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RENEWED HOPE; AGENDA AND THE CATALYST WITHIN

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

By Daniel Aruwa The North East Development Commission (NEDC) was established in 2017 to extirpate the problems of poverty, insecurity and the long and intractable devastation caused by insurgency through Boko Haram and other criminal elements in that region, thereby enhancing resettlement and rehabilitation, the reconstruction of physical infrastructures, provision...

Media personality Toolzo has sparked a cultural conversation with a recent social media post exploring familial financial obligations.

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

Toolzo, on Instagram, expressed surprise at how many disagreed with the thought of taking care of parents at old age. She said she’d cover all her mother’s expenses if she had the means, while also admitting she expects some support from her kids in future. Toolzo wrote: “The amount of...

HIV negative couple confused as baby tests positive

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

An Edo couple, Mr. And Mrs. Praise Mumbor, is in a state of confusion on how their first child got infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The couple believed their 19-month old baby got infected after receiving blood transfusion at a private hospital in Benin City, Edo State capital. ...

Scam Alert: NSCDC raises alarm against fake recruitment

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun command, has warned the general public against fake recruitment scam circulating on social media, stating that no recruitment exercise was currently ongoing. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday by the command’s Spokesperson, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya. According...

3 Billion Dollar Refinery Fraud: Lawyers, CSOs Return to EFCC to Demand Arrest of Former NNPCL Boss, Mele Kyari

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

A group of lawyers and concerned Nigerian youths have returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja to demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The group, led by...

Tinubu making Nigeria great again, says Lagos lawmaker

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

A Lagos State lawmaker, Temitope Adewale, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his efforts to rejuvenate Nigeria, declaring that the President is “making Nigeria great again”. Adewale, who represents Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly and serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, made the...

Senator Imasuen to join APC on June 12

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

The Labour Party(LP) Senator representing Edo South District, Neda Imasuen, has confirmed his plan to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on June 12. Imasuen is the only senator elected on the platform of the LP in Edo State. He said the disarray within the LP was responsible for his planned...

Mid-Term Report: Renewed Hope Ambassadors Applaud Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo’s Superlative Performance

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN) has described the performance of Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), as “superlative”, commending his transformative leadership in aviation in the past two years. In a statement signed by the group’s president, Opialu Fabian Opialu, RHAN spotlighted several key achievements...

Over 100 CSOs Present Report on Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Applauds Fiscal Reforms

NewsDeskNgJun 9, 2025June 9, 20250

Over 100 civil society organisations on Monday converged in Abuja to present a detailed mid-term assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, applauding the administration’s fiscal reforms and commitment to economic transformation. Speaking during the world press conference organised by the Independent Civil Society Groups in Nigeria, the...

Centre Commends CBN, Cardoso for Tackling Inflation, Boosting Reserves

NewsDeskNgJun 9, 2025June 9, 20250

The Centre for Economic Growth and Monetary Reforms (CEGMR) has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its disciplined monetary policy stance, which it says is beginning to deliver concrete economic results for the country. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Mary Odoma, the group expressed...