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The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development restated its commitment to establishing a multi-agency task force that will end the activities of illegal miners and their collaborators. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development Oladele Alake disclosed this on Friday when a delegation of the Nigeria-China Chamber of Mines led by its National President, Dr Olugbenga Ajala, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. A statement by the Ministry’s Head...

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The outbreak of Diphtheria in Nigeria has become a great concern to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which called for a widespread vaccination application nationwide. UNICEF, in a statement, said it would provide support to the Nigerian government in its efforts to combat the outbreak. According to the statement, UNICEF has already deployed about 9.3 million doses of the diphtheria vaccine to seven affected states in the north of the country including Kano, Bauchi,...

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The annual budget of the National Assembly has been stagnant for 13 years despite “inflation and attendant consequences”. Dr Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives stated this when he received a visiting delegation of the African Business Roundtable. “Our budget has been stagnant for 13 years, but our expenditure has gone up within the period. In fact, at some points, the National Assembly budget came down from what it used to be in...

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Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sacked heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister in Abuja on Wednesday, listed the affected heads of the agencies as follows: 1.     Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abuja Investment Company Ltd 2.     CEO/Managing...

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The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sued the Ondo State Government, the Governor of Ondo State, and others over the impeachment process against him. Also, joined in the suit are the Ondo State House of Assembly, the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, the Clerk of Ondo State House of Assembly, and the Chief Judge of Ondo State. In a suit marked AK/348/2023 filed by human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu...

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Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, said the Zamfara State Government has enough facts to expose the agents of the Federal Government behind the secret negotiation with bandits. Lawal was reacting to a recent statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, where he accused the Zamfara State Government of politicizing security. The governor, who had consistently ruled out the option of negotiating with bandits, had raised the alarm that...

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The increasing cases of organ theft and lynching of innocent persons in Kogi state have become a great concern to members of the Kogi State House of Assembly. The house, therefore, called on the state government to take proactive measures to curb the trend and also called on the police to investigate widely and arrest perpetrators of organ theft in Lokoja, the state capital, and Kogi State in general. Hon. Bin Ebaiya Shehu Tijani, a member...

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Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, President of the Court of Appeal says the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongban-Mensem disclosed this during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year and explained that the appeal court received 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions in the 2022/2023 legal year. She said: “During the 2022/2023 legal year, a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions were filed in the 20 Divisions of the Court. ”The court...

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The fire incident that gutted part of the Supreme Court building did not affect the presidential election petition tribunal. Fire engulfed some sections of the apex court in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday, but was put under control by the police and firefighters. Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande, while speaking with journalists said only one chamber of the Supreme Court was affected by the fire, which was...

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An African magic ‘juju’ has been discovered in front of the official residence of the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji. Oladiji who raised the alarm after discovering the ‘juju’ told newsmen on Monday in Akure, that the entire lawmakers at the House had been having sleepless nights since they commenced the impeachment process against the state deputy governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa.  Oladiji said the House was unable to serve the...

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