Month: December 2022

Gov. Oyebanji signs N113.6bn 2023 budget of Ekiti into law

By Yinusa Ishola, Ado-Ekiti. Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Friday in Ado-Ekiti signed the state’s N113.6 billion 2023 budget into law.   Speaking after signing the budget, Oyebanji commended members of the House of Assembly for promoting robust…
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Buhari reappoints Adeyeye as NAFDAC D-G

By Aderogba George, Abuja.   President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Prof. Moji Adeyeye as the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).   A statement by NAFDAC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, on…
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Fintiri signs N175bn 2023 budget into law

By Ibrahim Kado, Yola. Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Friday signed the 2023 Budget of N175 billion into law.   Fintiri had, on Nov. 25, presented the Appropriation Bill for 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly…
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New Year: Sanwo-Olu approves release of 104 inmates

By Adenike Ayodele, Ikeja.   Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the release of 104 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state to mark the New Year celebration.   This is contained in a statement by the state…
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President Buhari mourns soccer legend, Pele

By Ismaila Chafe, Abuja.   President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele.   The world’s greatest football player succumbed to death on…
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FG inaugurates N996m ABU Water Scheme

By Mustapha Yauri, Zaria. The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, has inaugurated and handed over the rehabilitated Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria Water Supply Scheme for the provision of potable water to the university and its environs.  …
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