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Ododo donates N23m to corps members serving in Kogi
Ododo, represented by his Deputy, Joel Salifu, made the announcement in his address at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream I corps members deployed to Kogi.
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Induced Coma: Awoniyi’s Recovery Is Positive, Says Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest has released a statement to counter recent claims. Firstly, the club confirmed that Super Eagles forward Taiwo Awoniyi is recovering well after undergoing surgery on his abdomen. The 25-year-old sustained the injury after colliding with a goalpost during Sunday’s match against Leicester City. Nottingham Forest also urged all players, coaches, and media outlets [...]
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Governor Namadi Inspiring Jigawa Girls With Free Education
“Your leadership is an inspiration to us and a beacon of hope for a better future built on knowledge, ideas, integrity, dignity, and moral discipline,” Jigawa female students. These heartfelt words of appreciation came from female students in Jigawa State, who commended Governor Umar Namadi for his relentless efforts in promoting girl-child education and the […]
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Benue International Investment & Economic Summit 2025: A Gateway To Economic Transformation
The 2025 Benue International Investment and Economic Summit, held from May 8 to 10 in Makurdi, has been hailed as a landmark event that marks a new chapter in the economic repositioning of Benue State. The summit attracted global investors, top policymakers, development partners, and industry leaders, showcasing Benue as a frontier destination for agro-industrial […]
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Atiku, Obi Losing Grip-Time for Political House Cleaning
After failing to unite and in the process handing over victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a platter of gold in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have been grandstanding and upbraiding the government of the day. This posturing serves as partial fulfillment of their role as opposition figures or perhaps [...]
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Ogun LG chairman under fire over UTME forms for non-indigenes
The Chairman of Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Idris Olalekan Kusimo, has been criticised by netizens for his congratulatory message to a non-indigene for an outstanding performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) set by the Joint The post Ogun LG chairman under fire over UTME forms for non-indigenes appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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Gombe Industrial Park Attracts Over N60bn In Investments
The Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park in Gombe State, one of the most significant industrial investments in Northern Nigeria, has so far attracted investments worth over N60 billion, with expectations for more as the park prepares to commence full operations by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Park’s Interim Management […]
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Gombe: Roads, Trade, And Rise Of New Industrial Hub
When Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya assumed office in 2019 as Governor of Gombe State,  he made it clear that his administration would not tread softly on the path of development. 6 years on, that promise has been kept, boldly and visibly. From bustling townships to forgotten hinterlands, Gombe State is now wearing a new face, stitched […]
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Gombe Partners AATF To Boost Agriculture, Food Security
Gombe State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to agricultural development as it hosted a high-level delegation from the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). The interactive session, which was under the auspices of the Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Manassah Daniel Jatau, focused on leveraging modern agricultural technology to boost productivity and enhance food security. Welcoming […]
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Tesla Board To Review Pay Deal For Elon Musk
Tesla is at a turning point as Musk, its largest shareholder with a 13% stake, shifts focus from a promised affordable EV platform to robotaxis and humanoid robots. The post Tesla Board To Review Pay Deal For Elon Musk appeared first on Channels Television.
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CSCS Shareholders Receive N1.76 Per Share Dividend Payment
Shareholders of the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) have approved and received dividend payment of N1.76 per share for the year ended December 31, 2024. The shareholders gave their approval at the company’s 31st Annual General Meeting(AGM) held at the weekend in Lagos, where the 2024 financial report was presented, even as the shareholders commended […]
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MTNN Commits To Sustainable Business Practices, Transparent ESG
MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) has restated its commitment to sustainable business practices and transparent Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures. The company stated this at its ‘Facts Behind the Sustainability Report (FBSR) presentation’ held in Lagos. MTNN’s 2024 Sustainability Report, marking its sixth consecutive year of transparent sustainability reporting. This report serves as a complementary […]
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10 Banks Declare N1.83trn Pre-tax Profits In Q1
No fewer than 10 listed banks have declared a whopping N1.83trillion total pretax profits in their first quarter(Q1) 2025 financial results, LEADERSHIP checks have shown. Similarly, most of the deposit money banks (DMBs) have positioned their balance sheets to benefit from forex adjustments and high-yield assets. The concerned financial institutions are: Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust […]
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AXA Mansard Promises To Empower Women Financially
AXA Mansard Investments Limited has expressed its commitment to continue empowering women financially in the country. The company said this at its third edition of its flagship webinar series, ‘Achieve Much More, held virtually. This special Women’s Day edition, themed “Women’s Wealth: How to Start from Where You Are”, was designed to equip Nigerian women […]
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Ecobank Group Reports Profit Before Tax Of $175m In Q1
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), reported a 17 per cent increase in profit before tax (PBT) to $175 million for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. The contributing factors to the increase were an expansion in net interest spreads, which benefited from lower funding costs, higher net fees and commission income, efficiency gains from the ongoing […]
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Viral video: Police speak on helicopter seen inside forest
Contrary to the misleading and false narrative suggesting that the aircraft was used to deliver food items to bandits, the Force categorically states that the video captures a legitimate security operation.
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FG targets $74bn livestock industry by 2035
The federal government has said it is set to grow the Nigerian livestock industry from $32 billion to $74 billion by 2035. Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Muktar Maiha who disclosed this on Tuesday at the grand finals of AYuTe The post FG targets $74bn livestock industry by 2035 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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Health Executive to deliver commencement speech at AUN’s 16th Commencement Ceremony
The ceremony, to celebrate and honour the achievement of the university’s class of 2025, is scheduled for Saturday 17 May. The post Health Executive to deliver commencement speech at AUN’s 16th Commencement Ceremony appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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African Media Faces Extinction Without Digital Transformation, NBC DG Warns
The director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Dr. Charles Ebuebu, has said that Africa’s media industry risks becoming obsolete and globally irrelevant, without a rapid and strategic embrace of digital transformation. Ebuebu who disclosed this at the official announcement of Africast 2025, in Lagos, over the weekend, emphasised that African media must pivot decisively […]
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Outrage As NIMC Increases NIN Data Correction Fees To N28,574
There is growing outrage among Nigerians following the sharp increase in fees by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for correcting personal data on the National Identification Number (NIN) database with the cost of correcting a date of birth now pegged at N28,574. The new fee represents a 75 per cent hike from the previous […]
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US Govt Cuts More Harvard Funding
Federal agencies are terminating $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of the $2.2 billion in cuts unveiled last week. The post US Govt Cuts More Harvard Funding appeared first on Channels Television.
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Gunmen Kidnap APC Chairman In Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward 5 in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the chairman, Hon. Nelson Adepoyigi, was abducted on Monday when he was parking his car around 10 pm. A source informed LEADERSHIP that the assailants stormed […]
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Lagos Delivers 9,970 Housing Units To Tackle Deficit
The Lagos State government has disclosed that it has increased its affordable housing stock by delivering 9,970 home units in the last six years as part of measures to bridge the state’s housing deficit. The state’s commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, who revealed this at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing, marking the second year of […]
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Osun 2026: NNPP Vows To Wrest Power From PDP
As political parties race to occupy Bola Ige House, gathering momentum, the Osun state chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has again reinstated its resolve to unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) come 2026. Speaking with LEADERSHIP in Osogbo, the state chairman of the party, Dr […]
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4 In Police Net For Robbery, Kidnapping
Men of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers and a suspected kidnapper. The trio of Sunday Idoko, Gabriel Sunday and Olayiwola Olajide, who the police said were reasonably suspected to be armed robbers, were apprehended along Awo/Igede road last Saturday. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu said, […]
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Ogun Broadcast Journalist Slumps, Dies On Duty
Tragedy befell the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Monday following the death of a female broadcast journalist, Mrs Bukola Agbakaizu, who died in office while preparing to take over afternoon shift duty in Abeokuta, the state capital. The late Agbakaizu, who was an Ex-Offcio member of the Ogun State Council […]
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Court Orders Arrest Of Fleeing Alleged Internet Fraudster
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has ordered the arrest of Peter Ekweozor, an alleged internet fraudster who failed to appear in court for his arraignment. Justice Abike-Fadipe issued the warrant of arrest yesterday after the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) moved an ex parte […]
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Lagos Attracts N1trn Foreign Investments In One Year, Creates Over 50,000 Jobs
The Lagos State government has revealed that it has attracted over N1 trillion in foreign investments in the past year. The state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Folashade Bada Ambrose, disclosed this during the ongoing ministerial press briefing to celebrate the second year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration […]
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Asian Markets Swing As China-US Trade Euphoria Fades
Hong Kong, Seoul, Jakarta and Taipei rose more than one per cent, but Wellington and Manila were flat, while Tokyo, Shanghai, Sydney and Singapore fell. The post Asian Markets Swing As China-US Trade Euphoria Fades appeared first on Channels Television.
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Can Meta’s threat whittle down FCCPC’s legal powers?
Tribune Online Can Meta’s threat whittle down FCCPC’s legal powers? Meta is currently in trouble in Nigeria like it is in some other countries of the world as it has been fined a total sum of $290 million; a $220 million fine along with $70 million penalties from other agencies for regulatory breaches, prompting the social media giant to threaten pulling Facebook and Instagram from […] Can Meta’s threat whittle down FCCPC’s legal powers? Tribune Online
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Northern CAN Leaders Interface With Security Chiefs, Frown At Discrimination
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has raised concerns bordering on national security, religious freedom, and institutional discrimination. The high-level meeting, which held  at the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Complex in Abuja, also had in attendance the director […]
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FCT Cleaners Beg Minister Wike Over Unpaid Months Salaries
Cleaners in the Federal Capital Territory including city cleaners, hospital sanitation workers, satellite town cleaners, and security personnel, have made a passionate appeal to the Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their yet-to-be paid salaries and allowances for the period of six to eight months. The affected workers, who play a critical role in [...]
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NIWIIT Oyo celebrates International Girls in ICT Day with 250 schoolgirls
Tribune Online NIWIIT Oyo celebrates International Girls in ICT Day with 250 schoolgirls AS part of efforts to empower girls for ICT careers, the Nigeria Women in Information Technology (NIWIIT), Oyo State Chapter, in commemoration of the 2025 International Girls in ICT Day held an event for over 250 students from 10 public and private secondary schools across the state. International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated annually […] NIWIIT Oyo celebrates International Girls in ICT Day with 250 schoolgirls Tribune Online
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EV Sales To Continue Growing Despite Trade Uncertainty — IEA
The IEA put sales of EVs, including plug-in hybrids, at more than 17 million last year, as sales increased by more than 3.5 million vehicles from 2023. The post EV Sales To Continue Growing Despite Trade Uncertainty — IEA appeared first on Channels Television.
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Osun Assembly endorses Adeleke for second term
Tribune Online Osun Assembly endorses Adeleke for second term MEMBERS of the Osun State House of Assembly have unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Governor Ademola Adeleke, endorsing him for a second term ahead of the 2026 governorship election. During a plenary session on Tuesday, the 26-member assembly, comprised of 25 members from the Peoples Democratic Party and one from the All Progressives […] Osun Assembly endorses Adeleke for second term Tribune Online
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Need to fix roads in Ido LGA
Tribune Online Need to fix roads in Ido LGA Dear Chairman, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, I am writing to mention a serious dilemma we are face in my community, Olaoluwa community in Aba-Ilori, Apata, Ibadan and to humbly ask for your help.  The roads which serve as crucial and alternative links in our area are in very bad condition, and this […] Need to fix roads in Ido LGA Tribune Online
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