Author: Ola Akinola
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AWC, Nasarawa University to Launch Online Courses
African Women Conference (AWC), African Disease Prevention and Research Development Institute (ADPRA)and Nasarawa State University plan to launch online teaching of courses. This is as the group has already developed curricula and outlined timelines for certificate and diploma courses ahead of commencement expected soon. Some of the certificate programmes include introduction to gender studies, entrepreneurial…
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Tinubu Observes Eid Prayer in Lagos, As Seen in Photos
On Wednesday, Muslim devotees and President Bola Tinubu attended the Eid prayers at the Obalende Eid Prayer Ground at the Dodan Barracks in Lagos State. He was welcomed by Chief Imam Suliman Abuo-Nolla, who conducted the Eid prayers, and was joined by other officials, including Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, and chief…
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FG Considers Mass Production of CNG Powered Vehicles to Mitigate Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal
The idea of local manufacturing enterprises mass producing vehicles using compressed natural gas as its energy source was discussed during the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday, which was presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima. In order to lessen the effects of the government’s subsidy removal policy, the 36 state governors who make up…
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Alake, Ribadu, others as advisers
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed eight Special Advisers just as his administration enters its third week.They include Mr. Dele Alake as Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, as Special Adviser on Security and Mr. Wale Edun as Special Adviser, Monetary Policies. The appointments were announced in a…
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Gbajabiamila Takes Over as Tinubu’s CoS
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, took over as President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff on Wednesday. This comes just hours after he resigned from his seat in the Tenth House. Gbajabiamila handed his resignation letter on the House floor on Wednesday in front of Abass and the members of…
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Subsidy Removal: Marketers Demand Outstanding PEF Settlements , Says, There Is No Money To Pay Differentials
On Wednesday, the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, or NOGASA, said that its members lacked the funds to pay differentials because the price of a petrol tanker had unexpectedly increased to N25 million from N7 million prior to the elimination of fuel subsidies. In spite of the group’s unwavering support for the…
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Breaking: Chef Dammy completes a 120-hour cook-a-thon
Damilola Adeparusi, the well-known Chef Dammy from Ekiti State, has officially finished the 120th hour of the ongoing cook-a-thon. Just a few hours prior, Chef Hilda Baci, who holds the record for the greatest stretch of cooking time (individual category) at 100 hours, was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Your Sacrifice Won’t Be In Vain, Tinubu Assures Nigerians About Subsidy Removal
President Bola Tinubu has addressed the suffering of Nigerians as a result of the elimination of subsidies, saying that their sacrifice would not go in vain. He said this on Monday during a national broadcast to mark 2023 Democracy Day. In order to mitigate the effects of the loss of gasoline subsidies, Tinubu continued by…
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Breaking: Benjamin Kalu elected Deputy Speaker Unopposed
Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the immediate former chairman of the 9th House of Representatives and member representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, has been elected Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. Kalu was nominated by the immediate previous chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson of Lagos, and seconded…
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Akpabio elected Senate President with 63 votes to Yari’s 46.
Senator Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State and former Minister of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has emerged as the winner of head counts in a vote to elect the President of the National Assembly’s 10th Senate.He won following a difficult campaign in which he was pitted against Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former…