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UPDATE) SENATE Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III has asked Senate President Francis Escudero to conduct mandatory random drug testing in the Senate to maintain a “drug-free workplace.”In a letter to Escudero dated Aug. 17, Sotto referred to news articles published last Aug. 13 on the alleged use of marijuana within the Senate premises...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the Federal Government to regulate the operations of fertility clinics in the country, citing moral concerns, health risks, and alleged exploitation associated with in vitro fertilization (IVF). The President of CBCN, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, made the appeal at the Second Plenary of the Conference held

REIWA The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) has called on the Federal Government to lead the way with stamp duty reform at the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable. President Suzanne Brown said stamp duty was a highly inefficient tax and significantly impacted productivity. "Stamp duty is effectively a tax on moving. It leads to

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday, urged African leaders to shake off the yoke of aid dependency and invest in resilient, country-owned health systems. Mr Ghebreyesus made the call at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Ghana, convened under the ambitious Accra Initiative. He commended President John Mahama

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As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to commence voter registration ahead of the August 8, 2026 governorship election in Osun State, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, has urged residents aged 18 and above to turn out in large numbers for the exercise. According to INEC, the registration will

Smith Osemeke, CEO of Unitellas Edge Cloud, is calling on Nigerian businesses and government bodies to adopt locally hosted cloud services as Nigeria prioritises digital sovereignty and the stabilisation of its foreign exchange reserves. Speaking at a recent media chat in Lagos, Osemeke emphasised that patronising indigenous cloud infrastructure providers like Unitellas is a crucial

ABEOKUTA (SUNDIATA POST)- Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun, has urged corporate organisations to partner with his administration to enhance the quality of life for the people. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. The governor, while inaugurating the Abeokuta branch of Premium Trust Bank, urged