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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has detained a 19-year-old suspected kidnapper, Abu-Umar, for prosecution. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, confirmed his detention at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin. Mohammed said the suspect allegedly planned the abduction of a mother and her two children. “The suspect was…
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The Ado Bayero family has said the tax reform bills has nothing to do with moving the venue of the wedding of their daughter, Maryam Nasir Ado Bayero, to Jibrin (Abba) Barau I Jibrin, the son of the Deputy President of the Senate. Reports had claimed that the wedding was relocated from Kano to Abuja…
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The Enugu State Government and WANDE NEXUS, an Austrian firm, have formalized an agreement to implement the Sustainable Last Mile Connectivity and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project in Enugu. With the signing, which took place on Monday at Government House, Enugu, in the presence of the Austrian Ambassador to Nigeria, Thomas Schlesinger, WANDE Nexus is…
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A leading civic-tech organisation, Orodata Science, and Africa Data Hub (ADH) have announced the expansion of their groundbreaking project focused on collecting and analyzing data on Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) across Nigeria. According to both organisations, the new phase will include data collection from over 1,000 additional centres across 10 new states, increasing the total…
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The Oyo State Government has increased the 2025 capital budgetary allocation for Persons with Disabilities by over 70 per cent of what they received in 2024. The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, disclosed this in Ibadan during the celebration of the 2024 Stakeholders’ Summit and International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Makinde, represented by the…