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• It’s not true that we printed N60bn, FG replies Obaseki

  14-04-2021 20:48
  
  The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, says revenue distributed at Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is generated by Federal Government agencies.
  The minister fielded questions from State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
  She faulted recent allegations by Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) p
  
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• Academic, administrative activities ongoing despite ASUU strike - UniAbuja

  04-05-2024 12:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The vice chancellor described the strike as divisive and unnecessary, vowing that the management would never allow the university to be crippled again.The Management of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) says academic and administrative activities on campus will go on despite a reported strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of UniAbuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said this at a meeting with the Provost, Deans, Directors and Heads of academic
  
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• 35-year-old Nigerian develops AI solutions for businesses

  04-05-2024 12:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Companies in Nigeria and various global regions have been presented with a fresh technological remedy.An Artificial Intelligence expert, Oludayo Ojerinde, said he has developed a tailored solution for businesses and individuals.Through his consulting firm, Ojerinde has conceptualised an idea that holds immense potential for businesses to thrive and grow by seamlessly integrating AI solutions into their operations.In a chat with Pulse, the 35-year-old Nigerian journalist turned AI tech expert sai
  
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• Group mobilises special prayers for late President Yar’adua

  04-05-2024 12:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Alqasim said that during the event on Sunday, some notable personalities would speak on the late president, and also another prayer session would be held at the venue.A community-based group in Katsina, Pleasant Library and Book Club (PLBC), has mobilised for special prayers across Juma’at Mosques in the state in memory of late President Umaru Yar’adua.Addressing newsmen in Katsina on Friday, a member of the group, Dr Mukhtar Alqasim said the prayer was part of their activities to ma
  
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• Anambra ranks 2nd lowest in Nigeria’s malaria prevalence behind Lagos

  04-05-2024 12:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The Commissioner also said that the District Health Information system of 2023 indicated that children under five deaths due to malaria had continued to decrease in Anambra.The Commissioner for Health, Anambra, Dr Afam Obidike, says the state ranks second among the states with the lowest prevalence of Malaria in the country.Obidike disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka to assess the impact of the interventions in the health sector by Governor Chukwuma Soludo&rsq
  
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• Catholic secondary school showcases 30 students who got over 300 in UTME

  04-05-2024 11:54 via pulse.ng
  
  Nigerians have described the achievement as laudable considering the high percentage of candidates who failed to score up to 200 out of 400 marks in 2024 UTME.The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College has showcased its best-performing students in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).The Catholic secondary school based in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, announced that 30 of its students scored between 300 and 355, out of over 8,000 candidates who achieved this feat natio
  
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• Obi warned by Niger Delta youths over criticism of Lagos-Calabar road

  04-05-2024 09:53 via pulse.ng
  
  Obi has raised several questions regarding the Lagos-Calabar Highway project, describing it as a misplaced priority by the Federal Government.Youths from the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), have sent a strong warning to the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, over his continued criticisms of the Lagos-Calabar Highway project.The group also extended a similar warning to other cr
  
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• Niger Delta youths warn Obi over condemnation of Lagos-Calabar road project

  04-05-2024 09:53 via pulse.ng
  
  Obi has raised several questions regarding the Lagos-Calabar Highway project, describing it as a misplaced priority by the Federal Government.Youths from the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), have sent a strong warning to the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, over his continued criticisms of the Lagos-Calabar Highway project.The group also extended a similar warning to other cr
  
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• Gov says security, govt officials turned banditry into business venture

  03-05-2024 23:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Radda complained about the factors militating against the government's efforts to conquer banditry and other criminal activities.Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has alleged that some security operatives and government officials have turned banditry into a business venture by working in cahoot with the criminal elements.Radda said this while speaking on the security situation in the country, especially the North-West region on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Ma
  
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• Makinde signs monumental deal with Shell for gas infrastructure in Oyo

  03-05-2024 23:28 via pulse.ng
  
  According to him, it will help to boost the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR) and enhance job opportunities.Oyo State Government and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) have signed an agreement to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agreement, signed on Friday in Ibadan, will allow SNG to build and operate a gas distribution network, which will serve custome
  
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• Tinubu set to commission 3 critical gas infrastructure projects

  03-05-2024 22:55 via pulse.ng
  
  The presidential spokesman said that the second project is the ANOH Gas Processing Plant (AGPC) – 300MMscf/d.President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) and partners.A statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja, said that this was in line with Tinubu’s commitment to leverage gas to grow the economy.“The projects support the federal gover
  
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• Lagosians arrested for not using pedestrian bridge

  03-05-2024 22:03 via pulse.ng
  
  They were prosecuted according to the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Protection Management Law.The Lagos State Government says a total of 3,114 people were arrested for flouting various environmental rules across the state in the last one year.The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in Ikeja on Friday.He spoke during the ongoing 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the first year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's second term in office.Accor
  
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• Wonderkid from Kwara public school scores 95 in maths, 362 overall in UTME

  03-05-2024 21:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The wunderkind said his ambition is to study Electrical Electronics at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.The just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to throw up encouraging storylines as a public school student from Kwara State scored 95 in Mathematics.The wonderkid, Olukayode Olusola, is a student of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran. His result according to the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) showed an overall score of 362.Though t
  
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• Kwara public school wonderkid scores 95 in maths, 362 overall in UTME

  03-05-2024 21:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The wunderkind said his ambition is to study Electrical Electronics at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.The just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to throw up encouraging storylines as a public school student from Kwara State scored 95 in Mathematics.The wonderkid, Olukayode Olusola, is a student of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran. His result according to the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) showed an overall score of 362.Though t
  
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• Peter Obi sent a former Vice President’s son to beg me - Reno Omokri

  03-05-2024 20:40 via pulse.ng
  
  Recently, Omokri has escalated his warpath against Obi and his supporters over the fallout of the 2023 presidential election.Reno Omokri, a popular social media personality and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporter, has claimed that the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, has extended an olive branch to him.According to Omokri, Obi reached out to him through the son of a former Vice President for reconciliation.However, the PDP supporter told the messenger to
  
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• Nigeria is first African country to acquire this device

  03-05-2024 20:08 via pulse.ng
  
  The muon detector will help the country to have effective predictability of climate system.National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research.Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, Director, UN- African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (UN-ARCSSTEE), a research and development centre of NASRDA, disclosed this at a symposium in Abuja on Fr
  
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• Minister says negative media reports will chase investors from Nigeria

  03-05-2024 19:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister says journalists should not tear the country apart under the guise of press freedom.Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, says press freedom is not a license for practitioners to spread fake news, misinformation and disinformation.Idris stated this on Friday in Abuja while responding to questions from Journalists at the joint Ministerial Press Briefing in celebration of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).Idris explained that the safety of journalists
  
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• Emefiele's trial adjourned to May 9 to study additional proof of evidence

  03-05-2024 18:32 via pulse.ng
  
  Counsel urged the court to adjourn the case in the interest of justice and adequate opportunity to study the additional proof of evidence.An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Friday, adjourned until May 9, for defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele was charged with $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion fr
  
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• Access to electricity is an important human right — World Bank

  03-05-2024 18:30 via pulse.ng
  
  In today's interconnected world, access to electricity is not merely a convenience but a fundamental human right, and essential for the realization of other rights, such as education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has disclosed.According to his perspective, electricity stands as the linchpin for tackling poverty, fostering growth, and propelling development.It's depicted as the cornerstone for generating employment opportunities and enhancin
  
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• World Press Freedom Day: FG reiterates commitment to free press

  03-05-2024 18:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The Minister emphasised that the President acknowledges the crucial role of responsible media reporting in enlightening and educating both Nigerians and the global audience.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that during the Tinubu administration, no journalist has been persecuted or imprisoned for practising responsible journalism.Idris made these remarks during a press conference held by his ministry on Friday, May 3, in collaboration with the Feder
  
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• 'Nigerians spending power has increased' - Ajuri Ngelale

  03-05-2024 17:49 via pulse.ng
  
  Netizens found Ajuri's remarks unconvincing, with numerous individuals dismissing them as falsehoods and government propaganda aimed at promoting the Tinubu administration's agenda to the Nigerian public.Ajuri Ngelale, the president's special adviser on media and publicity, said Nigerians' spending power has "substantially increased over the course of the last one month plus."He stated this during an interview with TVC News while reacting to questions about the performance of the Nigerian Naira
  
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• Regular hand washing will curb rampant tropical diseases - Health Ministry

  03-05-2024 17:28 via pulse.ng
  
  All health stakeholders from the area councils are encouraged to work with community leaders to make awareness of hand washing smooth activities.The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday in Abuja advised on the need for regular hand washing to eliminate some of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of the Public Health Department of the ministry, gave this advice at a meeting with health stakeholders from the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
  
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• Plateau Taskforce plans IDP's return to farms, tackle looming hunger

  03-05-2024 17:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The efforts is to address the looming hunger caused by the mass displacement of farmers from their homes.The Plateau Taskforce on Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) says that with the onset of the rains, the displaced will soon return to their ancestral homes to cultivate their farms.The task force made the declaration shortly after the completion of its on-the-spot visit to the displaced communities, cutting across five local governments of Mangu, Bokkos, Barking Ladi, Riyom, a
  
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• Governor Sanwo-Olu vows to prevent Lekki from becoming another Apapa

  03-05-2024 16:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The focus on Lekki in terms of infrastructural development is to ensure that it's prepared for the influx of activities that would take place in the near future.Lagos State Government, has assured that Lekki will not turn out to be another gridlock-prone area like Apapa in the future.Olufemi Daramola, Special Adviser (SA) to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Infrastructure, gave the assurance on Friday, during the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre
  
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• Governor Sano-Olu vows to prevent Lekki from becoming another Apapa

  03-05-2024 16:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The focus on Lekki in terms of infrastructural development is to ensure that it's prepared for the influx of activities that would take place in the near future.Lagos State Government, has assured that Lekki will not turn out to be another gridlock-prone area like Apapa in the future.Olufemi Daramola, Special Adviser (SA) to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Infrastructure, gave the assurance on Friday, during the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre
  
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• FG increases national grid capacity by 625MW, improves power supply

  03-05-2024 16:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The mobile substations equally stand as a beacon of hope for businesses, households reliant on uninterrupted power supply.The Federal Government has announced the addition of 625MW of power to the national grid, increasing the grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW.Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Bolaji quoted the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu as saying this at the inauguration of the 63 Mega Vol
  
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• BAT Nigeria supports 500 maize farmers to boost food production

  03-05-2024 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  The initiative is to attain food sufficiency in Ogun state.The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation in collaboration with the Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture has supported no fewer than 500 maize farmers in the state with farm inputs.The Commissioner for Agriculture, Bolu Owotomo, said this at a capacity building and inputs distribution for smallholder maize farmers across the state on Friday in Abeokuta. Owotomo noted that the initiative was to attain food sufficiency in the state.He
  
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• Streams of protesters storm EFCC HQ, demand Matawalle's probe reopened

  03-05-2024 16:11 via pulse.ng
  
  During Matawalle's time as governor, there were claims that he diverted contracts worth ₦70 billion.Protesters from Zamfara State took over the entrance to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters on Friday, May 3.They are urging the anti-corruption agency to resume inquiries into the conduct of Bello Matawalle, the state's former governor.The group, identified as APC Loyalists Forum by Channels TV, calls for the EFCC to examine all complaints against the ex-governo
  
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• Rising hot weather may prevent chickens from laying eggs, kill 50% in Lagos

  03-05-2024 15:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Due to the rising temperature and heat waves, farmers across the state are losing a high number of birds.The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has predicted over 50% bird mortality rate if the hot weather persists.The Chairman of PAN Lagos, Mojeed Iyiola, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Iyiola noted that due to the rising temperature and heat waves, farmers across the state were losing a high number of birds.“It i
  
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• Ijaw people want FG, Delta Govt to settle communal land disputes

  03-05-2024 14:17 via pulse.ng
  
  Clashes between the communities have become too many, it has lingered and needs a permanent resolution.A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has called on the federal and Delta governments to do more to tackle incessant communal clashes between Okuama Community and its neighbour, Okoloba, in Delta.In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, also appealed to Delta elders to address the conflicts.He said that clashes between the c
  
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