By our reporter/ Faisal Maina, son of the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang of…
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The World Bank expects the Nigerian economy to grow by 2.4 percent in 2021. The projection is contained in the bank’s Africa Pulse, a biannual analysis of the near-term macroeconomic…
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By our reporter/ Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi, on Wednesday said he will “go after” parents of persons behind recent killings in the state and south-east — which have led…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine for children in Africa. Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, who announced the development at a media…
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By our reporter/ The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa on Wednesday said drug abuse is most prevalent in Oyo and Lagos state. The NDLEA…
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