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Provide regular updates on road rehabilitation, minster urges FERMA

The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Works, Bello Goronyo, has urged the management of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to give regular updates concerning ongoing rehabilitation of roads to the public, National Assembly, and other stakeholders in order to bridge communication gaps. The minister gave the charge at a meeting with the management of FERMA and members of its board led by the Managing Director/CEO, Chukwuemeka Agbasi, on Wednesday […]

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World

Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael strikes

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. The incident report disclosed that at least 70,000 people were evacuated from their homes before the category three storm made landfall on Wednesday with warnings of storm surges, flash flooding, and mudslides. This comes just weeks after millions were left without power for four days following a blackout caused […]

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News

Reps to engage experts on controversial tax reform bills

The House of Representatives has expressed readiness to engage tax experts to brief it on the implications of the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly for consideration. The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Philip Agbese, in an exclusive interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, expressed the readiness of the House to interface with Nigerians on the issue in town hall engagements. Recall the Federal Executive Council recently […]

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News

Flood submerge more communities in Bayelsa

More communities across the three senatorial districts of Bayelsa State have been submerged as the flood level has continued to rise, causing untold hardship to the residents. The latest count includes Adagbabiri in Sagbama Local Government Area, Kolo 2 in Ogbia Local Government Area and Okordia in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The Technical Adviser to the governor on Environment, Alagoa Morris who disclosed this to newsmen noted that this year’s […]

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Local News

Optimizing logistics and freight for global trade by NEPC Imo chapter

The Imo State chapter of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) hosted a transformative seminar on Wednesday the 6th of October 2024. The conference chaired by Ajuruchi Anthony at the NEPC Conference Hall in Owerri focused on optimizing logistics and freight for global trade. The seminar brought together logistics experts, freight operators, and local businesses to discuss practical strategies to strengthen Nigeria's global trade position as Ajuruchi emphasized the importance […]

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News

Enugu withdraws from suit challenging EFCC legality

Report states that Enugu State on Wednesday, withdrew from the suit filed by some states in the federation, contesting the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as well as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit guidelines, which is before the Supreme Court. The Kogi State Government initially filed the suit against the EFCC in 2023, with 18 other states, including Enugu which joined the suit later. According to […]

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Sports News

Guardiola mocks Amorim

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has stated that coach Ruben Amorim will only face him as Manchester United boss in the Premier League and FA Cup. Guardiola was speaking to the media after a 4-1 defeat to Amorim’s Sporting in the Champions League on Tuesday night. It was the 39-year-old’s last home fixture in charge of the Portuguese club, as he is set to resume as the new United head […]

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Entertainment News

Actor Charles Okocha set to marry lover

Popular Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha is set to tie the knot with his lover. The movie star made the announcement of his upcoming wedding in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Sharing the pre-wedding pictures, Okocha accompanied the post with their wedding hashtag, “#MICHARLES2024.” The caption showed that they would get married before the end of 2024 but the exact date was not disclosed.

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Business

World Bank To Support Nigeria’s Food Nutrition Challenges

The World Bank has approved a $50 million fund to support Nigeria’s fight against food and nutrition challenges. World Bank Country Director Ndiame Diop announced this during a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. This funding is part of the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project 2.0, designated as a crisis response initiative as Vice President Shettima highlighted Nigeria’s commitment to […]

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World

Russian Test Runs To Target Cargo Flights To US.

A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany, and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, according to Polish prosecutors. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska confirmed yesterday that four people had been arrested, as authorities across Europe investigate the incidents. Western security officials believe these fires were part of a coordinated campaign by Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, although Russia denies involvement. […]

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