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The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has nominated a son of his political godfather and former governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso ... Show more
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‘Nigerian aviation college has no helicopter for training’ – Rector: The House of Representatives has vowed to recover two helicopters the Nigerian College of ...
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‘Nigerian aviation college has no helicopter for training’ – Rector
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Expanded ‘Don’t say gay’ law advances to Alabama House: Alabama state lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would prohibit classroom discussions or ...
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Expanded ‘Don’t say gay’ law advances to Alabama House
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Biden signs a $1.2 trillion funding package, averting a partial government shutdown
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JUST IN: NLC shuts LP secretariat, demands Abure’s sacking: The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday stormed the national secretariat of the Labour Party in ...
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JUST IN: NLC shuts LP secretariat, demands Abure’s sacking
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JUST IN: CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers salaries bill
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JUST IN: CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers ...
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PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MARCH 28th, 2024. =================== =================== After IPI Nigeria revelation, military confesses abducting ... Show more
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Binance chief: FG contacts INTERPOL, soldiers held over detainee’s escape: The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police ...
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Binance chief: FG contacts INTERPOL, soldiers held over detainee’s escape
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Speaker commends Tinubu, Sani over Kaduna schoolchildren’s freedom: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has lauded President Bola Tinubu ...
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Speaker commends Tinubu, Sani over Kaduna schoolchildren’s freedom
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South East Reps beg Tinubu to discontinue Kanu’s trial: Some South East members of the House of Representatives, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere ...
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South East Reps beg Tinubu to discontinue Kanu’s trial
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Senate extends implementation of 2023 budget till June: The extension of the 2023 budget and the 2023 supplementary budget followed a request by President Bola ...
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Senate extends implementation of 2023 budget till June
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FG seeking best for Nigerians: The lawmaker representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun Constituency of Lagos in the House of Representatives, Kalejaiye Paul ...
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FG seeking best for Nigerians
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NNPP faction sues Kwankwaso group over planned convention: NNPP asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop an alleged illegal national convention being ...
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NNPP faction sues Kwankwaso group over planned convention
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Group wants “Not Too Young To Run Act” included in party constitutions: The group also set May 2025 as the target date to achieve a 35 per cent affirmative ...
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Group wants “Not Too Young To Run Act” included in party constitutions
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Diri appoints SSG, three others: Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of Nimibofa Ayawei as Secretary to the State Government.
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Diri appoints SSG, three others
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US Congress passes $1.2 trillion funding bill to avert government shutdown | Mint
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Quick Glance: Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Funding Legislation
  • The Senate approved the bill after facing hours of deadlock on funding for most of the government for the upcoming six months.

  • President Joe Biden officially endorsed a $1.2 trillion spending package following the United States Congress's recent passage of the overdue legislation, thus eliminating the risk of a partial government shutdown.

  • As per reports from the White House, Biden finalized the legislation at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware. The Senate, under Democratic leadership, voted 74-24 shortly after the funding lapsed for three-quarters of the government at midnight.
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations: The Chairman of PAC, Bamidele Salam, stated this at the resumed investigative hearing on the ...
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations
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Reps warned against criticising cement manufacturers The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has said that it is concerned about the recent remarks ... Show more
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Redouble effort in fixing economy, ex-lawmaker urges Tinubu: A former federal lawmaker and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Farah Dagogo ...
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Redouble effort in fixing economy, ex-lawmaker urges Tinubu
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Reps want probe into military personnel killing in Delta: The lawmakers noted that such killings have the potential to demoralise the military and affect the ...
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Reps want probe into military personnel killing in Delta
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Reps want FG to criminalise importation of Àdíre, Kampala: The lawmakers also mandated the Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values ...
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Reps want FG to criminalise importation of Àdíre, Kampala
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ROUNDUP: Speedy consideration of Tinubu’s requests, Wike’s strange demand, others top stories at House of Reps
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ROUNDUP: Speedy consideration of Tinubu’s requests, Wike’s strange demand ...
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Rep advocates training, youth empowerment to reduce crime: House of Representatives member, Adeniyi Ojuawo, has canvassed the need to expose youth to activities ...
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Rep advocates training, youth empowerment to reduce crime
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Tinubu moves to increase salaries of judicial officers, sends bill to Reps: President Tinubu said the bill, which establishes a new legal framework for the ...
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Tinubu moves to increase salaries of judicial officers, sends bill to Reps
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Reps promise to sustain relations with Turkey: The House of Representatives has pledged its commitment to sustain diplomatic ties with Turkey as both parliaments ...
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Reps promise to sustain relations with Turkey
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Ondo speaker, 15 lawmakers endorse Aiyedatiwa’s governorship bid: No fewer than 15 members of Ondo State House of Assembly have declared support for the ...
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Ondo speaker, 15 lawmakers endorse Aiyedatiwa’s governorship bid
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16 states submit reports on state police to NEC: Sixteen of Nigeria’s 36 states have submitted reports on the proposed establishment of state police ...
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16 states submit reports on state police to NEC
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The lawmakers should read the sarcastic lips of Senator Abbah Morro, and stop their hopeless motions of: “…We urge the security chiefs… We urge NEMA ... Show more
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How Nigeria can overcome security challenges – Ex-senator: The former lawmaker said the only solution to the security challenges in the country is prayer and ...
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How Nigeria can overcome security challenges – Ex-senator
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Reps summon Dangote, Abdulsamad, others over soaring cement prices: The House of Representatives is set to invite top manufacturers Aliko Dangote ...
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Reps summon Dangote, Abdulsamad, others over soaring cement prices
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PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MARCH 20th, 2024. =================== =================== SSANU/NASU strike causes student’s death – University ... Show more
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PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MARCH 21st, 2024. =================== =================== Killing of Soldiers: What we discussed ... Show more
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Obey House resolution, lift sachet alcohol ban, Reps tell NAFDAC: The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, called on the National Agency for Food and Drug ...
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Obey House resolution, lift sachet alcohol ban, Reps tell NAFDAC
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N109bn fraud: EFCC denies asking ex-accountant general to indict minister: A detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mahmud Tukur ...
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N109bn fraud: EFCC denies asking ex-accountant general to indict minister
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Arewa group backs Ningi’s suspension by Senate: The Arewa Initiative for the Defence and Promotion of Democracy has accused the ACF of acting a script following ...
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Arewa group backs Ningi’s suspension by Senate
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Lawmaker canvasses N100,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers: Kingsley Chinda said the current inflationary pressure is creating a cost of living crisis in the ...
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Lawmaker canvasses N100,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers
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Olivia Grange, the minister with responsibility for gender affairs, has described Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s comments on House Speaker Juliet Holness as ... Show more
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Investing in women key to Nigeria's development acceleration - Healthwise: Gender advocates across the country say investing in women is imperative if ...
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Investing in women key to Nigeria's development acceleration - ...
Quick Glance: Cars as Gendered Technology
  • The relationship between car manufacturers and female consumers is explored in 'Women Behind the Wheel' by Nancy Nichols.

  • Nichols describes how cars became gendered technology and shares personal stories about cars in her life.

  • The invention of the electric starter made cars more accessible to women, changing the dynamics between genders and cars.

  • From fashion related to cars to minivan culture, the changes and adaptations for women in the automotive industry are highlighted.
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African Games: Enoh promises swift preparations for Egypt 2027: Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has declared that the preparations for the ...
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African Games: Enoh promises swift preparations for Egypt 2027
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A TV anchor who was acquitted of murder has been hired for a senior job in the Kenyan government. Jacque Maribe was cleared of murdering businesswoman Monica ... Show more
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Senate passes amendment to extradition law for second reading: The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, the amendment to the Extradition Act, 2004 ...
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Senate passes amendment to extradition law for second reading
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Reps summon ministers, others over judiciary’s poor pay: House Judiciary Committee summons Finance, Budget, and National Planning Ministers and NJC Secretary to ...
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Reps summon ministers, others over judiciary’s poor pay
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Anyaoku, Sanwo-Olu, Bode George, ex-governors fault 1999 Constitution: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, joined Chief Emeka Anyaoku and others ...
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Anyaoku, Sanwo-Olu, Bode George, ex-governors fault 1999 Constitution
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Killing of 17 soldiers barbaric, Bayelsa gov laments: Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has condemned the Okuama attack, during which 17 soldiers were killed ...
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Killing of 17 soldiers barbaric, Bayelsa gov laments
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Diri advises Sylva against politicising death of soldiers: The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Tuesday, chided the All Progressives Congress ...
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Diri advises Sylva against politicising death of soldiers
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Senate extends implementation period for 2023 supplementary budget to June 30: The Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation period for the 2023 ...
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Senate extends implementation period for 2023 supplementary budget to June ...
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COVID-19 funds: Reps grill BOI over unrecovered grants: hearing on the ongoing probe of the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 intervention funds by the ...
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COVID-19 funds: Reps grill BOI over unrecovered grants
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JUST IN: Tinubu in talks with Akpabio, others after Ningi’s suspension: President Bola Tinubu is in closed-door talks with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; ...
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JUST IN: Tinubu in talks with Akpabio, others after Ningi’s suspension
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Tinubu pushes N60m annual pay for Supreme Court justices: The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill that was sent to it by President Bola Tinubu ...
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Tinubu pushes N60m annual pay for Supreme Court justices
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Reps propose five-month bereavement leave for widows: A bill seeking one and five months leave to men and women who lost their spouse respectively has scaled ...
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Reps propose five-month bereavement leave for widows
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Reps to restrain banks from holding customers’ reversed funds: The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria to restrain ...
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Reps to restrain banks from holding customers’ reversed funds
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Burning down community, no solution to Okuama killings – Lawmaker: The lawmaker representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency of Delta State ...
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Burning down community, no solution to Okuama killings – Lawmaker
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Aiyedatiwa declares gov bid, gets Reps, 18 lawmakers’ endorsement: Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, formally declared his intention to contest ...
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Aiyedatiwa declares gov bid, gets Reps, 18 lawmakers’ endorsement
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Restore power supply in Yenagoa, Reps charge TCN: The House of Representatives has charged the Transmission Company of Nigeria to urgently restore power in ...
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Restore power supply in Yenagoa, Reps charge TCN
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Reps seek drugs prescription policy, illegal outlets closure after PUNCH Healthwise report - Healthwise
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Reps seek drugs prescription policy, illegal outlets closure after PUNCH ...
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Ramadan: Ex-lawmaker urges Muslims to show love: Shina Peller, on Tuesday, urged Muslims to extend acts of charity to fellow Muslims who are in need during this ...
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Ramadan: Ex-lawmaker urges Muslims to show love
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Clark, Osoba back parliamentary system of govt: Chief Edwin Clark; and Segun Osoba, have pledged their support for the proposed transition to the parliamentary ...
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Clark, Osoba back parliamentary system of govt
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Parties demand N3.7tn padding probe, northern senators disown Ningi: The APC, PDP, and some other political parties have called for a probe into the allegation ...
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Parties demand N3.7tn padding probe, northern senators disown Ningi
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FG begins distribution of 42,000MT of grains in Northwest: The Federal Government said it had started distributing 42,000 metric tons of assorted grains as part ...
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FG begins distribution of 42,000MT of grains in Northwest
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[JUST IN] Budget padding: Ogun senator fumes, demands open session: On Tuesday, the Red Chamber experienced a mild drama before the commencement of the plenary ...
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[JUST IN] Budget padding: Ogun senator fumes, demands open session
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Kaduna Rep doles out N37m grant to 500 women, others: Over 700 constituents, including women which comprises widows as well as Christian and Muslim leaders ...
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Kaduna Rep doles out N37m grant to 500 women, others
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When the House of Representatives sits today, the Speaker, Juliet Holness, must, before any other business, do two things. She must confirm, or reject ... Show more
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Diri honours Lokpobiri, others, says it’s time for governance: The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has urged the political class in the state to bury ...
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Diri honours Lokpobiri, others, says it’s time for governance
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Reps seek free treatment for cancer patients: The House of Reps called on the Federal Government to provide funding for the establishment of free cancer ...
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Reps seek free treatment for cancer patients
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Stopping early marriage will boost girl-child education –MD, Bridge Academies: With the economic hardship in the country, we would have had an increase in the ...
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Stopping early marriage will boost girl-child education –MD ...
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Executive and legislature are complicit in budget padding: The ZIP is an N100bn fund allocated annually under which lawmakers can allocate funds to nominate ...
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Executive and legislature are complicit in budget padding
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Bill to establish Ogun construction institute scales second reading: A bill seeking the establishment of the National Institute of Construction Institute, Itele ...
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Bill to establish Ogun construction institute scales second reading
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Sokoto, Kaduna school abductions, attack on right to education -Reps: House of Representatives has condemned the recent abduction of citizens ...
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Sokoto, Kaduna school abductions, attack on right to education -Reps
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Nigeria’s $48 per barrel oil production cost, global highest- Faleke: The Chairman,  House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Faleke, on Tuesday ...
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Nigeria’s $48 per barrel oil production cost, global highest- Faleke