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Outsource to Nigeria Initiative to generate 2,000 jobs in Gombe – Official
The Gombe government says the Outsource to Nigeria Initiative (OTNI) will provide 2,000 job opportunities to youth and women in the state. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by Isma’ila Misili, the Director-General, Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe. The initiative, along with the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) center, will be unveiled by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday…
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Hardship: Current constitution cannot resolve our economic challenges– Anyaoku
Mr. Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, has said that the current Nigerian constitution would not adequately address the nation’s economic predicaments and other myriad challenges. Anyaoku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in his country home, Obosi village in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. Obosi said this when he received Mrs. Joy…
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2024 budget reveals health funding gaps in states
Stakeholders in the health sector have said that the 2024 budget by the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) revealed the varying prioritisation of healthcare services across Nigeria. A comprehensive analysis of the budgets obtained from the states showed that Kano, Kaduna, Yobe, Abia, and Bauchi are on top of the list of states with higher health…
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Concerned groups condemn calls for coup, war in Nigeria
Some concerned groups in Kaduna State have condemned calls by some discontent individuals and groups for coup d’état or war in the country. The groups made the condemnation at a news conference in Kaduna on Saturday. The conference was convened to declare support for President Bola Tinubu, Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State, and Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Christopher…
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UniCal awards scholarship to 34 undergraduates with over 4.0 CGPA
The University of Calabar has awarded scholarships to 34 high-flying students of the institution in its maiden “Vice Chancellor Scholarship Award Scheme.”. Prof. Florence Obi, the institution’s vice chancellor, disclosed this while presenting the awards to deserving students at the university’s Senate Chamber on Saturday. Obi said the scholarship was a response to her investiture speech on Dec. 1, 2020,…
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2024 Hajj: Ogun to begin medical tests for intending pilgrims March 5
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it will begin a two-day medical test for 2024 intending Muslim pilgrims between March 5 and 7. This is contained in a statement signed by the board’s executive secretary, Alhaji Salau Dauda, and issued to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday. Dauda said that the exercise would take place at the Board’s Office,…
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Dangote tasks Nigeria to transit to knowledge-based economy
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, has tasked Nigeria with moving from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economic system. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dangote made the recommendation in a pre-convocation lecture delivered as part of activities lined up for the 38th convocation of Bayero University, Kano (BUK). “Given…
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Constables recruitment: Police fix dates, venues for CBT in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has fixed dates and venues for the JAMB-administered computer-based test (CBT) for general duty applicants in the ongoing 2022 recruitment of police constables. The Command said the successful applicants shortlisted in the conducted physical and credentials screening had been slated for Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, for the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test…
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Pst. Adeboye clocks 82, thanks to God
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he is alive because God is wonderful, recalling how he once escaped death by the whiskers. He spoke at the Redemption Camp, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun, on Saturday as he clocked 82, with congregants celebrating him. Adeboye narrated the incident, which, many years…
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Odegbami urges NFF to engage indigenous coach for Super Eagles
Ex-international Segun Odegbami has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to look inward for an indigenous coach to handle the Super Eagles. Odegbami, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, said that Nigeria needed a better hand to handle the Super Eagles. NAN reports that Peseiro, in a…
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UN-women plans mobile-counselling-hub to address GBV in Katsina
The women’s wing of the United Nations (UN women) says it is planning to establish a mobile counselling hub to address gender-based violence (GBV) in Katsina State. Mr. Jonah Yahaya, the programme coordinator of the Bridge That Gap (BTG) initiative, an NGO implementing for UN women under the Peace Building Fund (PBF) project, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday.…
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Chrisland: My daughter had no medical condition – Whitney’s mother
Mrs. Blessing Adeniran, the mother of the 12-year-old Chrisland student, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school inter-house sports competition, has said that her family doctor did not tell her that the deceased had any medical condition. Adeniran said this on Friday before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Ikeja High Court during the continuation of the cross-examination by Chrisland counsel,…
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Tinubu appoints 4 Executive Directors for TCN
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the appointment was for a renewable term of four years. He said the appointment…
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Kogi Governorship tribunal adjourns to March 4
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja adjourned until March 4 hearing the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SDP candidate Muritala Ajaka was challenging the election of Gov. Usman Ododo held on Nov. 11, 2023, on grounds of electoral malpractices and irregularities. The…
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Civil Defence Day: Our heroes deserve utmost respect, Air Force Chief
Air Vice Marshal Abiola Amodu, the Commandant of the Air Force Research and Development Centre, Osogbo, says heroes risking their lives to protect the nation deserve the utmost respect and gratitude. Amodu said this while delivering a lecture at the Civil Defense Day celebration and the passing-out parade of new recruits of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC) on…
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Chief of Defence Staff pledges to restore glorious days of military in sports
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has promised to restore the glorious days of the Nigerian military of winning trophies in international sports competitions. Musa gave the assurance at the closing of the 8th General Assembly of the Organization of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA) on Friday in Abuja. He said it was common knowledge that the…
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CBN revokes licenses of 4,173 BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the revocation of operational licenses for 4,173 Bureau de Change (BDCs) for failure to observe some regulatory provisions. According to a statement issued by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs. Hakama Sidi, on Friday in Abuja, the move is an exercise of the powers conferred on it under the Bank and…
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