Boma Achenimie

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The on Wednesday said he won’t allow politicians- turned -contractors handle the management and maintenance of the rehabilitated International Conference Centre ( ICC) Abuja, but will directly be involved. Wike, who inspected the final stage of work on the centre and Gishiri Bridge and roads, disclosed that he would not tolerate any arrangements that are capable of compromising the standard that has been restored to ICC.

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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive development with the unveiling of a state-of-the-art educational and residential facility for visually impaired children in Lagos. A newly constructed and fully furnished complex at the Bethesda Home and School for the Blind in Surulere was officially commissioned on Tuesday by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs).

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The Department of State Service (DSS) has said that it has no intention of arresting Professor Pat Utomi or any individual over alleged plans to establish a shadow government in Nigeria. Lead counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), made this clarification on Wednesday while addressing journalists shortly after filing a fresh application before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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In commemoration of the 2025 World Environment Day, the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the Federal Government to ban the use of plastics as packaging materials in stores and markets across the country. The National President of NITP, Dr. Ogbonna Chime, who made the call, said there was an urgent need for the government to implement a national policy to curb plastic pollution in Nigeria.

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The former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might still defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki, who is the Chairman of the PDP reconciliation Committee, also exuded confidence that politicians from other political parties would join the PDP. The former Kwara State Governor stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, while addressing journalists shortly after re-registering as PDP member.