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4000 IDPs from Uhogua camp have returned home — Coordinator

On: February 1, 2023

By Deborah Coker No fewer than 4,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the IDP camp in Uhogua, near Benin, are said to have been re-united with their families. Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, Coordinator of the camp, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading

Asset declaration, panacea for eradicating corruption in public service-FG

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: January 31, 2023

In: Metro

By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has reiterated the need to apply individual and collective actions to reduce corruption and corrupt practices in the country to the barest minimum. Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a workshop organised by the ministry’s Anti-Corruption and TransparencyContinue Reading

Tinubu ‘ll clear Niger votes in spite of rally disruption- Senator

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: January 31, 2023

In: Politics

By Naomi Sharang Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, the National Coordinator, Project 774 for Tinubu/Shettima, says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will clear Niger votes in spite of disruption of the support group’s rally in New Bussa, Borgu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. He said this when he spoke with newsmen afterContinue Reading

Polls: Ex-VC urges Nigerians not to elect bad leaders

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 31, 2023

In: General News

The executives at the monthly “Mbari Series”, organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). By Bridget Ikyado A former Vice Chancellor of two universities, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub, says the choice of leaders Nigerians make in the forthcoming general elections will have a great impact on the future ofContinue Reading

Education stakeholders list consequences of children skipping classes

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 31, 2023

In: Education

By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in education sector have urged parents to allow their children pass through all the academic stages as stipulated in the education policies instead of skipping classes. They expressed this concern on Monday, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. TheyContinue Reading

AfDB sustainable energy fund provides $1bn assistance

By: Julius Toba-Jegede

On: January 31, 2023

In: Banking

By Temitope Ponle The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, would provide a one-million-dollar technical assistance grant to the Green Mobility Facility for Africa (GMFA). In a statement issued on the website of the AfDB on Tuesday, GMFA would provide technicalContinue Reading

EU commits additional €20m to DDR programme in N/E – Envoy

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 31, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Europian Union (EU) has announced additional 20 million euro for its programmes and activities related to Disarmament, Deradicalisation and Reintegration (DDR) in North East Nigeria. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Samuela Isopi, made this known at a National Technical Workshop on Amnesty Management, DeradicalisationContinue Reading

Insurgency: ONSA, Stakeholders advocate active community involvement in DDR programme

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 31, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje Stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja, called for community-based approach to address issues of Disarmament, Deradicalisation and Reintegration (DDR) of repentant extremists in Nigeria. They made the call at a 4-day National Technical Workshop in Amnesty Management, Deradicalisation and Community-Based Reintegration. The workshop wasContinue Reading

Emir of Dutse, Sunusi is dead

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: January 31, 2023

In: General News

By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa, Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi II died at the age of 79. Sunusi died on Tuesday after protracted illness at a hospital in Abuja. The state Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Daladi Sankara confirmed the death in a statement in Dutse.Continue Reading

Infrastructure: NNPC invests 1.9 trn in road construction via tax credit scheme

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 31, 2023

In: General News

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, (1st R); Mr Muhammed Nami, Executive Chairman, FIRS, and Representative of NNPC GMD, Mr Mele Kyari at the meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. By Perpetua Onuegbu The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it is investing N1.96 trillion into road infrastructureContinue Reading

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