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Middle Belt Youth Council has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged financial mismanagement of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State. The council maintained that despite being a critical national asset that was established in the 1970s to drive industrialisation, the project was plagued by massive corruption and…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) absorbed all prospective corps members posted to Lagos State in the 2024 Batch B, Stream 2, including polytechnics and monotechnics graduates. Lagos State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Baderinwa said that…
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The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) says compliance with industry standards and regulations is critical in ensuring fair competition and protection of consumers. Mr. Kuma Moor, SON’s Legal Service Officer, said this during a training session for members of the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) in Abuja. According to Moor, maintaining a…
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The House of Representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for universities, hospitals, and other tertiary institutions of learning. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, gave the commendation in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He commended Tinubu for his magnanimity in…
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The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has apprehended two persons over suspected involvement in drug trafficking in the state. READ ALSO:Suspected insurgents burn houses, shops, kill many in Yobe – Police ASP Timfon John, the command’s Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday, said that some…
