Author: Ediri Oyibo
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N2.2bn subsidy scam: Ex-PDP chairman’s son, accomplice jailed 14 years
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced Mamman Ali and Christian Taylor to 14 years’ imprisonment each over a N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud.
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AfDB president lauds Tinubu for approving $500m for Nigeria Trust Fund
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the AfDB, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving 500 million dollars replenishment of the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF) for another 15 years.
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Nigeria’s economic growth slows, reforms yielding results – AfDB
Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow at a slower pace with its real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 3.2 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026.
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Children’s Day: What we want from Nigeria – National Children’s Parliament
National Children’s Parliament has urged stakeholders to build a Nigeria where no child faces violence, forced labour or exclusion.
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FCT school children beg for end to two months strike
Some school children in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have appealed to striking teachers in the six area councils to consider their plights and call off their two months industrial action.
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1.2 million Nigerians displaced by floods in 2024 – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that 1,243,638 Nigerians were displaced by floods in 2024, with 1,237 lives lost.
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NAFDAC burst fake drugs factory in Delta
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has bursted a fake drug factory in an uncompleted three storey building at Azagba Ogwashi in Aniocha LGA in Delta.
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Lagos LG election: We will conduct inclusive, credible polls – LASIEC
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Wednesday pledged to conduct an inclusive, hitch-free local government election that all would be proud of.
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Children’s Day: Ebonyi Govt. to review policies against child bullying
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has said that government has commenced efforts to review the existing policies against child bullying.
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Children’s Day: Why parents should stand firmly against bullying among children – Mrs Tinubu
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has enjoined parents and guardians to take an active stand against bullying among children in order to protect them and ensure a brighter for them.