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Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has charged the young scientists representing Nigeria in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) to win the gold medal. Giving the challenge when he received the contingent in Abuja, he also implored ...

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has adjusted the visa fee for American citizens to $160 in deference to the directive of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. The change has been effected in the service’s ...

The pervasive insecurity, poverty and corruption in Nigeria have been blamed on the past inactions of the nation’s leaders. The country’s Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) of the military President Ibrahim Babangida administration in 1992 was specifically fingered as the precursor ...

Crisis is imminent as the Cross River House of Assembly is about to begin legislation on a bill seeking the establishment of Land Use and Allocation Management Commission (LUAC) to do away with the Land Use Act 1978, which it ...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared his readiness to tackle poor remuneration in the state’s civil service, stressing that poor wages packages could be counterproductive to the anti-corruption fight. Governor Makinde, who made the assertion, while addressing the newly ...

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor has cautioned pensioners against patronising those she referred to as fake agents during their pensions verification, saying most of them fall into the hands of fraudsters when they want to perfect their documents. ...

Scholars and activists have blamed the increasing insecurity, poverty and corruption in the country on past decisions of the nation’s elites and leaders. Specifically, the country’s business model since 1982, the structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was identified as a major ...

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to full charge of the nation’s security challenges by changing the strategy that has not produced positive results. It’s National President, Christopher Isiguzo stated this at a town hall ...

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Aniekan Bassey yesterday charged the Ibikpe, Ikpa and Ikot Oku communities in Uruan Council Area to be united and cooperate to facilitate the establishment of the proposed 50,000bpd Modular Refinery in ...

The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, has unfolded a fresh strategy under the Super Camps concept to end insurgency in North East. According to him, the measures are to deploy fighting ...