Tinubu Inaugurates Ebola Task Force, Approves N10bn For Preparedness

Tinubu Inaugurates Ebola Task Force, Approves N10bn For Preparedness

[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and ordered the immediate release of N10bn as emergency intervention funding. The fund will strengthen the operational preparedness of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and support critical…

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Video shows moment police operatives burst kidnappers’ hideout to rescue sister of former minister, Adelabu, twin boys

Video shows moment police operatives burst kidnappers’ hideout to rescue sister of former minister, Adelabu, twin boys

Police operatives have successfully stormed a kidnappers’ hideout and rescued Mrs . Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were recently abducted in Ibadan, Oyo State. The police said they acted on credible intelligence and stormed the location in a swift operation, rescuing the victims unharmed. The kidnappers were…

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OPINION: The Twin Ecological Crises Of Cross River, Akwa Ibom States

OPINION: The Twin Ecological Crises Of Cross River, Akwa Ibom States

[mc4wp_form id=33047] In the contentious, oil-rich landscape of Nigeria’s Niger Delta, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states are often viewed through different economic lenses. Akwa Ibom is the established, major oil-producing heavyweight, contributing the highest percentage to Nigeria’s crude revenue, hosting the massive ExxonMobil-operated Qua Iboe Terminal in Ibeno, and legally receiving the statutory 13%…

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