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FG moves to curb Ponmo consumption

FG moves to curb Ponmo consumption to boost leather exports, create jobs

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The Federal Government has launched a national campaign to discourage the consumption of hides and skins, popularly known as ponmo, as part of efforts to revitalise Nigeria’s leather industry and enhance job creation. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the flag-off of the National Campaign Against Ponmo Consumption, the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research […]

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nationwide security emergency, Tinubu orders VIP escorts withdrawal, directing police to focus on core duties and approving 30,000 new recruits to strengthen security across Nigeria.

Nigeria’s progress depends on responsible media — Tinubu

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian editors and media professionals to exercise their influence responsibly, stressing that the nation’s progress and democratic stability depend largely on a credible and ethical press.   The conference, themed “Guarding Democracy: The Role of the Editor in Ensuring Credible Election and Good Governance,” drew editors, senior journalists,

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Chain of command: FG orders probe into Wike- Naval officer’s face-off

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  The Federal Government has ordered an investigation into the clash between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, A. Yerima, over a disputed parcel of land in Abuja.   The confrontation, which occurred on Tuesday, has sparked widespread reactions from retired military generals, lawyers, and civil society groups,

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Dambazau, Bandits in northern Nigeria

Bandits now collect taxes, make laws in northern Nigeria — Dambazau

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Former Minister of Interior and ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), has warned that insecurity in northern Nigeria has deteriorated to a level where bandits and insurgents now control some communities, impose taxes, and even make local laws. Dambazau made the remarks at the First Media and Security Summit held in

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court halts PDP national convention

Again, court halts PDP national convention scheduled for Saturday

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has, for the second time, stopped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its National Convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15 and 16. In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising,

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BREAKING: Soludo wins Anambra guber, defeats APC, PDP, others by landslide

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Governor Chukwuma Soludo has won re-election as governor of Anambra State, securing a second term in office that will run until 2030. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Soludo the winner of the November 8 governorship election in the early hours of Sunday after he recorded a landslide victory across all 21 local government

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Atiku’s presidential ambition not destined to succeed — Oba Akiolu

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The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will never become Nigeria’s president, stating that destiny does not favour his political ambition. The monarch made the remark during a media interaction at his Iga Iduganran Palace in Lagos as part of events marking his 82nd birthday and 22

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Wike’s faction inaugurates new BoT

PDP crisis: Wike’s faction inaugurates new BoT

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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a new Board of Trustees (BoT), further deepening the crisis within the opposition party. Speaking during the inauguration on Friday, the factional Acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, accused the Adolphus Wabara-led BoT of

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Senate orders NAFDAC to enforce end of sachet alcohol, December

Senate orders NAFDAC to enforce end of sachet alcohol, December

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The Nigerian Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other regulatory bodies to fully enforce the ban on high-strength alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets starting from December 2025. Lawmakers made this resolution after adopting a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, who called for an immediate end

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Reps commences probe into security intervention funds from 2020

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The House of Representatives on Thursday launched an investigation into all security intervention funds released by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu from 2020 to date. At the opening session of the investigative hearing in Abuja, the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on the Expenditure of All Intervention Funds on Security,

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