A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bwari, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, over allegations of perjury against him. Justice Othman Musa, who dismissed the suit for lacking in merit, ...
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Lassa fever kills three persons in Rivers State
At least three persons have been confirmed killed by the Lassa fever virus in Rivers State. The Director, Planning and Statistics, State Ministry of Health, Dr. Chinwe Atata, confirmed the deaths in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen on the deadly ...
Read More »Cross River Governor Ayade approves N500m payment for proposed cargo airport landowners
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has approved the payment of N500 million as compensation for the 1,500 hectares of land acquired by the state government for the construction of the proposed cargo airport in Obudu Council. This came after ...
Read More »UNICEF, SUBEB move to improve school enrolments in Bayelsa State
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) of Bayelsa have begun school enrolment drive across communities in the state. In collaboration with the state government, UNICEF, last week, commenced school enrolment campaign in ...
Read More »Delta Governor Okowa tasks authorities on Sustainable Development Goals
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has decried the inability of Nigeria to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, blaming governments’ attitude to the programme. The governor bared his mind when the Presidential Management Team of SDGs led by its ...
Read More »NDDC Acting Managing Director denies nursing governorship ambition
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, has denied nursing ambition to become governor, insisting that her target is to revamp the commission to serve the interest of the region and the country. Nunieh ...
Read More »Guinea Conakry seeks Buhari’s assistance to stop president’s third term bid
The Guinea Conakry community in Nigeria has solicited President Mohammaddu Buhari and other African leaders’s support to discourage President Alpha Konde from his third term bid. Konde, who was the first democratically elected president of the country, has been in ...
Read More »Two million children may die of pneumonia in next decade
No fewer than two million Nigerian children may die in the next decade if concerted efforts are not made to fight pneumonia. However, an estimated 809,000 of the deaths could be averted by significantly scaling up services to prevent and ...
Read More »Northern CAN urges governors to move against killings
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states has charged governors of the region to ensure that they put security measures in place to end what it described as “senseless killings” in that part of the country. ...
Read More »Nigeria, India sign MoU on establishment of sugar institute
The National Sugar Institute (NSI), Kanpur, India and the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Abuja, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of a Sugar Institute in Nigeria. Executive Secretary of NSDC, Dr. Lateef Busari and Director ...
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