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 ...
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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 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 ...
Read More »Ogun police arrest 25 suspects over burning of deputy speaker’s office, declare inspector missing
Twenty-four hours after hoodlums set Ogun State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo’s campaign office and his five buses ablaze at Ifo Local Government Area, the state police command has declared a Police Inspector missing. The Command Spokesman, Abimbola ...
Read More »FMBN disburses N58 billion housing loans to 23,600 Nigerians
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has granted N58 billion loans to 23,600 beneficiaries to address the housing deficits in the country. The facilities cover April 2017 to March 2019. A breakdown shows that National Housing Fund (NHF) mortgage ...
Read More »Revenue workers caution banks against dealing with consultants on remittances
Protesting workers in the employ of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) have warned commercial banks to desist from dealing with consultants on issues concerning revenue collections and remittances by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Under the ...
Read More »Nigeria may be certified polio-free in December, Africa records 714% increase in measles outbreaks
If feelers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are anything to go by, Nigeria may be certified polio-free this December when it would have accomplished interruption of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) transmission for over three years. By July and August, ...
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