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Tinubu mourns Lagbaja, postpones FEC meeting

  By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for Wednesday, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s […]

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100 patients to be evacuated from Gaza -WHO

World Health Organisation officials on Tuesday said more than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be evacuated from Gaza. The organisation said the patients would be evacuated on Wednesday in a rare transfer out of the war-ravaged enclave. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that […]

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CSOs presents 21 recommendations on Electoral Reforms to National Assembly

By Perpetua Onuegbu A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has presented its Citizens Memorandum on Electoral Reforms to the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on improving Nigeria’s electoral legal framework. This was contained in a statement signed by Samson Itodo, Executive Director YIAGA Africa on behalf of members of the coalition on […]

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NGX investors lose N70bn to sell-offs 

By Rukayat Adeyemi Sell-offs in MTN Nigeria, alongside Tier-one banking stocks, on Tuesday, shed 0.12 per cent or N70 billion from the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N56.146 trillion, lost N70 billon to close at N56.076 trillion.  The All-Share Index also dropped 0.12 per cent or 122 points […]

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Nigeria saves N3bn by decongesting correctional centre

By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said that decongesting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) centres has saved the Federal Government approximately N3 billion in one year. Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at the launch of the “Report on the National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of […]