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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has appealed to Nigerians not to be discouraged by the recent killing of farmers in Borno State. Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who made the appeal during the weekly media briefing with Defence Correspondents on Thursday said despite the recent killing of the farmers, the Armed Forces of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to creating more jobs, with particular focus on enabling the private sector, targeting more youthful population by streamlining priority on agriculture, arts, entertainment. Buhari stated this at a Presidential Conference with the Participants of Senior Executive Course 42 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at […]
The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has identified vaccination and a clean environment as necessary factors to check the outbreak of yellow fever in the country. The Governor stated this during the flag-off of a preventive yellow fever mass vaccination campaign in Asaba on Thursday. Disclosing that the objective of the vaccination […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says N9.45bn was corruptly demanded, offered and paid as bribe in Nigeria’s justice sector between 2018 and 2020. This was contained in a report entitled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a pilot survey’, carried out by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, the research and training […]
A tertiary institution in the United State of America, the East Carolina University (ECU), has appointed the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting full professor of e-governance and international affairs. The announcement was reportedly confirmed to journalists in Kano on Tuesday by Abba Anwar, spokesperson to Mr Ganduje. Mr. Ganduje was said […]
The federal government says it is currently creating conversion stations where vehicles will be converted to run on both petrol and gas across the six gio-political zones. Program manager of the auto gas committee, national gas expansion program Justice Derefaka, who disclosed this during an interview on Wednesday in Abuja said a lot has been […]
Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has said Nigerians should not engage in wishful thinking that the 9th National Assembly will deliver new constitution because it lacks the mandate to do so. Omo-Agege said this when he hosted members of Alliance of Nigerian Patriots in Abuja according to a statement by his media aide […]
The Our Ladies High school Old girls association has commended the Delta government for recognizing the need to return the school to the Catholic Church, as well as other schools back to the missionary. Speaking during a press briefing to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the institution in Effurun, the school administrator, Goreiti Doghudge, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, directed the release of mass transit buses to ease the transportation challenges Nigerians are facing. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the virtual unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Auto-gas Roll-out Initiative at the Presidential […]
Authorities of Uvwie LGA have inaugurated a special taskforce on environment and traffic control which will commence operation with immediate effect. This is following continued indiscriminate parking and reckless driving by motorist in the area. Speaking during the inauguration on Tuesday in Effurun Chairman of the LGA Ramson Onoyake said the committee which will be […]
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