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• No dam in region functions above 50% capacity • Asejire dam dredged 30 years ago Ondo, Osun dams in need of massive rehabilitation A total of 39 dams spread across the six South-West states are potential economic benefits to both the agricultural and industrial aspirations of the region, but for the decrepit look… 
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• Motorists decry slow pace of reconstruction • NSCDC partners FRSC to curb overspeeding No fewer than 18 persons have died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed yesterday that the accidents,…
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• Destroys 27 sites, seizes 100,000 litres of stolen crude Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division, Port Harcourt, in a series of operations, have dealt a blow to illegal refining syndicates in the Niger Delta, destroying 27 newly established sites and confiscating over 100,000 litres of stolen crude. Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division…
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State will, today, flag off the third phase of the SkillUpImo programme in Owerri. This phase, known as Cohort 3A, marks another milestone in the state’s ongoing digital transformation initiative under the Ministry of Digital Economy and E-Government. According to the ministry, following the success of Cohorts 1 and…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has inaugurated a foundation for traditional rulers’ intervention on truancy prevention, school enrolment and engagement. The Foundation is expected to officially unveil plans and programmes to curb the out-of-school menace in South-West, including Kogi and Kwara states, ahead of his 50th birthday anniversary. The Foundation, headed by…
