman for
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Defence minister calls for unity to secure ECOWAS
The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has urged ECOWAS defence ministers to unite and work together with determination to achieve a safer and more secure region. Speaking at the ECOWAS Defence and Finance Ministers’ meeting in Abuja, Badaru stressed the need for collective commitment to address terrorism, violent extremism, and humanitarian challenges threatening the region’s unity and stability. The meeting aimed to provide actionable recommendations for financing and equipping the ECOWAS counter-terrorism forces, with a focus on crafting a sustainable financing model that addresses immediate security threats and lays the foundation for long-term stability and resilience. The minister expressed Nigeria’s
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PCN seals 531 illegal pharmacies, medicine premises in FCT
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed up 531 illegal pharmacies and patent medicines premises in the Federal Capital Territory, for various offences. Meanwhile, the council has concluded plans to introduce an online platform designed to monitor drugs and enhance the regulation of pharmacy practices in the country. PCN’s Director of Enforcement, Pharm Stephen Esumobi, who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, said that the illegal medicine shops were sealed for offences ranging from operating without registration with the council. Esumobi noted that they have seen cases where licensed patent medicine shops administer drugs with narrow margins of safety
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FG seeks state government’s support on school feeding programme
The presidency is seeking support from the 36 state governments and development partners to implement the school feeding programme effectively. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on School feeding programme, Dr Yetunde Adeniji, called on state governments to key into the programme to reposition the country’s educational sector. Adeniji spoke on Thursday at the start of a two-day training workshop for the domestication of the AUDA-NEPAD Continental school feeding guidelines for Nigerian state officials tagged: “Encouraging state -driven implementation and best practices for school feeding towards local Agricultural value chain, community engagement and economic development.” She explained that participants
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28,000 Nigerians die annually due to tobacco use
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has expressed concern over the death of some 28,000 Nigerians annually due to the use of tobacco products. NTCA chairman, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, warned that if the trend continues, the number of fatalities arising from the use of tobacco products would rise significantly in the years ahead. Oluwafemi who remarked that the introduction of graphic health warnings (GHWs) have proven to be an effective way of reducing tobacco use and its associated harms, expressed concern over the use of shisha and new tobacco products
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