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By Kabir Abdulsalam The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has pledged better rewards for the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers male and female teams following their impressive performance at the African Club Volleyball Championship in Tunisia. The CNS made the pledge when he hosted the team on Tuesday at Naval Headquarters in Abuja. The CNS, who was represented by Rear Admiral Keneth Ezete, Chief of Administration of the Naval headquarters, expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance and assured them of the service continued support. “We are very proud of your performance in…

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, raised the alarm over the “increasing rate of tuberculosis infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint OperationsReview in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the review is for Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, affected by Boko Haram insurgency. The WHO country representative, however, expressed its readiness to work with Borno Government to address the problem. Mulombo said, “The rate of tuberculosis infection in Borno is worrisome. It means that Borno could be a ticking bomb…

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as governor of Sokoto state. A three-member panel of justices of the Court affirmed Aliyu as winner of the March 18 governorship election after dismissing the appeal of the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Saidu Umar. Umar had challenged the outcome of the Sokoto governorship election citing alleged falsification of certificates, variation of names, election fraud and non-compliance with electoral guidelines. Also, the Tribunal held that the subpoenaed witnesses failed to front-load their statement on oath along with the election petition within…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, November 29. The President is scheduled to submit the N26 trillion budget to the lawmakers and give a ceremonial speech. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, gave the hint that President Tinubu will present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly soon.Abbas stated this during a one-day capacity-building retreat held in Abuja for chairmen and deputy chairmen of House committees. At the event were the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu,…

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has indicated that the decline in crude oil output is the single most damaging factor that imperiled Nigeria’s economy in recent time, which has transmitted shocks across the various sectors of the economy while shackling public finance. Speaking over the weekend at the just concluded Annual Bankers’ Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, also outlined a chain of impact this output failure caused to both fiscal and monetary policies. He, however, indicated that his assignment and that of his fiscal policy colleagues was to tame…

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