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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), recently hosted the 2nd roundtable meeting on ‘Anticipatory Action Framework For Nigeria’, aimed at developing a unified approach and framework for anticipatory action in Nigeria. The meeting was a follow-up to the November 2024 meeting convened by the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kashim…
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The Edo State Assets Verification Committee, set up by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, accused the previous administration of inflating a road project from N8 billion to N16 billion. The contract sum for the 17.5-kilometer road project was inflated thrice within a year, according to the committee. Reacting, Crusoe Osagie, Media Adviser to…
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Ohanaeze youths defend Kalu over SEDC board appointments Hon. Benjamin Kalu, over the composition of board members of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) as unnecessary. The appointments, announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have stirred opposition, particularly from the South-East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu. The APC accused…
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed why the lawmakers cannot stop the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from carrying out demolitions in Abuja. The minister was accused of revoking the land titles to an estate in the FCT and issued the same to Saravera Nigeria Limited, and the Minority Leader and…
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Workers of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) in their numbers on Thursday stormed the revenue house as they protested over the nonpayment of the new minimum wage by the state government. The protesting workers, who barricaded roads leading to the office, lamented that they received the old salary after assurances that minimum wage…