March 5, 2025 - Voice Air Media

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Local News

Assembly Sacks Rivers Commissioner, Governor’s Aides

VAM News March 5, 2025

•State Govt Reacts THE Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Martins Amaewhule has issued a letter to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, demanding the sack of all 19 commissioners and political appointees who...

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Inside Nigeria: FG Okays N679 Billion For Roads Project

VAM News March 5, 2025

News Update THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 13 contracts worth approximately N679 billion for the Ministry of Works. These contracts aim to facilitate road rehabilitation and new construction projects across various states...

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Local News

Sack all your commissioners – Rivers Speaker To Fubara

VAM News March 5, 2025

News Update THE Rivers State House of Assembly, led by its speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has written to Governor Simi Fubara, demanding the sack of all commissioners in the state within 48 hours. In a...

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Local News

Clarification on Media Reports Regarding Senator Cyril Fasuyi’s Statement on Dr. Fayemi

VAM News March 5, 2025

Clarification on Media Reports Regarding Senator Cyril Fasuyi’s Statement on Dr. Fayemi Our attention has been drawn to a news report published by The Cable regarding an alleged statement made by Senator Cyril Fasuyi...

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Rivers State Set For Fresh LG Election – Details

VAM News March 5, 2025

News Update THE Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has scheduled fresh local government elections for Saturday, August 9, 2025, following the nullification of the previous polls by the Supreme Court. The Chairman of RSIEC,...

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Local News

FG Introduces New Payment Structure For LG Officials

VAM News March 5, 2025

THE Federal Government has set up a new system for paying local government officials directly from Abuja under the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). This approach affects key officials in local government administration, with...

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Akpabio vs Natasha: ‘Senate President Must Go’ protest breaks out

VAM News March 5, 2025

Supporters of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and members of civil society groups gathered at the National Assembly on Wednesday, calling for Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step down pending an investigation into allegations of sexual...

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Akpabio: Court stops Probe Of Nigerian Senator, Natasha

VAM News March 5, 2025

An Abuja Federal High Court has issued an interim order stopping the Senate Ethics Committee from proceeding with its planned investigation of the actions of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, effectively pausing the committee’s deliberations. The...

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NCDC records 506 Lassa fever cases, 95 deaths— Report

Akanji Philip March 5, 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,492 suspected cases of the disease, and 95 deaths as of February 23, 2025. The...

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Naira to Dollar, other foreign currencies rate, Wednesday

VAM News March 5, 2025

News Update Here is the USD to Naira exchange rate for Wednesday March 5, 2025 In Nigeria, to buy a dollar is at N1500 and sell at N1510. More also the second most traded...