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Independent Nigeria » Politics
9h ago
The leadership of Udu Ward 3 in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State has suspended a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, based on allegations of breaching the party’s constitution and engaging in misconduct. A statement signed by notable figures including Rt. Hon. Karo Goru, DESOPADEC Commissioner; Chief Emmanuel Eyakagba, Executive Assistant to ..read more
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13h ago
BENIN – Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday in Benin, the Edo State capital, expressed his displeasure over the shootings that characterized the Commission’s Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise at Oredo Ward 4, Egor and other centres in the local government areas of the State. The INEC Chairman who made ..read more
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17h ago
Plateau State Ministry of Agricuture and Rural Resources in conjunction with Plateau Agricultural Development Program (PADP) have officially launched 2024 agric. Input distribution of farm seeds to farming groups in the state aimed at generating bumper harvest this farming season across the Plateau state. The benefitting groups were among others Rice farmers association, Wheat farmers ..read more
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18h ago
PORT HARCOURT – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has partnered the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC and Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, to train its staff on ways to tackle project abandonments and resolve conflicts in the Niger Delta. The one-day capacity-building training, themed, “Promoting Awareness for Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector ..read more
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19h ago
Former Commissioner for Works in Ondo State, Engr. Gboye Adegbenro has called on journalists and people of the state to make collective efforts in developing the state He charged the indigenes and residents of the state to, as a matter of necessity, contribute their quota in moving the state forward socio-economically. Adegbenro, who is the ..read more
Independent Nigeria » Politics
19h ago
The Yobe State Government Thursday said it has received a newly amphibious excavator (swamp buggy) and low-bed truck procured by Yobe State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL). The machines were purchased by Yobe ACReSAL to save the eroded environments through clearance, dredging, desilting and restoration. Taking over the machines on behalf of the Yobe ..read more
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19h ago
The German-based Forum for Innovations in African Universities (FIAU) has appointed the former Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Mike Omeri, as the new Executive Director for the African Region, with a immediately effect The appointment was contained in a letter signed by the founder of FIAU, Paschal Anosike and co-founder, Klaus Schneider ..read more
Independent Nigeria » Politics
20h ago
Northern Coalition Group (CNG), has said identified lack of synergy between federal and state governments as the major reasons why insecurity linger in Northern Nigeria. The group also noted that lack synergy and understanding between the Nigerian Army and Air Force is another setback to the ongoing fight against insecurity in the region. The Chairman ..read more
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20h ago
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has indicated interest in partnering Yobe state government to construct Low-Cost Housing Estates in the state. FHA Managing Director, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo, stated this today when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Mai Mala Buni. He said, “The FHA is desirous of partnering with the government of Yobe state ..read more
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22h ago
The Katsina State House of Assembly has passed a unanimous vote of confidence on Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s leadership styles towards handling of security issues in the state. Rt. Hon. Nasiru Yahaya, the Speaker of the house who announced the resolution during it’s plenary session, said the lawmakers have confidence in the Governor’s efforts to ..read more