Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos and Coadjutor of Abuja Archdiocese, Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Plateau State Governo, Simon Lalong, to use his second term in office to promote lasting peace and unity in the region. In ...
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Medical doctor rejects Imo Governor Okorocha’s appointment
A medical practitioner in Imo State, Harold Onumo, has rejected an appointment by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha had on April 5, 2019 appointed and inaugurated Onumo (in absentia) as Board Chairman, Imo State Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS, (SACA). But ...
Read More »FG restates commitment to improvement of agricultural incentives
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the provision of incentives to increase the output and quality of agricultural commodities to meet and surpass national requirements. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar, ...
Read More »Group urges FG to compensate pipeline explosion victims
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has asked the federal government to compensate the families of the 11 persons who died in the 2016 pipeline explosion at Agip’s oilfield in Southern Ijaw Council of Bayelsa State. It urged ...
Read More »Lagos governor-elect Sanwo-Olu replies to AD, LP guber candidates’ petitions
Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday turned in his defence to the two petitions filed by candidates of Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Labour Party (LP), Owolabi Salis, and Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, challenging his declaration as winner of the March ...
Read More »ECOWAS contemplates jobs creation, others to check irregular migration in sub-region
Concerns have been raised over deaths of illegal migrants of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in the Mediterranean Sea owing largely to the high unemployment rate among member-states. To tackle the problem, a Session of the ECOWAS ...
Read More »Group tasks governments on appointment of women in key sectors of economy
Partners West Africa, Nigeria (PWAN) has tasked government at all levels to ensure that women are appointed into key sectors of the economy. As the inauguration of the Ninth National Assembly approaches, it also canvassed leadership positions for female legislators. ...
Read More »Okorocha replies Udenwa over attack, calls him worst Imo governor
Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed disgust over continued attack on him by a former governor of the state, Achike Udenwa, saying he (Udenwa) was the worst governor Imo State ever had. In a statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press ...
Read More »Okorocha replies Udenwa over attack, calls him worst Imo governor
Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed disgust over continued attack on him by a former governor of the state, Achike Udenwa, saying he (Udenwa) was the worst governor Imo State ever had. In a statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press ...
Read More »Rights group cautions Malami against interfering in alleged diversion of N2.5 billion
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has cautioned Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, against interfering in the prosecution of Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu. It accused the Federal ...
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