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2 weeks ago | 
ashenewsdaily.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA) has reacted to the recent call by the Global Action Against Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) Africa for the ban on unusable secondhand clothes in Africa. ASHENEWS, on March 31, 2025, published GAIA Africa’s request for the ban, citing environmental issues as its reason. GAIA, in a statement by its Communications Coordinator, Carissa Marnce to mark the 2025 Zero Waste Day in Lagos.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Danlami Nmodu |Azu Ishiekwene
It is legitimate to pose the question – is our State drifting towards anarchy? Do we have a social contract with State institutions that provide for or security and welfare? It is a question worth posing we note the dramatic breakdown in security provisioning that has created a climate of disillusion in the State as a protector for citizens.
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3 weeks ago | 
ashenewsdaily.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Abdallah el-Kurebe
In a decisive move to combat a surge in suspected heavy metal poisoning cases, the Sokoto State Government has adopted a comprehensive treatment protocol to manage the crisis affecting several Local Government Areas (LGAs). The State Commissioner for Health, Faruk Umar Abubakar, disclosed that 34 patients from Tureta LGA are currently receiving specialized care at the Sokoto State Government Specialist Hospital.
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2 months ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Danlami Nmodu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently arrested a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf for an alleged N4 billion fraud, amongst others. The learned professor of haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation was dragged out of his house at about 4:30 by a large team of EFCC operatives.
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2 months ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Danlami Nmodu |Jibrin Ibrahim
‘(Press Release) In continuation of the Nigerian Navy’s unwavering commitment to safeguard Nigeria’s maritime domain and eradicate Crude Oil Theft (COT) significant operational successes were recently achieved under the ongoing Operation DELTA SANITY II. In the month of January 2025, the following arrests and seizures were madeCommodore A.
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2 months ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Danlami Nmodu |Jibrin Ibrahim
Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, on Thursday, January 30, 2025 rescheduled to February 3, 2025 the arraignment of Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. This was contained in a statement signed Thursday by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, of EFCC.
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2 months ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Danlami Nmodu
This week, under the leadership of the Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, civil society groups and some development partners convened a conference attended by leading politicians, pro-democracy activists and academics to address rising threats to the democratic order and the role we should play in trying to sustain it.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Chimezie Godfrey |Jibrin Ibrahim
By Chimezie GodfreyThe Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its founding members and a revered elder statesman, Distinguished Senator Lieutenant General Jeremiah Timbut Useni (rtd) CFR mni, Sardauna of Plateau and Nasarawa. The late General Useni passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the age of 82 in Paris.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
ashenewsdaily.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Abdallah el-Kurebe
Nigeria continues to strengthen its position among the top African nations leveraging solar energy, with the country adding 63.5 Megawatt peak (MWp) capacity in 2024, according to a report by the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA). This brings Nigeria’s total installed solar capacity to 385.7 MWp by the end of the year, as highlighted in the AFSIA Africa Solar Outlook 2025 report.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
ashenewsdaily.com | Jibrin Ibrahim |Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reported a remarkable 2,500% increase in the country’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion capacity in 2024. Mr. Farouk Ahmed, the Authority Chief Executive of NMDPRA, disclosed this at the inaugural Petroleum Industry Stakeholders’ Forum organized by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources on Thursday in Abuja.
