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Rivers LG Poll: APP Wins 22 Out Of 23 Chairmanship Positions
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government…
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Buhari’s children, Saraki, Gbajabiamila among 3,273 facing FCTA land revocation
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a stern warning to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for plots of land owned by politically exposed individuals and corporations in Abuja if they fail to settle outstanding payments. In a notice released on Friday, the FCTA specifically targeted landowners in the Maitama district…
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How To React, If Your Pastor Refuses To Collect Tithes – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has offered guidance to Christians on how to respond when their pastors refuse to collect tithes. Speaking during the October edition of the RCCG Holy Ghost Service, Pastor Adeboye addressed the ongoing debates surrounding the practice of tithing, which has become a…
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Tinubu Dramatises Hollowness of Nigeria’s ‘Independence’ by Farooq A. Kperogi
By Farooq A. Kperogi OCTOBER 1 is celebrated as Nigeria’s Independence Day. But Nigeria isn’t independent. It is, for all practical purposes, a dependent state, a satellite state, whose political and cultural elites are still tethered to the coattails of colonialism and neocolonialism. Its economy is almost literally run by the World Bank and the…
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Flood Reportedly Wrecks Havoc at UI Students’ Hostel
Flood has reportedly wrecked havoc in some of the hostels at the University of Ibadan (UI). The Nation gathered the affected hall of residence is Awo Hostel where about 16 rooms in the underground floor were completely submerged with students’ properties floating on water. Documents, books, foodstuff and other valuable properties of the students were…
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JUST IN: Police Return N1m Extorted from 3 Lagos Corps Members
The Lagos Police Command has facilitated the return of N1m extorted from three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by four police officers in Surulere area. An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, shared that the officers allegedly extorted N1 million from three unidentified corps members for failing to produce a physical copy of a…
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FULL LIST: FG Announces Exemption of 63 Items from VAT
The Federal Government has officially announced the exemption of 63 items from Value-Added Tax (VAT). This development forms part of the broader fiscal policy and tax reforms aimed at bolstering various sectors, including clean energy, transportation, and oil and gas. The announcement was made by Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal…
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FG Approves Concurrent Running of Degree, NCE for Colleges of Education
The Nigerian Government has approved the Dual Mode of concurrently running degree and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education across the country. Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges Education (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Chijioke, made this known on Friday at the 2024 National Teachers’ Day celebration organised by the Colleges…
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FG Disburses N150,000 To Small Business Owners
The Nation Newspaper Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima yesterday disbursed N150,000 grants to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the disbursement to business owners in Enugu State. Shettima also inaugurated Nigeria’s largest Ultra-Modern MSME Fashion Hub in the Enugu State capital. He said President Tinubu’s commitment to creating…
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FG Hints On Plan To Reduce Cost of Electricity
Federal Government through the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu yesterday said average cost of electricity may reduce as ongoing efforts to improve generation and distribution of power take firm root. He made this known in Abuja when Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund, Mr. Tosin Adeyanju and his management team visited him. Adelabu said while…
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