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Africa: Africa House and African Union to Host High-Level Forum on Accelerating Africa’s Recovery and Development

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

Prominent African and US Leaders to Convene at Africa House Forum on During the World Bank Group Spring Meeting in […]

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Uganda: Kitutu Left in the Cold As Fellow Ministers Jump Out of Iron Sheets Scandal

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

They say it is lonely at the top, they just do not mention exactly what top, it could be at […]

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Uganda: Postbank Uganda Records 19 Percent Net Profits Growth

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

PostBank on Tuesday announced its financial results with a 19% increase in net profit for the year 2022. The state-owned […]

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Easter: Osun NSCDC deploys 1,575 to recreation, worship centres

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, Mr Sunday Agboola, […]

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Reps propose compulsory five-year service for medical workers

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks […]

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Ikpeazu a magician, use Abia security blueprints – Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to use the security template of the Abia State Governor, Okezie […]

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IPAC demands removal of Adamawa REC

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Adamawa State has demanded the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the […]

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Police nab man for hijacking truck on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber, Akeem Adeleke, for allegedly hijacking a truck loaded with industrial […]

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[BREAKING] LP crisis: Police take over secretariat, NWC appoints acting chairman

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The crisis rocking the Labour Party deepened on Thursday as seven members of the National Working Committee of the Party, […]

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Ogun customs intercept 21 trucks of smuggled rice, N98m cannabis

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday, said it seized 21 trailer-loads of foreign parboiled […]

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Tinubu mourns widow of first Kano governor, Audu Bako

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has sent a message of condolence to the people and government of Kano State over the […]

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Digital Economy Ministry to spend N41.6bn IGR on broadband provision in institutions, airports, markets – Pantami

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is set to spend its Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of N41.6 billion in […]

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Police, NSCDC, FRSC beef up security for Easter in Osun

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Nigerian Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, have given citizens assurances […]

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Afenifere wailing over loss of investments on Obi, says Lai Mohammed

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the attack on him by the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, […]

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NDLEA extends recruitment application deadline by one week

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday extended the deadline for the ongoing recruitment application by one week. The […]

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5 ships with petroleum products awaiting berth at Lagos port

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on Thursday said that five ships had arrived the Lagos Port Complex and were waiting […]

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Recruitment: NDLEA extends application deadline by 1 week

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has approved the extension of the close of applications on […]

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Military destroys 50 illegal refining sites in Niger Delta – DHQ

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe and others have destroyed 50 illegal refining sites […]

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Interim government: Nigerian Military states position

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday described the call for interim government by some individuals in the country as unfortunate and […]

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NDLEA extends closing date of application on its 2023 recruitment portal

By Ifunanya / April 6, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has extended the closure of application on its 2023 recruitment portal. A statement […]

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