A total of 52,225 Permanent Voter Cards remain uncollected in Bayelsa State.
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Flight attendant accused of using free flights for $25,000 scam
A 24-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Brooklyn, New York, has been arrested for allegedly scamming an elderly woman out of approximately $25,000 and using the stolen money to fund international trips, Apple products and food deliveries.
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Morning recap: FG’s N70,000 allowance, Fubara-Wike alliance, Katsina cleric’s killing, other stories
The Federal Government has approved a monthly transport allowance of N70,000 for public servants for six months, beginning in November, following talks with organised labour. The agreement also covers outstanding allowances and other workers’ welfare issues, although negotiations over the effective date for implementing the national minimum wage remain unresolved.
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Atiku can’t be trusted, Wike tells Rivers voters
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has questioned the credibility of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, saying he can’t be trusted.
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Tinubu links Dangote investments to jobs, import substitution
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Dangote Group for its significant contribution to Nigeria’s economic growth, citing the conglomerate’s strategic investments in key sectors as instrumental in boosting domestic production, creating jobs, reducing dependence on imports, conserving foreign exchange and strengthening the country’s industrial capacity.
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Babalakin Hails Tinubu As 18-Year MMA2 Dispute Ends, Pledges Jobs
The Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), Dr Wale Babalakin, has commended President Bola Tinubu for helping resolve the more than 18-year dispute over the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), calling the settlement a victory for Nigeria.
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Harnessing the diaspora to fund Nigeria’s gifted children
By With a population exceeding 240 million, Nigeria possesses an enormous reservoir of human potential. Across the country, children and young adults possess exceptional abilities in reasoning, creativity, leadership, and practical problem-solving. Some are recognized early under the right conditions, while others complete years of schooling without anyone discovering what they could achieve.
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NCAA probes airline over poor ventilation after passenger bleeds
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has said it will investigate reported poor ventilation aboard an airline operating a flight from Abuja to Calabar after a passenger complained of bleeding due to excessive heat.
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Tinubu never set deadline to end poverty — APC
The All Progressives Congress has said President Bola Tinubu never promised to eradicate poverty within a specific period, urging Nigerians to assess his performance at the end of eight years in office.
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Oyebanji seeks assembly’s approval for three commissioners, 10 special advisers
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has written to the State House of Assembly, seeking approval to reappoint three commissioners who served in his first-term administration.