Governors of the 19 northern states at the weekend said they had perfected arrangement to convene a summit to discuss the problems associated with the Almajiri education system in the region. They said the idea was one of the measures ...
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Party lauds Lagos Assembly for challenging Sanwo-Olu, NNPC on pipeline vandalism
The Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the resolution of the Mudashiru Obasa-led state House of Assembly directing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to tackle pipeline vandalism. In a statement, the ...
Read More »Nnamani charges Igbo women on enterprising spirit of old
A former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani has charged Igbo women to emulate the enterprising skill of old Igbo women, which made them excel in business and politics. Nnamani stated that today’s Igbo women required the enterprising spirit of ...
Read More »Expert tasks N’Assembly on amendment of land use act
CHIEF Executive Officer of BSTAN Homes, Becky Damilola-Oke, has urged the National Assembly to urgently review the Land Use Act, which the country has been operating for the past 40 years. Damilola-Oke, who made the call in Abuja, while unveiling ...
Read More »Abia State govt gives five-year tax waivers to investors
Abia State government has announced five-year tax waivers for investors in the state, saying this will boost industrialisation and create jobs for the people. Deputy Governor, Ude Oko Chukwu disclosed this at Afaraukwu in Umuahia, while declaring open a mini-residential ...
Read More »S’West, S’East to launch security architecture, forest guards to tackle insecurity in zones
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said governors of the Southwest region will launch new security architecture in August to tackle insecurity in the zone. Makinde, who spoke yesterday at a thanksgiving service in honour of his mother, Madam Abigail ...
Read More »Okorocha demands apology from Imo govt over assault on his daughter Uloma ·
Feud with Ihedioha deepens as ex-gov alleges threat to family members’ lives Immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has demanded an apology from the state government over the alleged assault on his daughter, Mrs. Uloma Rochas-Nwosu. It was ...
Read More »Disgruntled politicians behind rift between Obaseki, Oshiomhole, APC insists
Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims that Governor Godwin Obaseki and National Chairman of party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole were at loggerheads over control of the state and leadership crisis in the House of Assembly. ...
Read More »Edo to hold rally against human trafficking
The Edo State government in collaboration with RuthsChild Foundation, a Non- Governmental Organisation will on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 organise an interactive session and road walk to mark the 2019 World Day against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Benin City. ...
Read More »Cattle breeders reject CBN’s restriction of forex on milk importation
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has opposed Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) proposed plan to restrict allocation of foreign exchange (forex) for the importation of milk into the country. It insisted that the policy does not ...
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