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UCH denies owing IBEDC N495m

UCH denies owing IBEDC N495m

University College Hospital, Ibadan, says it did not owe the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company a N495m bill, as being insinuated. UCH’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Adetuyibi, stated this in a statement made available to  Newsman on Wednesday in Ibadan. Newsman reports that IBEDC had disconnected power supply to UCH due to what it called...

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Brazil’s Gabigol handed two-year ban for anti-doping ‘fraud’

Brazil’s Gabigol handed two-year ban for anti-doping ‘fraud’

Flamengo’s international forward Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday for attempted fraud during a doping test, a Brazilian sports court said. Known as Gabigol, the 27-year-old Brazilian was alleged to have been uncooperative during a surprise doping test at club headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The punishment, which can be appealed, is backdated to...

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Abia sets up task force to tackle touting 

Abia sets up task force to tackle touting 

The Abia State Government has approved the setting up of a unified task force to handle the enforcement of government policies and initiatives for the state and local government areas. The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Government House in Umuahia, the state capital, on the...

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Over 38,000 corps members thriving as entrepreneurs – NYSC DG

Corps (NYSC) has said that over 38,000 corps members have successfully ventured into entrepreneurship and are thriving as business owners. The Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, made this known during his keynote address at the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Abuja on Monday. The event served...

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How fake news threatened my 40-year-old marriage -Lai Mohammed

How fake news threatened my 40-year-old marriage -Lai Mohammed

A former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news circulated on social media nearly destroyed his 40-year-old marriage. The ex-minister shared his story during an event in Lagos commemorating Prof. Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday, where he discussed “The Media in the Age of Disinformation.” The text of Mohammed’s...

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Food crisis: Akwa Ibom inaugurates bulk purchase agency board

Food crisis: Akwa Ibom inaugurates bulk purchase agency board

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Friday, inaugurated the board of the State Bulk Purchasing Agency with a charge on members to ensure transparency and accountability as spelt out in the blueprint for the interventionist agency. The board has Dan Akpan as Chairman, and Unyime Etim, as General Manager/Secretary, with Commissioners in the Ministries...

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FG suspends 25% penalty on improperly imported vehicles

FG suspends 25% penalty on improperly imported vehicles

The Nigeria Customs Service said it was directed by the Minister of Economy and Coordinating Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, to suspend the 25 per cent penalty on improperly imported vehicles. The service’s National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Friday. Newsmen reports that the Federal...