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EFCC recovers fresh $445,000, N3bn in humanitarian ministry probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday it has freshly recovered $445,000 and N3bn in the ongoing probe of the scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, told The PUNCH that the $445,000 and N3bn were recovered between March and April in addition…
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Nigeria becomes first country to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The World Health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the vaccine would protect people against five strains of…
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Lassa fever: NCDC records one death, 15 new cases in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever within one week across the country. The NCDC said this in a situation report for Week 13 published on its website on Friday. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic…
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Why Nigeria’s oil production dropped for two consecutive months – Minister Lokpobiri
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has explained that the drop in oil production in February and March 2024 was caused by issues encountered on the Trans Niger Pipeline, coupled with maintenance activities carried out by some oil companies operating in the country. March oil production…
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You’re political paperweights, Matawalle slams Northern elders over anti-Tinubu comments
The Northern Elders Forum has come under fire for its recent comments regarding the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The NEF recently said it regretted supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election. The forum said it would prioritise someone who is seen as “more inclusive, less controversial, and…
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How I collected dollars in cash for Emefiele, dispatch rider tells court
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, narrated to the Special Offences Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on different occasions to collect the sum of $3m cash in tranches. Osazuwa, who was led in evidence in chief by the…
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Third Mainland Bridge accident victim’s body recovered from lagoon
The remains of an adult male suspected to be one of the victims involved in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State on Wednesday have been recovered. Two passengers reportedly fell into the lagoon after a commercial bus crashed on the bridge. It was learnt…
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Kingmakers decide on Olubadan today
BARRING unforeseen circumstances, the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will be ratified to become the Olubadan of Ibadanland today by the Olubadan-in-Council and his name forwarded to the Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, for approval. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Olubadan Palace at Oja’ba in the…
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Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: N15.6 trillion project without including cost of railway is a highway to fraud — Atiku knocks Umahi
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Minister of Works , Dave Umahi over comments about the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project. He described as a highway to fraud the claim by Umahi, that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will…
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Fubara enjoying natural support over policies, leadership style – Wike’s ex-aide
A former Special Adviser on Media to immediate past governor of Rivers State, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has said the incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is enjoying organic support in the state because of his leadership style and the policies being initiated by his administration. Inko-Tariah stated this during a media briefing in…