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The new Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, on Monday assured aviation sector stakeholders of excellent service delivery and blockage of waste in the agency. A statement on Monday by Mrs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, Acting Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, quoted Kuku as saying this during a meeting in Lagos.…
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Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has restated his administration’s commitment to reinvigorate the education sector for sustainable social and economic development. He said that central to his administration’s vision was the restoration of the prestige and glory of public education in the state. Mohammed said this at the 2023 Education Summit, organised by the…
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has tasked the Federal Government to allow married women to bear their fathers’ names. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director, MURIC, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. “Our attention has been drawn to the plight of married Muslim women who are being disallowed by employers from bearing their…
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The Katsina State House of Assembly has approved an N454.3 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The House, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura, approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill at plenary on Monday in Katsina. The approval was sequel to unanimous adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the House…
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan remanded five men on Monday for the alleged attempted murder of a farmer at Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The defendants are Ademola Isiaka, 58; Alabi Rasak, 58; Ademola Aremu, 22; Muritala Habideen, 24; and Abisoye Taiwo, 55. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi, did not take the pleas…