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Senate Re-amends Proceeds of Crime Bill in Suspect’s Favour

 The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a re-worked version of the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022, after amending the provision of clause 74.The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, said series of reactions trailed clause 74 after the bill was passed.Clause 74 was amended to […]

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AIICO Clinches Certification for Information Security Management

AIICO Managing Director Babatunde Fajemirokun said the Company broke the record as the first in the industry in Nigeria to receive this certification, which represents high information security standards that provided a wide range of requirements for information security management systems He said Information Security Management is a system that defines and manages controls that an […]

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Tomato Jos launches first wholly Made-in-Nigeria tomato mix

Speaking at an event to unveil the Tomato Jos sachet variant, the Managing Director of the company, Mira Mehta, said: “It is a dream come true. Though entrepreneurship is full of ups and downs, I feel encouraged whenever I see my passion for this business ignite in one of my colleagues. I am incredibly proud […]

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Atiku picks N40m presidential form as Tambuwal intensifies consultation

Barely 24 hours after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opened the doors for the sale of nomination forms to aspirants for all positions, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has got his. The party, at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday evening, announced that it would conduct its national convention to […]

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Police Trust Fund: FG Inaugurates Implementation Committee

Kingsley Nwezeh in AbujaMinister of Police Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Dingyadi, has  inaugurated the Nigeria Police Trust Fund project implementation committee.A statement issued by the Ministry of Police Affairs said the committee is expected to advise and support the progress made on all projects and programmes of the fund.Speaking at the inauguration of the committee, the […]

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Atiku meets PDP BoT, says party can’t afford to lose 2023 presidential poll

“I am worried and you should be worried too that if we do not win, it means we will be in opposition again for the next eight years.” Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be united in working towards the […]

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Akwa Ibom 2023: Luke consults PDP, monarchs over guber ambition…Pledges to build on legacies of past leaders

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, Onofiok Luke has emphasised continuity in the development of Akwa Ibom State, saying he would build on the development templates and legacies laid by former governors of the state, including Victor Attah, Godswill Akpabio and the industrialisation revolution of the incumbent Governor, Udom Emmanuel. Luke, who is […]

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FCT residents lament month-old power blackout

Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to count their losses following the power blackouts in most parts of the Territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some parts of the Territory are supplied power for some hours, some areas have not even had it for five consecutive days. […]

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Oyo 2023: Abisoye Fagade joins gubernatorial race

Abisoye Fagade, the 48-year-old founder and managing director of Sodium Group of companies has declared his intention to contest the position of governor of Oyo State in 2023. The announcement was made at his recent birthday celebration, which also marked the formal launching of his foundation, the OSMD Network. Abisoye, in declaring his intention, said […]

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2023: I will reveal my next move soon – Osinbajo

Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria said Wednesday that he will reveal his next move soon. Osinbajo, however, noted that he is elected as the Vice President to support the President. The Vice President spokesman, Laolu Akande while answering questions from State House correspondents said his principal will reveal his next move officially in the […]

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Reps urge FG to revive urban mass transit scheme

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to resuscitate the Urban Mass Transit Scheme in the country to make transportation affordable and accessible as a social right to all Nigerians. It mandated the Committee on Land Transport to liaise with relevant stakeholders with a view to establishing policy frameworks that would further improve […]