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The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Nnamdi Affia, has advised corps members to uphold the ideals for which the scheme was established. Affia gave the advice on Saturday when he visited the NYSC Orientation Camp in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area...
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains under the aegis of PDP Stakeholders Forum, have asked the Screening Committee for the party’s chairmanship ahead of its March 24 national convention to disqualify one of the leading aspirants, Alhaji...
The Sokoto State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its Local Government Congress in the state today. Secretary of the party, Alhaji Aminu Bello Sokoto (ACY), made the announcement yesterday, while briefing journalists on th...
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the minister of works to fix bad roads in the country to reduce accidents and ensure safety. Mr Labaran Maku, the Minister of Information, disclosed this on Thursday at a one-day public lecture organised by the ...
The traditional ruler of Doma in Nasarawa, Alhaji Ahmadu Aliyu-Ogah, has urged the people of the area to cut down on the amount of bride price on their daughters to encourage young suitors. He gave the advice on Thursday while addressing Imams in...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday commissioned N2.6 billion water plant in Otobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue. In his speech at the occasion, the President commended Gov. Gabriel Suswam for establishing water projects in the state. He s...
The House of Representatives Committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Thursday said it would work towards the early passage of Cyber Security Bill before it. Rep. Ibrahim Gusau, the Committee Chairman, said this in Lagos at the 20...
Dr Zikrullah Giwa, the Polio Technical Consultant to the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), said Thursday that Nigeria recorded four cases of wild polio virus in the past 10 weeks. Giwa who made this known at a meeting of the forum in Kaduna, said ...
Prof Maurice Iwu, former INEC Chairman on Thursday called on the National Assembly to ensure the quick passage of the bill that sought to protect traditional medicine and regulate access to genetic resources. Iwu, who is the Chairman of the Bio-resourc...
Plateau government has assured the NYSC batch "A" corps members posted to the state of adequate security during orientation and in their places of primary assignment. Mr Lohfa Bako, Commissioner for Youth Development, who represented Gov. Jon...
The Senate, yesterday, endorsed moves to increase the number of Federal High Court judges from 70 to 100. The resolution of the senate was sequel to a second passage of a bill, titled "an Act to amend the Federal High Court Act to make provision f...
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole may contest the gubernatorial primary of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) against self since checks reveal he remains the only gubernatorial aspirant that shows interest in the coming governorship poll, LEADERSHI...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has berated President Goodluck Jonathan for saying that the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is the only truly democratic party and describing other political parties as one-man shows. ''Saying the PDP is the o...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State has kicked against the ongoing deductions from salaries of staff of the State Polytechnic, Bori, and other tertiary institutions in the state by the State Civil Service Commission. In a statement mad...
Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina State has said that his administration would not waver from its commitment of providing essential services to the people, assuring that the state government would continue to place emphasis on infrastructur...