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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has the Federal Government is planning a low-key 65th Independence Day anniversary celebration. Idris made this known at the Pre-Independence World Press Conference on Monday in Abuja. “The theme of the celebration is ‘All Hands on Deck’ Activities will be low-key….
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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, says life inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa can be “quite secluded. Therefore, she got busy with her philanthropic outreach to young women. She made this known in her 52-page memoir, The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things, released to mark her…
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The Federal Government has approved a policy that makes submission of students’ theses and final year projects into the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, a compulsory requirement for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps. PUNCH Online gathered that effective from October 6, no graduate, whether trained in Nigeria or…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged the President…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola has reasserted his leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State following the release of the withheld local government allocations to the council Chairmen elected under the party. It would be recalled that there has been a…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Sheriff Akintunde, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on on Bureau of Social Services, to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described President Bola Tinubu as a pretentious moralist who does not practice what he preaches. Akintunde in a post on his Facebook page, claimed Tinubu…
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By Tunde Olamilekan An Oyo State High Court has restrained the United Bank of Africa from disbursing the withheld local government allocations to council officials elected under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State. It would be recalled that the All Progressives Congress in Osun State on Sunday confirmed that…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State chapter, on Sunday, said the seized local government allocations have been paid to council officials elected under the All Progressives Congress. The union in a statement, alleged that the Minister of Finance, the Accountant-General…
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By Tunde Olamilekan An X user, DON “Tobechukwu” Ade @Row_Haastrup, has alleged that a serving Commissioner in Osun State duped his family to the tune of N350,000 in 1995. The X user said the Commissioner, whom he did not mention, partnered with his father and allegedly duped him. He stated…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officially introduced its One-Stop-Shop (OSS) initiative, a major reform expected to shorten cargo clearance time from 21 days to 48 hours. The initiative was unveiled during a meeting with NCS Management and Customs Area Controllers in Abuja. The meeting, chaired by the Comptroller-General of Customs,…
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