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Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

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  • Contributing Member, Editorial Board, The Punch
Abuja
As seen in: The Punch, MSN, MSN UK, Nairaland Forum, Punch Healthwise, Legit.ng, EIN News, Opera.News, NNN, Nigeria Abroad, Infotrust Nigeria and
Covers:  Education, Health, Politics, security and Labour
Doesn't Cover: Business

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Deborah Tolu-Kolawole’s Biography

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I am a researcher, multilingual,Multimedia Journalist and researcher with one of Nigeria’s foremost media house, The PUNCH.

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Boko Haram invasion plot: Anxiety in FCT, heavy security at NNPC, Army barracks, others - Punch N...

Boko Haram invasion plot: Anxiety in FCT, heavy security at NNPC, Army barracks, others - Punch N...

We're not aware of security threats in nation's capital, says Guards Brigade There was heightened anxiety in …

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Experts worry as 221 inbound passengers test positive in three weeks

Experts worry as 221 inbound passengers test positive in three weeks

No fewer than 221 out of the 11,671 international inbound passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in three we…

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Cholera hits Abuja IDPs fleeing Boko Haram crisis, kills 75 in Katsina - Punch Newspapers

Cholera hits Abuja IDPs fleeing Boko Haram crisis, kills 75 in Katsina - Punch Newspapers

DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE and OLAIDE OYELUDE capture how inmates in an IDP camp in the Federal Capital Territory …

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Varsity, poly lecturers issue fresh ultimatum to FG over salaries - Punch Newspapers

Varsity, poly lecturers issue fresh ultimatum to FG over salaries - Punch Newspapers

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, issued a fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government to pa…

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Cholera deaths rise to 529, only Bauchi with WHO vaccine - Punch Newspapers

Cholera deaths rise to 529, only Bauchi with WHO vaccine - Punch Newspapers

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control on Monday declared that Nigeria had entered a cholera season as the n…

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Chatham House pilgrimage: Nigerian politicians seek relevance in foreign land

Chatham House pilgrimage: Nigerian politicians seek relevance in foreign land

DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes on the struggle of Nigeria's presidential candidates to visit the Chatham House,…

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Stakeholders warn N720bn gap threatens maternal, newborn health goals

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By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Verified
| The Punch Verified
Nigeria requires an additional N720bn to adequately fund interventions aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths, the National Lead of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, has said.
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FG halts N50,000 WAEC, NECO fee hike amid outrage

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By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Verified, Dirisu Yakubu Verified, Animashahun Salman
| The Punch Verified
The Federal Government on Monday suspended the proposed upward review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination, following widespread public reactions and calls for a reconsideration of the plan.
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FG grants N6bn tax waivers to drug manufacturers

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By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Verified
| The Punch Verified
Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate The Federal Government has disclosed that it granted more than N6bn in tax waivers to 47 Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers under the Presidential Executive Order on Health Products as part of efforts to accelerate local production of medicines and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported pharmaceuticals.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Crime reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

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