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Governor Abdullahi Sule has assembled experts as advisers to enable his administration to turn the economic fortunes of Nasarawa State around. He described the 14-member Investment and Economic Development Advisory Council as tested and trusted global citizens. The governor said ...
Read More »Tribunal reserves ruling on Victor Ndoma-Egba’s petition
The National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has reserved judgement on the petition by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba of All Progressives Congress (APC) against Senator Sandy Onor, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independent National Electoral Commission ...
Read More »House of Reps ex-appropriation panel chair Jibrin fears losing seat
A former chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has raised the fear of losing his seat. The member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency of the state in the lower legislative chamber made his apprehension known after the National Assembly ...
Read More »A’Court grants Abba’s request to parade more witnesses at Kano guber tribunal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has granted the application of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Kano State, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, to parade eight more witnesses in his quest to ...
Read More »Civil society groups floor Buhari’s ministerial nominees, vow to challenge Malami’s nomination in court
No fewer than 11 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have faulted some of the candidates nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for ministerial appointments, saying their choice will worsen the war against corruption. Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre for Africa (PAACA), Youth Initiative ...
Read More »Fayemi charges varsities on wider research to up webometric ranking
Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has charged Nigerian universities to expand the scope of their research, not only for breakthroughs in the medical line but for good showing on webometric ranking. Fayemi spoke at the Ekiti State University (EKSU) ...
Read More »Anambra newspaper vendors declare strike over alleged harassment
Newspaper vendors in Awka, Anambra State declared an indefinite strike and suspended distribution of dallies following what they described as incessant harassment by government agents. Investigation revealed that several bundles of various Nigerian newspapers supplied to Awka were dumped at ...
Read More »Fifteen persons feared dead in Nasarawa auto crash, two die, 10 injure in Bauchi accident
No fewer than 15 persons have been feared killed in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State following a fatal road accident in the area. The accident occurred about 8am yesterday when a Carina Station Wagon conveying 10 passengers and ...
Read More »1.5 million persons die of hepatitis B yearly, says medical expert
An Anambra State-based Medical Consultant, Professor Peter Emeka Katchy, has expressed worry over the death of 1.5 million people worldwide yearly from either Hepatitis B or C, saying the disease is claiming more lives than HIV/AIDS. Prof. Katchy stated this ...
Read More »Group doubts substitution of NITDA’s regulation for Nigeria’s data protection law
The Paradigm Initiative has raised concern about whether the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) regulation could be substituted for a comprehensive data protection law. Such a law, it noted, should be compliant with best global standards such as the ...
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