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• 170 electrical vandalism cases in 2 years, 100 charged to court - EEDC

  29-03-2024 10:01 via pulse.ng
  
  The company stated that over 100 suspected vandals have been charged to court from January 2022 till date.The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says at least 170 incidents of electrical installation vandalism were reported within two years and two months in the South-East.The company also said that about 135 suspected vandals were arrested and handed over to the police at different stations, out of which over 100 have been charged to court from January 2022 till date.This developmen
  
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• Speaker praised for forum backing State Police

  29-04-2024 06:30 via pulse.ng
  
  IGP Egbetokun, on the other hand, thinks state police would escalate ethnic tensions, potentially fostering divided loyalties within states.The Society for Open Parliament (SOP) praised the 10th House of Representatives and its leadership for their unwavering dedication to nation-building.In a joint statement, SOP President Comrade Johnson Babatunde and Secretary General Patrick Eza lauded the House, led by Speaker Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, for its focused efforts to tackle the nation's prevailing
  
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• Tinubu secures $600m seaport investment from Danish company

  28-04-2024 22:47 via pulse.ng
  
  The President assured Maersk of his administration’s commitment to collaborating and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country.President Bola Tinubu has secured a 600 million U.S. dollar Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, investment for Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure.This investment is to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports.Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk,Robert Ugg
  
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• ‘Warri Boys in Lagos’ launches ₦1bn appeal fund for multipurpose complex

  28-04-2024 22:39 via pulse.ng
  
  Ogagavworia added that the association was initiated to unite those who carry the spirit of Warri within them for economic growth and development.The Warri Boys Social and Welfare Society, popularly known as Warri Boys Association (WBA), has launched a one billion naira appeal fund for a multipurpose complex to cater for social-economic challenges facing the community.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the multipurpose complex when completed will consist of a drug rehabilitation centr
  
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• Tinubu grants approval for design of Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway - Umahi

  28-04-2024 22:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Umahi expressed strong belief in the significance of the coastal road project, which he said would be a first in Africa.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, said on Sunday that he had been given a presidential directive on the immediate design of the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway.Umahi spoke after he inspected the end of Section One, phase one, of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and its realignment in Lagos.“I’m happy that Mr President has also directed me to start the immed
  
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• Ganduje: IGP Egbetokun hailed for Kano anti-graft police withdrawal

  28-04-2024 22:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Anthony, the coalition's President, criticised the misuse of state resources by Governor Abba Yusuf's administration in Kano.A coalition of 1,000 Civil Society Organisations, represented by the Transparency Watch Initiative, has praised the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for withdrawing police officers assigned to the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.The coalition deem the action as crucial and well-timed, expressing concerns about the conduct of office
  
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• Gunmen murder Gov Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator in front of his house

  28-04-2024 21:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The deceased was a returning officer for the APC in the recently concluded governorship primary won by Aiyedatiwa.Gunmen have brutally murdered Alaba Excel Abbey, one of the campaign coordinators for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State.Abbey was reportedly gunned down at his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.The deceased served as a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF) and was the returning officer for
  
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• Arewa group labels Tinubu as best thing to happen to northern Nigeria

  28-04-2024 19:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The group cautioned against intentionally spreading false stories and employing obscure organisations to diminish the accomplishments of the President.The Arewa Development Initiative (ADI) has expressed unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu in forthcoming elections.In a statement issued by its national coordinator, Hon. Muritala Garba, the organisation lauded Tinubu as a significant force for the North’s advancement.Garba highlighted Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which positi
  
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• High cost of diapers: Nursing mothers lament, mulls alternative

  28-04-2024 19:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Aloysius said that although using napkins was cheaper, it required a lot of processes to make them hygienically fit.Some nursing mothers have decried the increasing cost of different brands of diapers, describing the astronomical hike as insensitive and unacceptable.Some of the mothers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said the increase had forced them to consider patronising diaper alternatives.Mrs Suzzy Yusuf, a civil servant, alleged that although the quality
  
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• High cost of diapers: Nursing mothers lament, mull alternative

  28-04-2024 19:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Aloysius said that although using napkins was cheaper, it required a lot of processes to make them hygienically fit.Some nursing mothers have decried the increasing cost of different brands of diapers, describing the astronomical hike as insensitive and unacceptable.Some of the mothers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said the increase had forced them to consider patronising diaper alternatives.Mrs Suzzy Yusuf, a civil servant, alleged that although the quality
  
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• PDP wins chairmanship seats in all 33 LGs in Oyo State

  28-04-2024 19:24 via pulse.ng
  
  Olagunju commended such stakeholders as the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), for allowing a robust relationship with OYSIEC towards achieving free and fair elections.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship seats in all 33 local governments in Oyo State following Saturday’s council elections.Chairman of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju, announced the results at a news conference at the commission’s headquarters in Ibadan on S
  
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• Air Force strikes terrorists in Niger and economic saboteurs in Niger Delta

  28-04-2024 19:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Gabkwet said the strikes have substantially weakened the potency of terrorist elements in the Northwest and oil thieves in the Niger Delta regions.The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta.The Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Gabkwet said the air strik
  
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• Thunderstorms will rumble across Nigeria in the next 3 days, NiMet warns

  28-04-2024 19:06 via pulse.ng
  
  According to NiMet, sunny intervals with few cloud patches are anticipated over the northern region during the Monday morning hours.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country.NiMet weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecasts sunny skies on Sunday, with few patches of cloud over most parts of the northern region during the morning hours.According to NiMet, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts o
  
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• Nestle's sugar-coated infant milk not registered, sold in Nigeria – NAFDAC

  28-04-2024 18:22 via pulse.ng
  
  According to Adeyeye, the range of Nestle Cerelac infant cereals distributed in Nigeria are duly registered with NAFDAC.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Sunday, declared that the Nido infant milk formula, alleged to contain sugar or honey, was not registered and sold in Nigeria.The Director-General (D-G) of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.Adeyeye said the attention of
  
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• Gov Otu inaugurates 50,000-hectare rice farm in Cross River

  28-04-2024 18:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Ebokpo added that the initiative aimed at empowering youths while supporting small-holder farmers in scaling up their operations.Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River inaugurated a 50,000-hectare rice farm at Ndok in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.The initiative is supported by a credit scheme in which the state government allocates₦150 million monthly to agricultural development initiatives.Otu said that with the initiative, the state government was poised to revolutionis
  
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• Enugu community conducts mass burial for 8 victims of communal clashes

  28-04-2024 18:11 via pulse.ng
  
  A community member said more than 15 houses had been burnt in the community since the crisis started.The people of Umuanigbiyovo Oyiwode, Akpawfu in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State conducted a mass burial for eight members of the community on Sunday.Those buried were killed in a communal clash within the community which began in April 2023.There was a heavy presence of security operatives as soon as the burial ceremonies went underway.A community member told the News Agency of Ni
  
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• It won't be difficult for me to reconcile Atiku and Wike - Suswam

  28-04-2024 17:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Suswam, who is aspiring to be the National Chairman of the party, said that the PDP has a clear chance of reclaiming power.Senator Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue, has blamed the crises currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the activities of moles planted by the enemies of the party to destroy it.“There are many moles and betrayers in the party, they’re planted to kill the party.“What PDP wants now is proper leadership and once we have the right lead
  
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• Prices of foodstuff drop in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

  28-04-2024 17:51 via pulse.ng
  
  In Maiduguri, a 50kg bag of foreign rice goes for ₦70,000 as against ₦80,000 while local rice goes for ₦63,000.Prices of some foodstuffs have recorded a drop in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.A survey of the prices conducted by NAN in some markets in Yola, Maiduguri and Damaturu towns indicated that the prices of some foodstuffs were lower in April when compared to February and March.In Yola Central Market, a bag of 50kg foreign rice which sold between ₦80,000 and ₦
  
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• Benin traditional council suspends 5 chiefs who linked Benin origin to Ife

  28-04-2024 14:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The Chiefs had told the Ooni that Ile-Ife is the ancestral home of the Benin people of Edo State.The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) have suspended five of its functionaries from their roles for engaging in sacrilegious conduct against the Benin custom.The suspension was announced in a statement signed by the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe, on Saturday, April 27, 2024.This comes following a recent claim by the suspended chiefs that Ile-Ife, a town in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, is the ancest
  
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• Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if I didn't remove fuel subsidy - Tinubu

  28-04-2024 13:52 via pulse.ng
  
  President Tinubu insisted that fuel subsidy removal was necessary to save the nation from bankruptcy.President Bola Tinubu has continued to defend his administration's decision to end the fuel subsidy regime, claiming continuing the policy would have plunged the nation into bankruptcy.During his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy on petrol with the popular “subsidy is gone” speech.Following the decision, petrol pump prices jumped astronomically
  
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• NNPCL declines FOI request on staff who alleged acquisition of properties

  28-04-2024 11:54 via pulse.ng
  
  In its reply, the company said the personal inflation of nuts staff is not disclosable.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declined to disclose information in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.The request sought details about the employment status and reported the acquisition of multi-million naira properties by one of its staff members, Ms. Asabe Waziri.Pulse reported earlier that the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) contacted Mele Ky
  
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• Navy recruits 1,486 personnel to tackle oil theft, piracy – Minister

  28-04-2024 11:09 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister stressed that the navy was engaged in joint exercises and training with foreign naval partners to enhance local capabilities.Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle says the Nigeria Navy has recruited 1,486 personnel to boost the manpower needed for effective internal security operations in the Niger Delta.Matawalle said this during the Passing Out Parade (POP) of Nigerian Navy’s Batch 35 Trainees at the Nigeria Navy Basic Training School in Onne, Rivers, on Saturday
  
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• Scarcity worsens in Sokoto as black marketers sell fuel at ₦2,000/litre

  28-04-2024 11:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The condition had affected transportation fares as Sokoto to Kware cost ₦1,300 against the old fare of ₦500 while Sokoto to Illela travelers pay ₦4,000 against ₦2,000.Residents of Sokoto and its environs are facing difficulties with intense scarcity of fuel and potable water amidst high temperatures of over 42 degrees Celsius.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the situation has subjected people to harsh and miserable conditions in the state.NAN reports that som
  
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• Lawmaker-elect begs Gov Otti to prevail on Abia Speaker to inaugurate him

  28-04-2024 10:55 via pulse.ng
  
  The lawmaker-elect said that Nwagwu had subsequently filed a suit at the state High Court sitting at ObehIe in Ukwa West Local Government Area, on March 5.Aaron Uzodike, a lawmaker-elect in Abia House of Assembly, has appealed to the Speaker, Emmanuel Emeruwa, to obey the Appeal Court judgement to inaugurate him into the 8th Assembly.Uzodike, who made the appeal while speaking with journalists on Saturday, also urged Governor Alex Otti to prevail on the Speaker to do the needful without further
  
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• 203 Ekiti public schools benefit from $25m World Bank grant

  28-04-2024 10:42 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that the healthcare programme was designed by the Office of Special Education and Social Inclusion in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health.The Commissioner for Information in Ekiti, Taiwo Olatunbosun, says 203 public schools in the state benefit from the 25 million dollars School Improvement Grant (SIG) released by the World Bank to uplift the standard of education in the state.The commissioner said in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday that the fund is being used to construct new building
  
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• Vehicles burnt, 1 dead as tanker carrying gas explodes in Ogun

  28-04-2024 10:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The FRSC spokesperson explained that the tanker suffered brake failure after which it lost control and crashed into the road barricade, then went up in flames.One person has been confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in a gas tanker explosion at Ita -Oshin, Abeokuta on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.Florence Okpe, Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.Okpe said the incident occurred at 4.10 p.m.
  
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• Shettima urges political leaders to project Nigeria’s cultural diversity

  28-04-2024 10:29 via pulse.ng
  
  Shettima emphasised the importance of service to humanity and peaceful coexistence in the country.Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged political leaders to project the beauty of the nation’s cultural diversity.Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson of the Vice-President, in a statement on Saturday, said Shettima made the call during conferment of the Chieftaincy title of Asiwaju of Ijebuland on Dr Sulaiman Adegunwa.According to the statement, the ceremony was held in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.Shett
  
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• Stakeholders ask FG to unbundle INEC before 2027 general elections

  28-04-2024 10:19 via pulse.ng
  
  Stakeholders in the electoral process have tasked the Federal Government to unbundle the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make it more efficient, ahead of the 2027 General Election.The stakeholders said this in a communique issued on Sunday at the end of the National Multi-Stakeholders Forum on Electoral Reform Priorities, under the auspices of Youth Electoral Reform Priorities.They also urged the National Assembly to complete the amendment of the Electoral Act and the review
  
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• Nigerian Army hands over dismissed soldier, 3 impersonators to Lagos police

  28-04-2024 10:12 via pulse.ng
  
  Hundeyin said the suspects were caught wearing camouflage, T-shirts and face caps of the Nigerian Army.The Police Command in Lagos State says the Nigerian Army has handed over a dismissed soldier and three others to it over alleged impersonation.The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the handing over to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.Hundeyin said that an Army Captain (name not mentioned), attached to Dodan Barracks, Obalende, brought the four suspects (names
  
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• FG secures $50m investment for conversion of commercial buses to run on gas

  28-04-2024 10:05 via pulse.ng
  
  Conversion of vehicles costs between ₦700,000 and ₦800,000, and vehicles can also operate on the energy mix of petrol and CNG after conversion safely.The Federal Government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) has attracted a 50 million dollar deal for the conversion of commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).The P-CNGi Programme Director/Chief Executive, Michael Oluwagbemi, said this on Saturday during a Live programme on television
  
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