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The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has pledged to support Benue State in achieving Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status before the end of 2025, joining Jigawa as the only state to meet the national sanitation target. Utsev made this vow on Wednesday during the third National Retreat on Clean Nigeria: Use the…
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The Ogun State Government has dismissed news reports claiming that the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal filed by it in a case against Datkems, a company associated with the senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, Gbenga Daniel. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the governor,…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), says it has unveiled a national policy for skills development in the formal and non-formal education. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, disclosed this at a ceremony in Abuja, on Wednesday. Alausa, represented by his Senior Special Adviser, Dr. Ismaila Adiatu, said that the policy would provide a comprehensive…
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The Lagos State government has set an ambitious target of generating an additional 8,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity to bridge the gap between its industrial power demand of 12,000MW and the current supply of 3,500MW. Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investment, Folashade Ambrose, announced this during the Lagos State Industrial Policy Consultative Assembly in…
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A driver, Chibuike Oliagba, 24, who allegedly assaulted his uncles with a cutlass, on Wednesday, appeared before an Amawbia Chief Magistrates’ Court, Awka. Oliagba, a native of Agbani Village, Nibo in Awka, is charged with assault and threatening violence. The Prosecutor, Insp John Ogbonnaya told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Feb.…