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US appeals court hears arguments on transgender sports ban
A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday over a law banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, an issue that has become highly politicized in the United
Edo LG preaches unity cooperation, wants more constituency for better representation
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – IT was a gathering of political heavyweights from across the ten wards of Akoko-Edo local government area in Ososo for the first Akoko-Edo summit
Insecurity: Military action or foreign help alone can’t bring permanent solution, Anyim tells Buhari
Anyim Pius Anyim **Continued existence of Nigeria is building up to a dangerous time bomb By Peter Okutu Abakaliki—Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, said yesterday that military actions or
Petrol Subsidy: NNPC under pressure as Bonny Light rises by 150% to $65/b
By Ediri Ejoh There are indications that the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC would be under more pressure to fund Nigeria’s petrol under-recovery or subsidy as
Electricity Consumers praise CBN for N120bn power intervention
By Obas Esiedesa As a part effort to support and grow revenue of the power sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, last week disclosed that it has disbursed about
COVID-19: Setback for child immunisation as risk of vaccine-preventable diseases increases
COVID-19 has disrupted health services across the world but one major routine health service that had suffered a setback and disruption in Nigeria remains childhood immunisation. Findings show that many
FG to effect minor electricity tariff hike by July 1
By Obas Esiedesa Despite the improving revenue in the power sector, the federal government is set to effect another tariff increase on July 1, following a notice by the Nigeria
Abducted students: Allow more time for negotiation, parents plead with bandits
…Don’t allow faceoff with Kaduna govt make you irrational By Adesina Wahab The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, has appealed to the bandits who abducted some students of
Power sector revenue grows by 40% in three months
By Obas Esiedesa Six months into the Federal Government’s intervention in the revenue process of the power sector, the latest figures have shown that revenue grew by 33.93 percent in
PDP’ll pressure Buhari’s govt to rescue Nigeria from insecurity — Saraki
ABUJA—Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will put pressure on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the country from insecurity. Addressing a
