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The Chairman of Abaji Area Council, FCT, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad, has pledged to strengthen the council’s poverty alleviation scheme through the establishment of skills acquisition centres for youths and women in the counci...
The natives of Karshi in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), yesterday rejected a compensation of N12, 000 per tree offer to them by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on their community trees which was cut off by the administrati...
Awka, the capital of Anambra State was once described as a glorified village by a writer, even though he may not be said to be correct. But the assertion may not be far from the truth against the backdrop of the level of development in Awka, the capita...
When Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, last week at the Okpara Square, Independence Layout, flagged-off the campaign for the December 10, 2011, local government council election in the state, he reassured the people that the ruling People’s...
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA has received over 16,500 applications for 18 vacant positions it advertised for in two national daily newspapers. The new positions which range from clerical assistants to Directors When LEADERS...
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday reconstituted a 32-man security committee to determine the future of motorcycle operators (okada riders) in the State. Fashola, while inaugurating the committee at the Conference Room of the Gover...
Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has urged the re-elected President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson to work towards the consolidation of peace, stability and democratic growth so far achieved in the country. Speaking at the openi...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday vowed not to go back to classes until its demands were met fully by the Federal Government. ASUU began a nationwide indefinite strike midnight on Sunday. The President of ASUU, Prof Ukachukwu Aw...
Eight persons died while nine others sustained serious injuries following an accident at Kanawa Forest near Kwadon village in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe, on Sunday. According to an eye witness, Malam Mohammed Sani, the accident occurre...
Work at the site of a new Kano State University commenced this month while the institution is expected to be fully functional in the 2012 academic session. The establishment of the new institution will bring the number of state universities in Kano Sta...
The State of insecurity in the Nigeria constituted a great threat not only to her peace and unity but also to the efforts of the founding fathers that ensured her independence and corporate existence. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko ...
Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva yesterday threw open another battle line with the Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he insisted on contesting the February 2012 governorship election on the platform of the PDP. He said that the is...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-corruption, Mr Jagaba Adams Jagaba, has said that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will continue to function at the nation’s sea ports.Thi...
The federal government has warned the United Nations over the escalating global security challenges, saying that the recent incident in Kosovo was an indication that the world still faces security threats. Addressing the United Nations Secu...
The executive director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Ado Mohammed, has declared that Nigeria has made significant stride and would eradicate polio within two years despite the upsurge in wild polio this year. Speaking a...