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• Gambling investment is evil, will take away everything - Cleric warns youths

  28-03-2024 13:11 via pulse.ng
  
  The cleric stated that youths should also be mindful of their roles as future leaders and, therefore, be well-prepared.A cleric, Pastor Femi Timothy, has advised youths in the country to focus on their careers rather than engaging in gambling.Timothy, of Christ Kingdom Church, Ilorin, advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday. He said that youths should also be mindful of their roles as future leaders and, therefore, be well-prepared.According to him, ma
  
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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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• Wike happy contractors on track to deliver projects for Tinubus anniversary

  28-04-2024 09:51 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister expressed satisfaction with the project, which he said was almost 99 per cent ready.The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended contractors handling different projects in Abuja for keeping to their promises to deliver the projects before May 29.Wike gave the commendation after inspecting some of the ongoing projects across the capital territory on Saturday.The minister recalled that he had promised the residents of Abuja that President Bola Tinubu
  
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• Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Umahi begins demolition of Landmark Beach

  28-04-2024 09:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The Minister, who acknowledged that some people were opposed to the project, insisted that it was necessary for economic development.The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off the demolition of a section of the Landmark Beach, the Mami Chula Beach Lifestyle, to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal HighwayUmahi began the demolition after he inspected kilometres 13, 16 and 20 to ensure the most economical and viable way to access the coastal roads without much da
  
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• Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: FG demolishes Lagos beach

  28-04-2024 09:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Government insists the project is necessary for economic development.The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off the demolition of a section of Mami Chula Beach in Lagos to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.Umahi began the demolition after he inspected kilometres 13, 16 and 20 to ensure the most economical and viable way to access the coastal roads without much damage.He noted that the demolition was necessary since the business was located on the
  
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• Anambra residents pour encomium on retiring CP Adeoye

  27-04-2024 19:49 via pulse.ng
  
  Emeka said that the CP handed professionalism to officers in the state and urged the force in general to emulate him.Anambra Residents have poured encomium on the retiring Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Aderemi Adeoye.Most residents talked to on Saturday, described the retiring officer as a fine police officer.The Traditional Ruler of Umueri, in Anambra East Igwe Ben Emeka said Adeoye is a special breed of police officer.Emeka said that the CP handed professionalism to officers in the state
  
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• Gov Zulum approves employment of 15 persons with disabilities

  27-04-2024 19:42 via pulse.ng
  
  Zulum also ordered the Ministry of Education to work out modalities for introducing the teaching of special education courses at the College of Education in Bama.Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the automatic employment of 15 persons living with disability, who have undergone formal educational system and obtained degree certificates, NCE, diploma and vocational training certificates.The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Saturday at the Government House when he met with mem
  
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• 4 dead, 70 vehicles burnt in fuel tanker explosion in Rivers

  27-04-2024 19:36 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, who visited the accident scene, described it as tragic and sad.The Police Command in Rivers says four people and over 70 vehicles were burnt in Friday’s fuel tanker explosion in the state.The explosion occurred along the Eleme section of the East-West Road in the state at about 7:30 p.m.SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesman of the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Saturday that the tragedy occurred following a collision b
  
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• You can't artificially force naira to gain value, Ned Nwoko tells CBN, FG

  27-04-2024 19:32 via pulse.ng
  
  Nwoko also said the continuous revisit to previously implemented policies and considerations of new ones were imperative.Senator Ned Nwoko has advised the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against any measures that are capable of 'artificially' forcing the Naira to gain value against other currencies.Nwoko, who represents Delta North, gave the advice in a statement he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Saturday.He advised them to con
  
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• 19 children feared killed by measles complications in Adamawa

  27-04-2024 19:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The commissioner said the medical team would move from Mubi to Gombi Local Government Area where another outbreak had been reported.Complication from measles is suspected to have killed at least 19 children in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa.Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mubi on Saturday that more than 200 children in the local government area were already infected.He said the outbreak was reported in Yola on Saturday, leading to
  
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• Niger Delta youths urge stakeholders to support amnesty program boss Otuaro

  27-04-2024 18:13 via pulse.ng
  
  Since assuming office on March 18, 2024, Dr. Dennis Otuaro has demonstrated exemplary leadership and has worked tirelessly to address the challenges facing the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Youth Council Worldwide NDYC has urged all stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to unite behind Dr. Dennis Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program.The Niger Delta Youth who reaffirms its unwavering support for Otuaro made this known in a statement jointly signed, by Engineer Jator Abi
  
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• World Bank anticipates substantial decline in global food prices by 2025

  27-04-2024 15:50 via pulse.ng
  
  According to the April 2024 Commodity Outlook Report released by the World Bank, a significant drop in global food prices is expected in 2024 and 2025. The report forecasts a 6 percent decrease in food prices in 2024, followed by an additional 4 percent decline in 2025.This reduction is primarily attributed to lower prices for grains, oils, and meals, while some other food categories may see price gains in 2024. However, 2025 is projected to bring broad-based declines in food prices.The grains p
  
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• Yahaya Bello's nemesis, Akpoti tells EFCC to see ex-gov's case to the end

  27-04-2024 14:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The Kogi senator and Bello have a long history of bitter political rivalry.The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has tasked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to see to a logical conclusion the case involving the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.The EFCC has accused Bello of committing fraud to the tune of ₦80.2bn and the senator noted that the agency must protect its integrity by seeing the case to the end.T
  
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• 8 bodies retrieved in Makueni after truck plunged into Muswii River

  27-04-2024 14:00 via pulse.ng
  
  8 bodies have been retrieved from Muswii River after a truck plunged into the flooded river.Confirming the incident, Makueni Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili noted that about ten people are still missing with the search ongoing.Mulili noted that search efforts are being conducted by the Makueni County Department of Disaster Management and Kenya Red Cross. She urged communities living along the river to report should they spot any body floating in the river.Seven people were rescued alive and rushed t
  
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