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D’Tigers Set Sights on AfroBasket Glory

Lagos: D’Tigers have unveiled their final line-up for the Men’s AfroBasket Championship, set for Angola from Aug. 12 to Aug. 24. Nigeria’s men’s basketball team is in pursuit of their second continental title, a decade after their first triumph in 2015. The team has been drawn in Group B alongside Tunisia, Madagascar, and Cameroon, with […]

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BEDC Celebrates Historic Appointment of UBTH’s First Female CMD

Benin: Management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC) has commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Jonathan Lawani, praised President Bola Tinubu for selecting Ize-Iyamu for this significant role. According to News Agency of Nigeria, […]

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Vice-President Shettima Mourns Death of Agriculture Visionary Audu Ogbeh

Abuja: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed profound grief over the passing of former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh. Shettima, in a condolence message, described the death of Ogbeh as an immeasurable loss to Nigeria’s development trajectory and agricultural transformation agenda. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the distinguished elder statesman, who […]

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Poor Enforcement Threatens Lagos Single-Use Plastics Ban

Lagos: Some Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the widely usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in spite of the recent ban. They expressed their concerns in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. A NAN correspondent who monitored the compliance in some areas […]

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Textile Workers Urge Enforcement of Executive Order 003

Lagos: The National Union of Textile, Garment, and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has called on the government at all levels to implement the Executive Order 003. NUTGTWN President, Mr. Peter Godonu, made the call in an interview, emphasizing the need for government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to source their fabrics for uniforms locally instead […]