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Out of Over 7000 Applicants, 22 Outstanding Youths Shortlisted For Seun Fakorede’s Tech Scholarship
No fewer than 22 outstanding Youths have been shortlisted for Tech-Learning & Scholarship programme sponsored by Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Engr. ‘Seun Fakorede. Media Aide to the commissioner, Kazeem Olalekan Israel gave the update in a release sent to Vreporters on Monday. According to the release, “The essence of the Tech Scholarship…
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774,000 Jobs: FG Gives Updates on Payment of N7.3 Billion Stipends Arrears of Workers
The federal government has revealed that, some beneficiaries of the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) are being owed N7.3 billion. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo promised however, that the full payment will be made before end of the year. Keyamo spoke on the situation during his ministry’s budget defence before…
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Abba Kyari Suspension: Police Service Commission, Frank Mba Speak
The embattled Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, who has been on suspension since July 31, following his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has not been reinstated, the Police Service Commission (PSC) said yesterday. There had been reports that Kyari had been secretly recalled by Inspector General of Police…
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TCN Gives Reason For Limited Power Supply in Lagos, Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has attributed the limited power supply in Lagos and Abuja to the ongoing repairs and upgrades in transmission facilities. TCN in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah at the weekend explained that the ongoing work in Lagos would replace the old and overloaded 132kV Ikeja…
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Lagos Government Breaks Silence Over Viral Video of Flooded School
The Lagos State Government has broken its silence over a video that went viral over the weekend wherein pupils were seen in a flooded school assembly ground. The state government through the Ministry of Education on Sunday took to its official Facebook page to make some clarifications on the school. The post on the blue…
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Tinubu Speaks On Meeting With President Buhari
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu said his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday was devoid of political talks. Mr Buhari hosted Mr Tinubu at his official residence, State House, Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the closed door meeting, Mr Tinubu dismissed the insinuation that he was in…
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Months After Death of Afenifere Spokesperson, Wife Gives Birth To Twins
Months after the death of spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, his widow, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has gave birth to bouncing twins – a boy and a girl – at a United States of America hospital on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The cheering news was posted on her Facebook account on Sunday. According to the release,…
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Oluwo Absent, as Islamic Scholars Grace Reception of Grand Mufti in Ìwo
Notable Islamic Scholars across the lenght and breadth of Nigeria on Saturday graced the reception of the new Grand Mufti, Sheik Daood Imran Molaasan, in Iwo, Osun State. The coveted Islamic title was bestowed on Molaasan by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurasheed Adewale Akanbi, amidst controversy. The Oluwo who has been championing the installation…
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Hushpuppi: Police Sources Speak on Alleged Reinstatement of Abba Kyari
As unsubstantiated report of reinstatement of super police cop, Abba Kyari continues to gather momentum on social media, sources from the force who spoke to the Punch faulted the report adding that, the suspended police boss is still on suspension which was premised on his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Kyari, a…
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FG Warns Nigerians Against Purported Payment of N80,000 Survival Fund
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to be wary of fraudulent messages making the rounds over the purported payment of N80,000 to beneficiaries of the Survival Fund Scheme. A statement issued in Abuja, on Saturday, by the Project Delivery Office (PDO) of the Scheme, said that the news of such payment was the handiwork of…
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