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The Oyo State Government has directed security agencies in the state to fish out organisers of the children’s funfair where several deaths and injuries were recorded on Wednesday morning. The state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Bayo Lawal, disclosed this while visiting the Adeoyo State Hospital, off Ring Road in Ibadan, to sympathise with the victims. The…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website has been hacked, The Guardian can report. The Guardian discovered this after one of its reporters checked the NBS website on Wednesday night. The NBS also confirmed this in a post on X. It also urged Nigerians to disregard any message or report posted on the website until…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a zero import duty on machinery, equipment, and spare parts for gas utilisation in Nigeria. This initiative is part of the Presidential Gas for Growth Initiative, which aims to foster the development of the nation’s gas sector. The announcement was made in a statement issued by NCS Spokesman…
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has directed the stoppage of budgetary allocation to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment over alleged extra-budgetary expenditure. Other departments, agencies of government, and institutions of higher learning affected by the directive of the Mr. Bamidele Salam-led panel are the National Examination Council (NECO),…
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The Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), Chief Uche Anya, says the military officers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu did not beat him but attacked his residential building. Anya disclosed this when the former members of the Enugu State House of Assembly led by Dr Alex Ogbonnia visited…