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Reps Interrogate NSITF Over N17bn Transfer, Others

July 14, 2021
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, interrogated the Managing Director of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Michael Akabogu, over the transfer of N17,158,883,034.69 to people and companies without payment vouchers and other supporting documents that was
Buhari

Nigeria Loses $26.3bn To Maritime Crimes Yearly – Buhari

July 14, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that Nigeria loses $26.3 billion to maritime crimes annually. He made the disclosure on Tuesday at the commissioning ceremony of a maritime surveillance project, Falcon Eye Alignment, at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja. Represented at the event
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FG Targets 3,500 For  Leprosy Preventive Treatment In Bauchi

July 14, 2021
The Executive Director, National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Jos, Dr Tahir Dahiru, has said that 3,500 people would be targeted in Bauchi State alone for the single dose Rifampicin post exposure prophylaxis (SDR-PEP)treatment under the Ready 4PEP project. Dahiru disclosed this on
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COVID-19: Delta Governor Cautions Against Vaccine Hesitancy

July 14, 2021
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged Nigerians to stop having doubts about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Okowa fielded questions from correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The World
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UN Seeks Africa’s Commitment On Zero hunger By 2030

July 14, 2021
Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, has called on African leaders to commit to achieving  zero hunger on the continent Mohammed was quoted as making the call at the Africa Regional Food Systems Summit
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Traditional Rulers Are Compromised, Says Governor

July 14, 2021
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Tuesday, accused some members of the traditional institution of compromise in the fight against banditry and other forms of insecurity. He said the unwholesome conduct of the leaders posed threats to lives and property of
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Oyo EndSARS Panel Treats 163 Petitions As Sitting Ends

July 14, 2021
The Oyo State Judicial Panel of Enquiry, set up in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests, to hear petitions of police brutality and related extrajudicial killings held its final public sitting on Tuesday. Inaugurated on 10 Nov. 2020, the chairperson of the
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Buhari, At Meeting With Senators, Vows To End Insecurity

July 14, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is ready to use everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country and bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. The President, who spoke on Tuesday at a dinner with members of the National

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