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The Federal Government through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, has donated relief materials to 1,000 victims of windstorms across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State. There were recent cases of windstorms in some communities across the state which rendered many residents homeless with sources of livelihood destroyed. Speaking…

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun, as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). A former Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Udoma Udo Udoma was appointed as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Bayero University, Kano, Kano State. Also, a former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda…

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The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Ugochukwu Achebe, has appointed a celebrated Nigerian diplomat, Ojinnaka Azikiwe, into the cabinet of the popular commercial city. Azikiwe, a finance professor from the lineage of Nigeria’s late former President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, hails from the Ogbeabo Quarters. A statement from the palace signed by Mr Osita Anionwu, Chief…

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Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, has assured that starting next month, Nigeria will no longer need to import petroleum products, following the implementation of the Dangote Refinery’s plans. The refinery, he noted, has the capacity to meet West Africa’s petrol and diesel needs and the continent’s aviation fuel demand. Dangote…

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A 68-year-old blind man, Elder Anibueze Nnadi from Enugu State, has cried out to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to come to his rescue after a series of attempts on his life. Nnadi’s appeal to Egbetokun followed the alleged compromise of police personnel to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act…