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Health Agencies Demands for More Budgetary Allocation for 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness Some Health Agencies in the country on Tuesday appealed for more budgetary allocation in the 2025 Budget. The agencies including the National Primary Healthcare, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medical And Dental Council Of Nigeria, and the National Health Insurance Authority, made their appeal when they appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions for it budget defense, in Abuja. This is as the chairman of the House Committee on Healthcare Institutions, […]

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Economy

Minister of Finance Advocates Smarter Investment at Islamic Development Bank Governor’s Retreat

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has advocate for Bold Reforms and Smarter Investments at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Governors' Retreat holding in the City of Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The retreat aims to gather input and build consensus on the bank's upcoming 10-year strategy to achieve greater developmental impact. The Minister emphasize the need for the IsDB to rethink its approach to development financing in response to current economic realities. […]

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General

NILDS DG, Sulaiman, Sympathises with Victims of Ita-Nma Market Fire

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has expressed sadness over the recent fire outbreak at Ita-Nma Market in Ilorin. The incident, which occurred on Friday night, has been linked to a power outage, leaving traders devastated as goods and livestock worth millions of naira were destroyed. In a statement issued on January 13, 2025, by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, Professor Sulaiman sympathises with the affected shop owners and […]

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Security

IGP Orders Weekly Lectures Across All States, Formation

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has order for training and reorientation courses for all police personnel to project attitudinal change and ensure the consistent maintenance of professional standards in the execution of their duties. These courses will focus on areas such as human rights, community policing, ethical conduct, and the proportional use of force, reinforcing the Force’s commitment to serving the public with integrity and respect. Also the Police boss, has direct the implementation of […]

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Featured

FCT Administration Bans Scavengering, Suspends Pantaker Markets in the FCT

By Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced a ban on scavenging activities within the territory. Commissioner of Police, FCT, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this during a press briefing following the FCT Security Committee Meeting held in Abuja on Monday. According to Disu, scavengers, commonly referred to as baban bola, will now only be permitted to operate within designated dumpsites located in the outskirts and sub-urban areas of the FCT. He added that all security agencies have been […]

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Security

IGP Orders Commands, Formations on Implementation of Strategic Action on Crime Reduction

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a comprehensive directive to all police commands and formations across the country for the implementation of a New Year Strategic Action Plan aimed at crime reduction and improved law enforcement effectiveness. This is in a proactive move to bolster public safety and enhance operational efficiency. The IGP in a statement by the Force spokesperson , Muyiwa Adejobi, emphasizes the importance of strategic planning and statistical analysis in addressing […]

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News

NDLEA Interceptes 40ft Trailer Load of Skunk in Abuja

By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a 40foot trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms has The interception happened while the skunk were being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja for onward distribution to some Northern states A statement on Sunday by the NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the intelligence-led operation, which took place at 1:20am […]

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General

Health Care: Kogi State Government to Spend Over N7bn on Primary Health Care Centres

By: Chinedu Echianu The Kogi state government is set to spend over N7 Billion Naira to revamp additional 88 Primary Healthcare Centres across the twenty one local government areas in the state. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo disclosed this at a ceremony held at the Model Primary Healthcare Centre in Felele, Lokoja to officially hand over sites of the 88 additional Primary Healthcare Centres to contractors by the state government for revitalization across the state. A statement signed by Ismaila […]

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News

Deputy Speaker Congratulates New President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Sunday congratulates Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his unanimous election as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, a former senator representing Rivers East Senatorial Zone, was elected by the General Assembly of the apex socio-cultural organization of Ndigbo in Enugu State on Friday. Kalu in a statement commends the organization and the South East Governors' Forum for ensuring a free and fair election. In the […]

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