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City Boy Movement, PiCNG partner to advance grassroots development

A strategic partnership between the Presidential Initiative on CNG (PiCNG) and the City Boy Movement (CBM) aims to accelerate Nigeria’s transition to Compressed Natural Gas through a critical grassroots mobilization strategy. This collaboration is designed to bridge the gap between federal policy and local communities, ensuring CNG’s economic and environmental benefits—including job creation, cost savings, and emission reductions—reach all 36 states and the FCT. By leveraging CBM’s bottom-up approach for public awareness and training

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Enugu Police Command releases travel advisory for yuletide period.

The Enugu Police Command has issued a critical security advisory for the holiday season, emphasizing proactive personal safety over reactive measures. The core directive is to maintain digital operational security by never sharing travel plans on social media, as this prevents criminals from targeting empty homes. Practically, this extends to using only reputable transport services to avoid “one-chance” crimes, conducting pre-journey safety assessments of routes and destinations, and implementing robust home security measures like proper key management and lighting before departure. Ultimately,

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Ex-BBNaija housemate, Kaybobo pledges to promote sports in Ekiti

A former BBNaija contestant, Kayode Oladele (Kaybobo), is leveraging his personal success—forged through basketball in Ekiti schools—to launch a foundation dedicated to nurturing local youth talent in sports and creative fields. His core mission is to provide the mentorship and support he received, which propelled him internationally, directly to the next generation. A key, unique insight is his advocacy for parental support, citing his own mother’s initial reluctance and his coach’s pivotal intervention as

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NPHCDA expands PHC services, targets zero-dose children in Nigeria

Nigeria’s NPHCDA is executing a major reform to transform its primary healthcare system, directly funding thousands of clinics and deploying a targeted “Identify, Enumerate, Vaccinate” strategy to reach 2.1 million unvaccinated children. The initiative integrates digital tools for transparency and multilingual training to empower a massive frontline workforce, directly tackling preventable maternal and child deaths. By bundling immunizations and services, the agency is driving efficiency to close critical coverage gaps and build a sustainable, accountable health

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Yuletide: FCT residents express mixed reactions

Residents of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory are approaching the 2025 Christmas season with cautious adaptation, as economic pressures and security concerns significantly reshape traditional celebrations. While some note a welcome decrease in prices for certain food items, the dominant narrative is one of financial strain, with transportation costs doubling and prompting many to forgo travel. In response, individuals are employing strategic financial behaviors like early purchasing, dedicated savings, and reallocating travel budgets to local celebrations. This collective adjustment highlights a pragmatic shift where the

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