By Bala Ibrahim For the best part of this week, Kaduna State has been in the news for a number of sensitive and delicate issues, some of which are capable of causing disagreements or provoking anger, depending on which side of the divide you belong. First was the issue of religion, and the need for worshippers to abide by laid […]
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Following implementation of the Right of Way (RoW) by Governors of Kaduna, Imo, Katsina and Plateau, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has expressed delight over the strides that have been made by the Governors of these States. According to a document from the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the RoW charges in […]
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Governor of Niger State and Chairman North Central Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of the 1441 AH Ramadan Fast as they observe Eid-il-Fitr. Governor Sani Bello expressed optimism that the difficulties experienced following the outbreak of Coronavirus will soon be history. He said the Muslim Faithfull have gone through one […]
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Niger State Government has approved the dualization of 2.4km Tunga-Round-About to Imani Hospital Road junction at the cost of over N1.2b. This was made known during post-Executive Council Briefing held at Government House Minna. The commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ibrahim Mohammed Panti, explained that council agreed that the contract for the project will be awarded immediately and would be […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, signed into law three bills passed by the state House of Assembly. They are the Public Procurement Amendment Bill, Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Bill and the Debt Management Office Bill. With the signing of the bills into law, Bayelsa is now among states in Nigeria that adhere to the International Public Sector Accounting […]
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Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Thursday lifted the ban on funerals with stringent COVID-19 protocols as a measure to decongest mortuaries in the state. Diri had in an Executive Order aimed at containing the spread of the Coronavirus, outlawed social activities like marriages, burials and social gatherings. Diri who announced the approval on Thursday during a meeting of the […]
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……He’s bitten the very finger that fed and nurtured him to limelight and his case is irredeemable ……a bitter little man who has failed at his calling as a lawyer and AG. ……Counsels him on how to seek appointment from Wike Freedom of expression is one of the fundamental rights we have in Nigeria, however, that right should neither be […]
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The Posting and Industrial Relations Unit of the Human Resource Division of NIPOST Corporate Headquarters gutted by fire at 8:35am was effectively contained. In a press release signed by the General Manager, Corporate Communications Nigerian Postal Service, Franklin Alao, he said that the smoke that snowballed into the fire was first noticed coming from the window of the office of […]
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By Edwin Madunagu When my mobile telephone rang around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, I knew, before checking it, what news I would receive: the death, at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), of James Kolawole Kwame Crentsil, popularly known as Comrade James Crentsil in and outside Calabar and in and outside the Nigerian Socialist Movement. He […]
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The leadership of the House of Representatives has resolved the issues surrounding the delays in the payment of the salary of some health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This is according to a communiqué by Lanre Lasisi Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives. He noted that consequently, some of the health […]
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