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June 12: Tinubu honours Humphrey Nwosu, Kudirat Abiola, Saro-Wiwa, others

        President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on notable Nigerians, including posthumous awards for late pro-democracy activists, politicians, journalists, and civil rights leaders, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 2025 Democracy Day celebration. Tinubu described the honourees as ‘heroes and heroines of democracy.’ The president,[Read More…]

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Pope Leo XIV to be inaugurated May 18

  The Vatican on Friday announced that Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration will take place on May 18 with a mass in St. Peter’s Square, following his election to succeed Pope Francis.   The ceremony is to take place at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) on May 18 at the Vatican.  [Read More…]

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Ondo exploring opportunities to leverage pension funds for infrastructural development—Gov Aiyedatiwa

    Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said that Ondo State is exploring opportunities to leverage pension funds for infrastructural development in the state.   The Governor stated this when he received a delegation from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) led by the Director General, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran in Akure, recently.[Read More…]

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Tinubu declares national emergency on food security

    President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management nationwide.   Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja.   He was represented by the Secretary to[Read More…]

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NERC slams DisCos, imposes N628m fine over over billing

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has descended hard on some Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos over excessive billing of electricity consumers. Consequently, the regulatory agency has slammed Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola DisCos with a hefty fine of N628.03 million for non-compliance with its capping[Read More…]

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