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Obi-Datti Begins National Campaign Rally

…salutes Obidient family for their resolve and commitment The ancient North Central City of Lafia, Nasarawa State capital will be agog tomorrow Saturday October 29, 2022 as the Labour Party Presidential Campaign begins its rally ahead of 2023 general election. The Director General of the National Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, was upbeat on Friday telling the Obi-Datti Media Office ...

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Institut Pasteur de Dakar Launches Grand Challenges Senegal

Grand Challenges Senegal will be hosted by Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and the Government of Senegal. The 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting will take place in Dakar, Senegal. Following the announcement of President Macky Sall at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Annual Meeting ...

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Terror Alert: Security Agencies Dismantle Terror Cell, Arrest 35 ISWAP Fighters

• UK issues fresh alert, IG releases emergency phone numbers, calls for vigilance • FCTA demolishes shanties, Jabi shopping mall shut, other facilities tighten security A joint operation launched by the Department of State Services, the National Intelligence Agency, the police and other security agencies has successfully dismantled a terror cell and arrested five Islamic State West Africa Province commanders ...

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Budget: Sanwo-Olu Proposes N1.69 Trillion, Prioritises Human Capital, Environment, Infrastructure

‘Test-Running Of Lekki Deep Seaport Begins Next Week’ – Governor Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reeled out what the priorities of the State will be in 2023 when he presented N1.693 trillion 2023 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly, on Thursday. The State, the Governor said, will sustain its strategic investment in human capital and channel resources to ...

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Soludo Launches One Youth, Two Skills Initiative, Targets To Equip 10,000 Youths With Digital Skills Annually

In his avowed determination to stem the tide against youth unemployment in the state, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has pledged to assist selected youth trainees with start-up funding for businesses. The Governor gave the assurance at the launch of the “One Youth, Two Skills Solution” one day workshop. The workshop organized by Anambra State Ministry of Youth was held at ...

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Peter Obi Decries Brain Drain In Nigeria’s Health Care Sector

Mr Peter Obi, candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has described continued migration of Nigerian trained medical doctors to other countries as unacceptable. Obi said this at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra Chapter’s Physicians’ Week and Scientific Conference held in Nnewi on Tuesday. The theme of the week is “Nigeria’s Healthcare Delivery ...

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Sanwo-Olu Expands Lagos Fire Rescue Capability, Hands Over Three New Fire Stations

Lagos State Government has recorded a major asset expansion in its emergency response services, with the inauguration of three newly built fire stations in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, physically commissioned the new fire station in Ebute Elefun, while he virtually unveiled the other two fire stations built in Oniru and Ajegunle. The projects were initiated to enhance ...

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Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Will Transform Our Downstream Sector, Says Ghana Petroleum Authority

Chief Executive Officer, of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said the coming onstream of 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Dangote Petroleum Refinery will transform the Ghanaian downstream sector through the reduction in the cost of importation of petroleum products into Ghana. Speaking at the 16th Oil Trading and Logistics Expo in Lagos with the theme: “Regulating Downstream Energy ...

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