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Dec 3, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has discredited a viral video circulating on social media, which appears to show uniformed personnel in camouflage scooping fuel from the wreckage of a crashed tanker. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the individuals in the video are not members of the Nigeria Police Force but are instead uniformed personnel from a neighbouring Francophone country.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Nigeria Police Force has rejected allegations made in a recent 34-page report by Amnesty International. The report accuses the police of excessive force, unlawful arrests, and culpability in protester deaths during the #EndBadGovernance protests in August 2024.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is preparing for a significant workforce restructuring under Governor Olayemi Cardoso. Aimed at streamlining operations, the initiative includes the voluntary Early Exit Package, open to staff across all ranks except those with less than one year of service or unconfirmed employees as of December 7, 2024. Over 1,000 staff are expected to retire, with 860 already indicating interest. The effective exit date is December 31, 2024.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has reiterated the crucial role of space technology in driving national growth, citing its transformative potential in addressing global challenges such as climate change, natural resource management, and disaster response.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
In a bid to enhance professionalism, consistency, and efficiency across the Federal Civil Service, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has inaugurated a committee tasked with developing a comprehensive Style Manual for official communications within the service.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Nigerian government is set to launch a national policy on organ transplantation next month, aiming to create structured guidelines for ethical organ donation and transplantation in the country. This announcement was made by Daju Kachollom, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, during a stakeholder meeting in Abuja organized by the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC) and other partners.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The cost of landing petrol in Nigeria has seen a slight increase, now reaching approximately N977 per litre, as per recent figures from the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN). This marginal rise follows fluctuations in the exchange rate, now calculated at N1,672.28 per dollar, nudging the 30-day average landing cost up from the previous N976.73 per litre.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has launched the Nigeria Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment Report. The report was launched on the final day of the 2024 Joint Annual Review Meeting on Health, held from November 6-8, 2024. The report is part of Nigeria’s proactive approach to addressing the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on building a resilient health system to mitigate these effects nationwide. Prof.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
The Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for Nigeria’s ongoing economic reform efforts. The assurance was made during a meeting with Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday in Riyadh, held on the sidelines of the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
news.ng | Osondu Nwachukwu
Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has endorsed a movement to transition Nigeria’s government from its current presidential system to a parliamentary model, arguing that a collaborative structure is essential for effectively governing Nigeria’s large and diverse population. Aregbesola, also a former Minister of Interior, shared his stance during the National Dialogue on a Home-Grown Parliamentary System held in Abuja on Monday.
