Tag: Govt
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Overriding Public Interest: Delta warns against impeding govt projects
Delta State Government has cautioned citizens against impeding projects meant to serve the general public, saying such actions were illegal and constituted an abuse of the law. The State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, gave the warning in Effurun on Wednesday during an inspection of the DSC Roundabout Link Road…
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Delta Govt pledges continuous synergy with Armed Forces
Delta State Governor, Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborowevri has assured the Military and other sister agencies of the continuous support of his administration to its operations in the state. The governor stated this on Tuesday at the launch of the 2025 Emblem Appeal Fund held at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba. The Governor who was…
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Ghana: NDC wins majority in parliament, secures 185 seats, to form govt
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is set to form a majority in Parliament with 185 seats out of the 276 available. The General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Kwetey, announced the figure on Sunday during a press briefing monitored by an online newspaper. It is expected that the Electoral Commission of…
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Govt wants Whatsapp group administrators to pay license fees
Administrators of WhatsApp groups operating within Zimbabwe’s borders are now forced to register and secure a license from the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ). The new controversial licensing requirement, outlined at a recent POTRAZ breakfast meeting, set the minimum cost for a license at $50, with fees going up to US$2,500 depending on the…
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Govt executes four for selling contaminated alcohol
Iranian authorities executed four people on Wednesday who had been convicted of selling contaminated bootleg alcohol that fatally poisoned 17 people last year, the judiciary said. “The death penalty against four defendants in the case of poisoning caused by the consumption of alcoholic beverages was carried out at Karaj central prison,” the judiciary’s Mizan news…
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Fresh price of fuel: Tinubu’s govt says “count us out, we’ve no link to it”
Expectedly , the Federal Government has said it has nothing to do with the recent increase in fuel prices, citing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) decision to raise prices in response to prevailing market conditions. The price hike, which saw fuel prices jump from N897 to N1,030 in Abuja, N855 to N998 in…
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Govt to probe diversion, sale of ‘free’ mosquito nets in Nigeria
The Coordinator of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Dr. Godwin Ntadom, has expressed concerns over the diversion and sale of “free” treated mosquito nets across the country, vowing to institute a probe. Ntadom made this known during an anti-corruption radio program, PUBLIC CONSCIENCE, produced by the Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development, PRIMORG, on…
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Corruption in Tax Administration: Nigerians urge govt to leverage technology
To curb corruption and arbitrariness in tax administration, governments at all levels have been urged to leverage technology and desist from using touts in collecting revenue. The call for federal, state, and local government to address the problem of tax fraud and other forms of irregularities was made by participants during an anti-corruption radio program,…
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Roots of our environmental challenges traced to colonial masters – Lagos Dep Gov
…we need to take decisive action to tackle challenges – Prof. Naanem The Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has traced roots of Nigerian environmental challenges to colonial masters. Hamzat who was the special guest of honour, at the 68th annual conference of the Historical Society of Nigeria, HSN, and represented by the…
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Just In: Again, another building collapses in Lagos
A five-storey building at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa area of Lagos, has collapsed. The building which was under construction was said to have collpased following a thunderstrike. Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have sealed the building. Asimiyu Tiamiyu, a volunteer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) in…