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Firefighters were battling a blaze at a girls’ school in central Kenya on Saturday, a local official said, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. “Around two to three buildings are on fire” at Isiolo Girls High School, Isiolo County communications director Hussein Salesa told AFP. “There are some injuries…
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The Coalition Of Civil Society Organisations, (CCSOs) on Saturday berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic team and called for immediate reconstitution. Expressing deep concern and worry over the state of the economy and escalating fuel prices compounding the hardship of Nigerians despite the recent protest, the groups said Tinubu must act now to avert disintegration.…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commenced preparations for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage after retaining the country’s 95,000 pilgrims allocation. By standard practice, the government quota receives an allocation of 75,000, while the private sector is assigned 20,000 slots This was ratified during a virtual preparatory meeting between NAHCON officials and the Saudi Ministry…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Saturday said the national oil company is not the sole buyer of petroleum products from Dangote Refinery. Responding to claims made by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), which suggested that the NNPC is undermining the operations of Dangote Refinery Limited (DRL), in a statement signed by…
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Preident Bola Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale has announced his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from official duties. The announcement came through a memo submitted to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday. Ngelale cited pressing medical issues affecting his immediate family as the reason for this decision. The…
