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Reflect Christ’s Sacrificial Life This Easter – Speaker Abbas To Christians

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has enjoin Christians to imbibe the sacrificial life of Jesus Christ. He urges Nigerians to love one another irrespective of tribe, religion, and socioeconomic status. Speaking in a statement congratulating Christians on the successful completion of the Lent season, the Speaker says the Easter celebration should herald a new season of sacrifice, love, and righteousness. Speaker Abbas, in the congratulatory message issued on Saturday through his Special Adviser […]

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Wike Vows May 2025 Delivery of Key AMAC Road Projects

By: Sofiat Adenekan The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that two major road projects in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) will be completed and inaugurated by May 2025, as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-year anniversary. Wike gave the assurance on Saturday while inspecting the 10.5-kilometer Kabusa–Ketti road and the 9.8-kilometer Kabusa–Takushara road, both of which are expected to boost infrastructure, ease transportation, and stimulate economic growth in FCT’s satellite towns. […]

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Easter: Emulate Christ’s Love – Deputy Speaker Kalu

By Oluwakemi Kindness Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has called on Nigerians to embody the selfless love and sacrifice exemplified by Jesus Christ as Easter joy resonates across the nation. In a statement on Saturday to commemorate the 2025 Easter celebrations, Kalu emphasizes Christ's teachings of compassion, forgiveness, and kindness, urging citizens to emulate these virtues. The Deputy Speaker in the statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, says Christ showed the ultimate example of […]

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Health

Increase Funding For PHCs, NGO Urges Governments

By Oluwakemi Kindness The need for increased funding for primary health care facilities across rural communities in Nigeria has again been advocated. The Eagle family foundation, a Non-governmental organisation NGO made the call in Abuja on Saturday while undertaking it's field support service for the needy and vulnerable. The support included the provision of Maternal delivery packs, toiletries, beverages for pregnant and neonatal mothers at the sabon-giri primary health centre in Bwari area council of the FCT. The foundation also […]

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Without Resurrection, No Christianity — Bishop Adegbite

By Chinedu Echianu The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has congratulated Christians in Nigeria and around the world on the successful completion of the Lenten season and the celebration of Easter. In his Easter message, released on Good Friday and signed by Celestine Toruka, Deputy Director and Head, Media and Public Relations, NCPC, the Executive Secretary states that, “without the resurrection, there is no Christianity”. According to him, Easter is a message of […]

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Media

CBN’s Sidi-Ali Wins Banking Sector Outstanding Spokesperson Award

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN), Hakama Sidi-Ali has won the Outstanding Spokesperson, (Banking Sector) at the 2025 National Spokespersons Awards, the second in a row. She was named at a ceremony held in Abuja as part of the 2025 National Spokespersons’ Summit grand finale. According to the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) the awards celebrate innovation and professionalism in public communication across public and private sectors. NIPR's President, Dr. Ike Neliaku and Spokesperson of the […]

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Easter: DG NILDS Urges Christians to Reflect On God’s Love For Humanity

By Chinedu Echianu The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has congratulated Christians on this year's 2025 celebration of Easter which is to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the DG's Easter message issued on Friday by his Media Adviser Mohammad Abdulkadri, Professor Sulaiman says the celebration of Easter holidays offer ample time and opportunity for Christians to pray for the country and it's leadership as well as to […]

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Economy

Ondo State to Explore Pension Funds For Infrastructural Development

By Oluwakemi Kindness Ondo State government says it is exploring opportunities to leverage pension funds for infrastructural development in the state. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, made this known when he received a delegation from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) led by the Director General, Omolola Oloworaran in Akure. A statement by the Commission on Thursday says the PenCom delegation visited the Governor to discuss critical pension reforms aimed at improving welfare for retirees and ensuring compliance with the Contributory Pension Scheme […]

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Rice Fraud: FCCPC Frowns at Re-bagging Of Local as Foreign Products

By Oluwakemi Kindness Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has tasked sellers of rice in the Nigerian market to source their stock from Nigerian mills and authorized distributors or importers of foreign brands. The FCCPC handed down the charge in Abuja on Tuesday after it carried out an enforcement raid and sealed several shops for allegedly buying and selling of local rice re-bagged as foreign brands by market cartels in Utako market. Officials of the FCCPC were led on […]

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