Reps urge CBN to increase agricultural lending by $3bn
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide an additional $3 billion in funding to small-scale farmers through
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Benue varsity governing council suspends VC, appoints acting
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo in Benue State, has appointed Professor Ediga Bede Agbo as the acting
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FG to concession Akanu Ibiam Airport to Prince Arthur Eze
If things work according to plans the federal government may concession the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu to the oil mogul and billionaire, Prince
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Ondo poll: Aiyedatiwa promises more infrastructural projects
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State promised on Friday to continue implementing infrastructural projects across the state if re-elected. The governorship election in
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FG donates insecticides, sprayers to combat dog ticks in Edo
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on Friday, distributed knapsack sprayers and insecticides to the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Edo chapter,
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Speaker Abbas mourns New Telegraph photojournalist, Liberty TV reporter
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed grief over the death of Mr. Elijah Olaluyi, a photojournalist with New Telegraph newspaper
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NSCDC disburses 2.9 billion naira to families of 150 personnel who died in active service
Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who died in active operations have been rewarded with payments of over 2.9 billion naira
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How Don Jazzy gave me my first N150k, Skales reveals
Singer Skales has showered praise on Mavin Records CEO, Don Jazzy, for his kindness and generosity. Skales shared a heartfelt testimony about Don Jazzy’s impact
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Our security men sold most arms to bandits, says NSA
Bandits and terrorists got a sizeable number of their arms and ammunition from securitymen, National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has said. Ribadu, at the
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Security agents invade Enugu Urban FM Radio station and whisk away presenter
Armed men believed to be security agents allegedly from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC this Monday evening invaded the premises of
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WSCIJ hosts AI, investigative journalism conference
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism will on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, host a conference titled ‘AI, Free Press, and Civic Space:
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Troost-Ekong slams Libyan authorities after ‘disgraceful’ airport ordeal
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has condemned the treatment of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team after they were stranded for over 12
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Hezbollah drone strike kills four Israeli soldiers, dozens injured
Israel’s military stated that a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases on Sunday, as it expanded its bombardments
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France to adopt new immigration law 2025
The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack
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Seplat, Fidelity, FBNH drive stock market to marginal gains
Buoyed by sustained demand in the shares of Seplat, Fidelity Bank and First Bank Nigeria Holdings, FBNH, the stock market has inched up marginally
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Price of bread rises faster than inflation
There are indications that prices of bread and other flour based food items would continue to rise as bakers and flour millers said there
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Ronaldo scores 133rd Portugal goal in Nations League win over Poland
ristiano Ronaldo scored for a third successive Nations League game as Portugal maintained their perfect record with a 3-1 victory over Poland on
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Academic Transcripts: How varsities fleece applicants, rake in billions
Sometime in June 2023, a message was sent to a top editor in a top Nigerian daily newspaper by the daughter of a
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N1,030 PMS: Petrol price may go up again, experts warn
Against the backdrop of the presumed full deregulation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, which was believed to have led
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Yoruba Nation: Sunday Igboho submits petition to UK Prime Minister
The Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has reportedly submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the
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How evangelism led me to Italian church where choir, church workers were prostitutes — Pastor Emmanuel
Founder of Calvary Bible Church, Pastor Olumide Emmanuel, in this interview, reveals how evangelism led him to preaching to a church in Italy
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Jigawa gov suspends aide over unauthorised minimum wage statement
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over an alleged premature statement
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Indian ex-minister shot dead in Mumbai
A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the
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Politics of vendetta: How governors use property demolition against opponents
The Chinese military strategist, Mao Zedong, defined politics as war without bloodshed. Events in Nigeria’s political environment in the past few years have lent
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I sold my multi-million-naira printing machine as scrap to become farmer after vision loss – Former journalist
An ex-journalist turned public relations manager cum entrepreneur, Kolapo Abiodun, shares his extraordinary journey after losing his sight to glaucoma with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI.
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Ondo PDP, APC fight over campaign venue
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the All Progressives Congress-led government has denied it the venue to
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PDP crisis: Party summons emergency meeting Monday
As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party persists, the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has charged
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DSS intervenes in NNPCL/marketers dispute
The Nigerian National Petroleum Limited Company has formally agreed to permit oil marketers, who operate under the auspices of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association
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New Asagba demands varsity as compensation for Asaba massacre
The new Asagba of Asaba, Obi Epiphany Azinge, has called on the federal government, as a matter of urgency, to give the town
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US scientists win Nobel Prize for gene regulation breakthrough
Two scientists from the United States, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for their discovery of
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