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Tight security at N’Assembly as Tinubu presents 2024 budget today
Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly ahead of the presentation of the 2024 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Tinubu. Men of the Department of State Services deployed to man the entrance gates are restricting access to the complex. Security agents are deployed to ensure that only those with legitimate business at the
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Don’t bring down any ministry, Oyedepo warns son
The Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has admonished his son, Isaac, not to malign or bring down any ministry while discharging his ministerial duties. He said this in a YouTube video Isaac shared on his X account on Tuesday. In the video titled, ‘Unveiling of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries.’ Oyedepo
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Gov poll: Protesting Nasarawa PDP members reject appeal court judgment
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Supreme Court to carefully review the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja which affirmed Governor Abdullahi Sule as the authentic winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state. The PUNCH reports that the state election petitions tribunal
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More men die of suicide in Africa, says CDC
The Advisor, Non-communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health for AfricaCDC, Dr Naeem Dalal, has stressed the need to stop cultural stereotypes that prevent African men from seeking emotional and mental wellness help. Dalal spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sideline of a parallel session on Youth Mental Health in
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US military aircraft with eight crew crashes off Japan
A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off the coast of Japan, the coastguard said. “We received information at 2:47 pm (0547 GMT) today that the US military’s Osprey crashed off Yakushima Island,” a spokeswoman told AFP. “We were also notified that there were eight crew members on board,”
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Mutual Benefits badminton tourney serves off in Lagos
Over 160 players from 27 states will jostle for honours at the fourth Mutual Benefits National Badminton Championship, which flags off November 29 (today) at the NIS Gym, National Stadium, Lagos. The championship is back after three years of absence following the COVID-19 pandemic. The last edition was held in 2019. Players will be playing
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FG woos foreign investors for mining sector
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has offered lower production cost and untapped mineral resources as part of fresh incentives to woo prospective foreign investors. The minister gave the offer at the Mines and Money Conference held in London on Tuesday, according to a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Kehinde Bamigbetan. Alake,
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Ondo crisis worsens, Assembly demands Aiyedatiwa’s resignation
The Ondo State House of Assembly has warned against violating the resolutions of President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with the members of the House and other stakeholders over the lingering political crisis in the state. The House held its first plenary session on Tuesday after last Friday’s meeting with Tinubu in Abuja. At the end of
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Automation of passport application takes off in one week – Minister
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said the automation of Nigeria’s passport application is 99 per cent completed. Ojo, speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today said the automated application will become operational in a week’s time noting that after completion, Nigerians will only go to immigration centres to do fingerprint biometrics
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Enugu Correctional Service registers 1,137 inmates for NECO
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Enugu State Command says it has registered 1,137 inmates for the National Examination Council of Nigeria external exams in the last 12 years. The Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, Mr Nicholas Obiako, disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu to the News Agency of Nigeria. The controller said that 124 inmates
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