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National Assembly and the quest for Affirmative Action, Aisha Buhari
The recent decision by the National Assembly to ignore the long-standing clamour for Affirmative Action for Nigerian women was contrary to the very high expectations of forward-looking Nigerian men and women. The anger of Nigerians in the circumstance is therefore understandable, more so that not a single concession was made to women, contrary to the global practice of give-and-take for…
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Vehicles block major roads, fuel sells for N400 in Ondo as long queues persist
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Fuel scarcity persisted in Ondo State on Thursday as few filling stations had the product to dispense. Some of those who spoke with our correspondent said they had been on the queue waiting endlessly for over nine hours, with no hope of getting fuel. The few dispensing stations, especially in Akure, the state capital were selling…
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$40bn required annually to end global energy poverty, says Damilola Ogunbiyi, UN Sec Gen Special Rep
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi, has said that the world needs an annual investment of $40billion from now till 2030 to end to global energy poverty which has kept millions of people around in abject poverty. Ogunbiyi who was the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency before her current…
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N2.7bn Olaiya ‘iconic flyover’ is people-oriented project, Oyintiloye
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Special Adviser to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Civic Engagement, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that the construction of Olaiya flyover in Osogbo, was based on the request of citizens of the state. Speaking with Western Post in Osogbo, Oyintiloye said that indigenes and leaders of Osogbo land requested for the flyover during the rural and community…
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Kwankwaso vows to dump PDP before March ending
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has vowed to dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, before the end of this month (March). Kwankwaso said this in an interview he granted BBC. The former senator who is set to join the New Nigeria People’s Party, said both the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) don’t have what to…
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Applause as checkpoints return to major highways in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State residents have expressed joy at the return of checkpoints manned by soldiers in different parts of the state. Residents of Akoko and other areas, most especially the border towns, who have been experiencing rise in criminal activities, ranging from kidnapping to farmer/herder clashes, expressed happiness over the development. The presence of the soldiers was…
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Ondo Poly bans social activities on campus
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State government owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo has placed a ban on activities capable of disrupting the peace of the school, most especially the final year examination celebration. Driving unregistered cars within the campus has automatically been banned. A circular made available to newsmen on Wednesday by Director of Students Affair of the institution, O.…
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UNDP launches $1.1bn flash appeal fund to help 6 million Ukrainians
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a $1.1billion Flash Appeal Fund to provide six million people in Ukraine in need of humanitarian assistance and protection over the next 3 months. UNDP is joining with UN agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations and civil society to provide a comprehensive response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine both within the…
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OAU MBA student’s death: Adedoyin, 6 others remanded in correctional centre
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Justice Adepele Ojo of an Osogbo High Court on Thursday ordered that Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, be remanded in Ilesa Correctional center over the death of an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Timothy Adegoke. Six other staff of the Hotel, were also remanded for the same offence. It would be…
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Dangote signs multi-million dollars gas supply agreement with NNPC, three others
Dangote Fertiliser Company has signed a multi-million dollars Joint Venture with Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Shell, Total and ENI towards supplying 70 million standard cubic feet (scuf). The agreement was signed at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). In agreement for the signing were President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele…
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