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• Bulawayo tops social media usage

  24-02-2018 22:34
  BULAWAYO has the highest number of users of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, a survey has revealed.According to the Zimbabwe All Media
  
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• Rare scenes as Saudi Arabia stages swimwear fashion show

  18-05-2024 08:02 via pulse.ng
  
  The fashion show is another testament to Saudi Arabia's commitment to loosen its grip on some stern restrictions.In a never-seen-before move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, May 17, 2024.The show took place on the second day of the inaugural Red Sea Fashion Week at the St Regis Red Sea Resort, situated off Saudi Arabia’s western coast.The resort is part of the Red Sea Global, one of the giga-projects at the heart of the Gulf ki
  
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• Nigeria will experience 3-day dust haze, thunderstorms from today

  18-05-2024 07:25 via pulse.ng
  
  The agency advised the Airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and thunderstorms from Saturday to Monday across the country.NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja forecasts dust haze on Saturday over parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa and the northern part of Adamawa.It envisaged prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kadu
  
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• Fire incident at Lagos depot won't affect petrol supply - NNPC assures

  18-05-2024 07:19 via pulse.ng
  
  Aderemi-John said that the company’s commitment to the highest standards of workplace health and safety remained unwavering.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., (NNPC Ltd) has assured that the fire incident in a depot in Lagos will, in no way, affect petroleum products supply and distribution across the country.Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd.,Olufemi Soneye, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.Soneye said that the fire incident at a tank farm in Marine Be
  
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• NCC suspends issuance of communications licenses

  18-05-2024 07:14 via pulse.ng
  
  The NCC said the temporary suspension is necessary to enable the commission to conduct a thorough review of several key areas within certain categories.The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has temporarily suspended the issuance of new licenses in some categories.The commission said the categories included interconnect exchange license, mobile virtual network operator license and value-added service aggregator license.The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Reuben Muoka, in a stat
  
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• Police dismiss inspector, demote 3 others over ₦29.4m extortion

  18-05-2024 07:10 via pulse.ng
  
  Adejobi said that several other senior officers had been subjected to the Force Disciplinary Committee hearings.The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed one of its personnel from service and demoted three others to their previous ranks over alleged involvement in various acts of indiscipline and crime.The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.Adejobi said that the personnel, an Inspector was dismissed; with three others demoted after tho
  
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• Your investments are safe in Nigeria, Tinubu assures Chinese executives

  18-05-2024 07:01 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu encouraged the corporation to also explore other avenues of cooperation, especially in solid minerals.President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is a safe hub for investments and that his administration will provide the needed support to ensure that businesses thrive in the country.Tinubu gave the assurance when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Dai Hegen, at the State House on Friday.He assured the Chinese business executives that
  
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• Things have been terrible in Osun since Oyetola left, PDP defector laments

  18-05-2024 06:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Speaking on why he left the PDP, Oyedokun said the ideals of the founding fathers of the main opposition party had been sorely contaminated.Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says he is confident that All Progressives Congress (APC) will defeat the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2026 governorship election in the state.Oyetola said this while receiving prominent PDP members, Dotun Babayemi, a former governorship aspirant and Shuaibu Oyedokun, a forme
  
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• Nigerians comply as FG begins sale of e-tags at airports

  18-05-2024 06:45 via pulse.ng
  
  Francis Ajaguna, Head of Public Affairs at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), told NAN that many people came to the airport and bought the tags.The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday began the sale of 2024 e-tags that would permit entry into the 24 Federal Airports in Nigeria.In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, FAAN said that the sale of the tags aligned with a presidential directive approved by the Federal Executive Council (
  
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• Germany's longest-married couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary

  17-05-2024 22:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The couple said that they can look back on an eventful life with many stops and journeys that they still remember fondly today.Gottfried Schmelzer and Ursula celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary on Friday.According to DPA, the Schmelzers are the longest-married couple in Germany.For Schmelzer, it was love at first sight.“We hit it off from the very first moment,” says the 102-year-old in his flat in Bad Sobernheim, south-west of the German city of Mainz.Schmelzer said he met his
  
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• Things will get better soon - Information minister assures Nigerians

  17-05-2024 22:28 via pulse.ng
  
  I want to assure you that you will see a lot more of our work as a Team as we enter this second year of the administration, the minister said.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the economic situation in the county will soon improve and impact positively on the lives of Nigerians.Idris stated at the high-level dialogue on delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja.The dialogue is titled, “Leveraging Internati
  
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• The world can't afford to neglect Nigeria's economic potentials - Shettima

  17-05-2024 22:20 via pulse.ng
  
  Shettima also highlighted President Tinubu’s interventions on the economy, including a ₦75 billion investment initiative, to revolutionise the manufacturing sector.Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Friday in Abuja declared that Nigeria was ready for the future and business.Shettima made the declaration at the high-level dialogue on advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda, held at the Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the dialogue is: &ld
  
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• Africa CDC commends Nigeria’s progress in routine immunisation

  17-05-2024 22:13 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that the support provided by the Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation demonstrates their commitment to strengthening healthcare systems in Africa.Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has commended Nigeria’s progress in routine immunisation.The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jean Kaseya, made the commendation on Friday in Abuja during the handover of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) donated to Nigeria by Africa CDC, in collaboration with Mastercard Foundat
  
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• Tinubu has brought remarkable progress to Nigeria - UN

  17-05-2024 22:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The United Nations said the Tinubu government has introduced reforms to stabilise the economy and improve security.The United Nations said Nigeria has recorded some remarkable progress under the President Bola Tinubu administration in the last one year.The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Hajiya Amina Mohammed, disclosed this while giving the global body's position on Tinubu's performance at a High-level Dialogue on Delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda on the theme, “Nigeria’s Global Ambit
  
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• My govt has been doing lots of work without noise, media show - Fubara

  17-05-2024 21:34 via pulse.ng
  
  Fubara reassured the Rivers people that his government is focused on bringing development to the state.Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said his administration has recorded a lot of remarkable achievements without making noise or unnecessary publicity about them.The Governor disclosed this during the inauguration of Emohua/Kalabari Tema Junction Road in Rivers on Friday, May 17, 2024.Fubara has been locked in a supremacy battle with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Te
  
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• Binance breached Nigerian law, operated naira P2P in exchange for crypto

  17-05-2024 20:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The witness said he met Gambaryan once during a meeting at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).A Director with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abdulkadir Abbas, on Friday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja how Binance Holdings Ltd breached Nigerian law by operating naira peer-to-peer services in exchange for crypto assets.Abbas, the Director of Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Department at SEC, disclosed this while testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite
  
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• Kano Court fixes June 5 for Ganduje's arraignment over bribery allegation

  17-05-2024 20:36 via pulse.ng
  
  The new charge sheet sighted by NAN contained 11 count charges against the initial eight-count charges against Ganduje and his co-defendants.Kano State High Court No.7 has re-scheduled the arraignment of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje to June 5.Ganduje is standing trial alongside his wife Hafsat Umar, his son, Abdullahi Umar and five othersThe defendants in the case included Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited Safari texti
  
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• Palliative not solution to rising cost of living, Zulum tells FG

  17-05-2024 20:32 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, lauded Zulum for his commitment and exemplary leadership that has sustained the forum as a formidable regional block.Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has said that the implementation of the palliative measures by the Federal and State Governments was not a permanent solution to the rising cost of living in the country.He stated this in an address at the 10th Edition of the North-East Governors’ Forum meeting, on Friday in Bauchi.Zulum, who is the Cha
  
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• NJC recommends Wike's wife, CJN's son's wife for promotion to appeal court

  17-05-2024 19:43 via pulse.ng
  
  Wike's wife, who is currently a Justice at the Rivers State High Court, is among 21 others recommended for promotion to appeal court.The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Nyesom-Wike Suzzette, wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for promotion to the Court of Appeal.In the same vein, the council also nominated Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria, the daughter-in-law to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, for elevation to the Federa
  
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• Tinubu sets May 27 - June 6 to inaugurate Wike's executed projects in FCT

  17-05-2024 17:05 via pulse.ng
  
  Wike noted that the 9-day inauguration activities will demonstrate to the world the Tinubu-led administration’s determination to renew the hope of Nigerians.President Bola Tinubu has approved May 27 to June 6 as Federal Capital Territory Week for the inauguration of various projects executed under his administration.The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, stated this while inspecting some of the projects in preparation for the inauguration to celebrate Tinubu’s one year in office.“By
  
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• Why judiciary is our democracy’s biggest problem, not INEC - Peter Obi

  17-05-2024 16:38 via pulse.ng
  
  He emphasised that compromising the rule of law disproportionately harms society's most vulnerable, causing societal breakdown.Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has identified the judiciary as the primary issue undermining Nigeria’s democracy rather than the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).During the fifth memorial for the late Justice Anthony Aniagolu at Godfrey Okoye University in Enugu, Peter Obi, the former governor of Ana
  
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• Israel denies genocide accusation at ICJ, cites Gaza ops self-defence

  17-05-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  As part of its genocide complaint, South Africa is calling in an urgent appeal for the top UN court to order Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.Israel has rejected accusations of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip while arguing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its military operations in the city of Rafah were self-defence.The case brought by South Africa was a “distortion of reality,” the head of Israel’s delegation, Gilad Noam, said on Friday
  
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• Minister drops suit challenging Niger speaker's wedding to 100 Orphan girls

  17-05-2024 16:02 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister stated that her ministry would now prioritise empowering girls and supporting those affected by insecurity in the state.The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has withdrawn a lawsuit she previously filed against Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly after he arranged the marriages of 100 orphans from his constituency.In a statement to reporters, the minister explained that the ministry, in collaboration with the speaker and traditional
  
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• Governor Makinde to recruit 7,000 teachers for Oyo public primary schools

  17-05-2024 15:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The recruitment of 100 caregivers in special schools across the state was also approved.Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the recruitment of 7000 teachers into public primary schools in the state.The government also approved the recruitment of 100 caregivers in special schools across the state.Dr Nureni Adeniran, Chairman, of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), who disclosed this in Ibadan on Friday at a news conference, said the recruitment would bridge manpower gaps in
  
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• Putting pawpaw water, breast milk in baby's eyes won't cure jaundice

  17-05-2024 15:20 via pulse.ng
  
  Jaundice is caused by the uncontrolled breaking down of red blood cells, which causes bilirubin (a yellow pigment or colour) produced in the liver.A consultant pediatrician has debunked the belief that putting breast milk in the eyes of babies with jaundice would cure it.Dr Funmi Adesokan, Consultant Pediatrician, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Osogbo, to sensitise people.Adesokan explained that jaundice was caused by the uncont
  
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• Ugandan student Helms Atekega accepted in 120 US colleges

  17-05-2024 15:00 via pulse.ng
  
  In an extraordinary display of academic excellence, a Ugandan student has been accepted into a staggering 120 colleges and universities across the United States.Achieved a remarkable 3.94 grade point averageCredits music for giving him the confidence to excel in academic realmsReceived acceptance letter from UC Berkeley, a university with special significance for his familyHelms Atekega, aged 18, is a senior at Head Royce, a private high school in Oakland. He has achieved a remarkable 3.94 grade
  
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• Senate press pause on electricity tariff hike, awaits legal clarification

  17-05-2024 14:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The lawmakers said the federal government's metering intervention should be encouraged and intensified to address the current metering gap of 6.3 million.The Senate Committee on Power advised pausing the proposed increase in electricity tariffs.This crucial recommendation was made on Thursday, May 16, when Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Committee's chairman, delivered the report during a plenary session.Many senators praised the Committee's work and called President Bola Tinubu to halt the tarif
  
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• APC's LG Chairmen are Tinubu's foot soldiers, won't be overlooked - Ganduje

  17-05-2024 14:00 via pulse.ng
  
  APC chairman added that the reforms and policies introduced by the Tinubu administration would take Nigeria to greatness.Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), says the reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu-led administration will take Nigeria to the next level of development.Ganduje said this on Friday in Abuja when the party’s Forum of Local Government Area Chairmen visited the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC.He said the reforms and policies intr
  
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• Kaduna Government to set up TV station in Zaria

  17-05-2024 13:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The plan to establish the station has reached an advanced stage, which would be domiciled at the premises of Queens F.M. Zaria.Kaduna State Government says it is set to establish a new television station in Zaria for the active participation of residents in governance and better dissemination of government policies and programmes.Ahmed Maiyaki, the Managing Director, of Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC), disclosed this when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zaria Unit, paid
  
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• Kaduna Government to establish new TV station in Zaria

  17-05-2024 13:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The plan to establish the station has reached an advanced stage, which would be domiciled at the premises of Queens F.M. Zaria.Kaduna State Government says it is set to establish a new television station in Zaria for the active participation of residents in governance and better dissemination of government policies and programmes.Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, the Managing Director, of Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC), disclosed this when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zaria Unit,
  
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