August 11, 2022

[GIST] WEP@25: The time is Women O’clock

[GIST] WEP@25: The time is Women O’clock

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Just a couple of weeks ago, Nigeria seemed to have come under a dark pall of insecurity. The nation’s capital, Abuja, was literally surrounded by terrorists. The schools were shut down for fear of bandits’ attack. The presidential guard lost some gallant officers in a fierce battle with suspected ISWAP terrorists. The mood of the


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[GIST] FG, elite enabling insecurity, not media

[GIST] FG, elite enabling insecurity, not media

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THE recent imposition of a N5 million fine each on Trust Television Network, Multichoice (DSTV), TSTV and NTA-Startimes by the National Broadcasting Commission for airing a documentary on bandits, and threats against the BBC for a similar programme are misplaced and diversionary. Earlier, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had threatened sanctions against


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August 10, 2022

[GIST] Who is this Auxiliary?

[GIST] Who is this Auxiliary?

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Over the last three decades, Oyo State has always been notorious for bloodletting, maiming and high-profile killing whenever general elections approach. Some hoodlums would offer themselves as readymade tools and instruments of human destruction onto the hands of unscrupulous political leaders. Tokyo, whose real name is Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, reigned supreme during the Peoples Democratic


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[GIST] NECA seeks better approach to boost economy

[GIST] NECA seeks better approach to boost economy

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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has said that Nigeria’s economy currently hangs on the precipice and will require a holistic approach to put it back on course. The Director-General of NECA, Mr. Wale Oyerinde, noted that the economy was plagued by various challenges. He said, “With dire combination of spiraling inflation, rising energy cost (aviation


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[GIST] FG disburses N100bn to local pharma firms

[GIST] FG disburses N100bn to local pharma firms

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• To engage diasporan doctors to check ‘brain drain’ The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said the Federal Government has so far disbursed N100bn to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base and boost local production of medicines and consumables. He also revealed that FG was


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[GIST] FG issues 1.9 million passports, inaugurates production centre

[GIST] FG issues 1.9 million passports, inaugurates production centre

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The Federal Government has said no fewer than 1.9 million passports have been issued to Nigerians between January 2021 and June 2022. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Enhanced Passport Production Centre in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. A statement by his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, also quoted Aregbesola


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[GIST] Polaris Bank, partners firm to reduce maternal mortality

[GIST] Polaris Bank, partners firm to reduce maternal mortality

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Polaris Bank in partnership with Societal Healthcare Organisation  has organised a training for community midwives and health extension workers in Northern Nigeria themed ‘Life saving skills’. It said in a statement that the three-day intensive training was aimed at reducing mortality and morbidity associated with major causes of maternal and neonatal death in the Nigeria.


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[GIST] FCMB, two others to create 10,000 jobs

[GIST] FCMB, two others to create 10,000 jobs

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Africa’s cassava-based sorbitol factory constructed by Psaltry International Limited is partnering with First City Monument Bank and Unilever Nigeria to create over 10,000 jobs in Oyo State. According to the statement, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, while speaking at the commissioning of the factory, said, “We are glad that the strategies adopted to boost agribusiness


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[GIST] Some people mocked me when I lost my son – Adeboye

[GIST] Some people mocked me when I lost my son – Adeboye

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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that some people mocked him when he lost his biological son last year. He stated this on Tuesday night during the ongoing 70th Annual Convention of the church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway monitored by The PUNCH. The programme with the


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August 9, 2022

[GIST] Lagos residents lament drain blockage, govt promises intervention

[GIST] Lagos residents lament drain blockage, govt promises intervention

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Residents of Cluster One Estate, Lekki, have lamented the incidents of flooding in the estate allegedly caused by the blockage of the main drainage by a building developer. The developer, Ken Akpiti, allegedly blocked the drain which led into the Ikota canal when he executed a project in a neighbouring estate. The Chairman of COE,


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