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Abuja-based activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has called on President Bola Tinubu to temporarily remove import duties on all imported food items into the country. Adeyanju, in his statement on Monday, emphasized the urgent need for…
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The Country Director of Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, Lucky Palmer, has identified Nigeria as one of the countries with the highest maternal deaths in the world. Making the observation on Monday in a press statement issued in Taraba…
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Jerry Uzosike, a former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. His resignation was contained in a letter dated 11th March 2024 addressed to the PDP chairman of Ohiaocha Ward…
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Overseas Health Workers Hit by UK Ban: No Entry for Dependents The United Kingdom has implemented a ban on Health and Care Workers bringing dependants to the country, a move aimed at curbing migration. The UK Home Office,…
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The Oyo State Government has placed a ban on the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this announcement on Monday during the…
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The Ebonyi State Police Command has condemned the video circulating online of its officers assaulting some persons during a raid in a community in the state. A Nigerian on X had shared a video of the officers slapping, flogging and kicking…
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Health Crisis Unfolds: 59 Doctors Resign in Nasarawa State Amid Welfare Concerns Mass resignations have hit Nasarawa State, with 59 medical doctors withdrawing their services from Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH). The aggrieved…
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Oscars 2024 Winners  and Oscars 2024 Nominees list can be found here on Ejes Gist News Nigeria. The following is a complete list of Oscar winners at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday presented at a live, televised ceremony from…
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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have declared a 7-day warning strike. Ejes Gist News understands that the strike was declared to demand the payment of four months'…
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Yobe State government has announced plans to propose a six-month jail term as punishment for individuals who sell empowerment items and tools provided to them to practice skills and create employment opportunities. The state’s…
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Naira-Dollar Exchange: United Nigeria Airlines CEO Proposes Strategies for Sub-N1,000 Rates The CEO of United Nigeria Airlines, Obiora Okonkwo, has outlined strategies to bring down the naira to dollar exchange rate below…
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The Tinubu-led Presidency has dismissed reports of padding the 2024 budget by an additional N3tn while describing the allegations as 'wild'.Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) had alleged that the executive is implementing a budget…
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Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has revealed that Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp is responsible for the team’s Premier League title challenge this season. According to Neville, he cannot wait for Klopp to leave Liverpool at…
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100 dollars to naira black market today March 11,  2024 can be accessed below. Ejes Gist News Nigeria has obtained the official naira black market exchange rate in Nigeria today including the Black Market rates,…
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Abubakar Danso Sodangi, the former lawmaker representing Nasarawa West senatorial district, has passed on. According to reports, the All Progressives Congress chieftain breathed his last on Sunday at the age of 70. Sodangi served as the…
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Suleiman Argungu, the All Progressives Congress' (APC) national organizing secretary, revealed that former governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria and former president Goodluck Jonathan had purchased the party's presidential…
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The Ondo State Police Command has reported that five individuals lost their lives in a road accident along the Ore-Lagos expressway on Saturday.Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the spokesperson of the command, said in a statement that the auto…
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The federal government has mandated that health practitioners relocating abroad must formally resign from their appointments with the federal government instead of applying for a leave of absence.According to NAN, Tunji Alausa, minister of…
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The Presidency has denied claims of budget inflation for fiscal year 2024, stating that the national budget will not increase by ₦3 trillion. The controversy erupted in response to statements made by Senator Abdul Ningi of the…
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Unknown persons have killed Pigha Zipamone, an indigene of Okoloba community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased, who was said to have gone to his mother’s farm to work, was abducted, beaten to stupor, with…
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