Samira Buhari bags honorary doctorate, peace award for humanitarian and advocacy work

Founder of non-government organisation, Daurama Foundation, Bar. Samira Salisu Buhari, has been confered with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership and Management by the American Management University, California, USA. She also received try of Excellence in Peace and Community Development at the 2023 Peace Achievers International Awards/Summit. Bar. Buhari was honoured alongside other eminent Nigerians…

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Industrialists urged to harness NDPHC’s electricity capacity to boost power generation

Bilateral electricity purchase agreements are necessary in Nigeria to aid the direct sale of power from Generation Companies (GenCos) to Distribution Companies (DisCos). The implementation of these contracts between GenCos and DisCos is expected to address the non-buoyancy of DisCos and pose a serious challenge in the implementation of bilateral power contracts. The bilateral power…

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Ogun state government urges parents to protect their daughters from cervical cancer through HPV vaccination

The Ogun State Government has appealed to parents and guardians to save their daughters from cervical cancer by ensuring they receive the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This is as the Ogun State Government commences the statewide HPV vaccination on Tuesday. Speaking with newsmen ahead of the HPV vaccination exercise, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi…

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Finance Minister, Edun, predicts $10 billion foreign exchange inflow in the coming weeks

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun has stated that around $10 billion of forex inflows is expected within weeks rather than months. Edun stated this during a panel session at the ongoing Nigeria Economic Summit, where he answered questions about stabilising the foreign exchange market and enshrining liquidity in the…

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NMA warns that increase in drug prices due to currency depreciation could endanger Nigerians’ lives

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA said the hike in drug prices occasioned by exchange rate portends danger for Nigerians. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Ekiti State branch, Dr Babatunde Rosiji, stated this at a press conference in Ekiti on Monday, to commemorate the 2023 Physicians’ Week. Rosiji express worry that the high exchange…

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Adeleke, Oluwo hail Adeniyi’s elevation to Customs boss

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the appointment of Mr Bashir Adeniyi as substantive Controller General of Custom Service as a perfect decision, commending President Bola Tinubu for the step. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Sunday, the Governor commended the President for recognising Adeniyi’s capability to drive the administration’s…

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Ogun state government promises delivery of 200 housing units at PMB Estate before year-end

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that about 200 units of semi-detached, detached, fully detached duplexes and terraces under construction at the Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Abeokuta are at advanced stages of completion and will be delivered before the end of the year. Prince Abiodun also said that his administration is working towards providing…

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National Social Safety Nets Project (NSSF) to finance child immunization programs in Cross River state

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund, NSSF, has pledged funding for child immunization in Cross River State. Team Lead of NSSF, Dr Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko made the pledge at a meeting with the Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, in Calabar over the weekend. During the meeting, NSSF sought collaboration with the State…

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Zamfara PDP candidate, Shinkafi, challenges election tribunal ruling, questions integrity of judges

In a scathing rebuke, Dr. Sani Shinkafi, a prominent Northern politician and former special adviser on inter-governmental affairs to the ex-governor of Zamfara State, has denounced the election tribunal’s judgement upholding the victory of Governor Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement released on Sunday, Shinkafi described the verdict as a…

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Member of House of Reps expresses concern over deteriorating security situation in Nasarawa state

The member representing Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…

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Member of House of Reps expresses concern over deteriorating security situation in Nasarawa state

The member representing Akwanga, Wamba, and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial on fraud charges begins in New York, with much at stake

A federal court in Manhattan, in the United States will start hearing the case against the former cryptocurrency guru, Sam Bankman-Fried, with jury selection beginning on Tuesday. Bankman-Fried, who founded cryptocurrency exchange FTX and associated hedge fund Alameda Research, is facing trial on finance crimes stemming from the shocking collapse of FTX. The Guardian UK…

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MTV Base bars Marlian Music from airwaves – fallout from the controversy surrounding MohBad’s death

MTV’s first pan-African music channel, MTV Base, has positioned a ban on Marlian music following the death of a Nigerian singer, Mohbad. Marlian Music is a record label owned by Nigerian musician, Naira Marley, who is being fingered in the efforts of Mohbad, which allegedly led to the latter’s eventual death. A former signee of…

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Tinubu to meet with top CEOs in NYC to discuss investment opportunities

In a bid to expand his administration’s economic development agenda for aggressive investment attraction, President Bola Tinubu has scheduled to meet with the global leadership of transnational firms, such as Microsoft, Meta Technologies, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and others. The meeting will be on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General…

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