A pupil by the name of Laura Ogundele, in the company of her Mother today presented the special letter she wrote to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami. Laura in her letter described Prof. Pantami as a special gift to Nigeria and one she looks up to becoming the President of Nigeria. Full Text Of
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…..Parties Pledge Collaboration on Ensuring Nation Wide Availability of Petroleum Products The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, and Petroleum Tankers Drivers have suspended its planned strike action after the intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. According to a communiqué on critical stakeholders’ engagement between NARTO, PTD, NUPENG, NMDPRA, and
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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has encouraged the outgoing batch A stream 1 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to be innovative and determined to discover the vast opportunities that abound in the country by being self-reliant. According to a press release on Thursday 17th February 2022 Director-General (Press Affairs) Gombe Government House, Ismaila Uba Misilli, he
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The National Frequency Management Council has formally handed over the 3.5GHz spectrum allocation for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) Networks to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a press release on Thursday 17th February 2022 signed by the spokesperson to the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Uwa Suleiman, she said that performing the handover in Abuja, Chairman
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said it will continue to make the welfare of its officers and men a priority within its available resources. The Agency stated this to clarify issues raised in some reports alleging complaints by some staff over its last promotion exercise. According to the Agencys Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, 75%
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…..Directs IGP to suspend two Inspectors …..Calls for information on developments on the cocaine saga The Police Service Commission has suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Sunday Labuan and Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP James Bawa from the exercise of the powers and functions of their respective offices with effect from Monday, 14th February 2022 According to a press release
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The Delta State PDP has lampooned Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, the present Senator representing Delta North Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly, over his boast to defeat PDP in Delta State by any means possible, including violence, in the next general elections, describing it as attention-seeking rabble, from a failed politician who knows he has nothing else to offer. Reacting to
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The State Commandant, Nigeria Secicurity and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has urged the residents of the State to resort to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) while resolving non-criminal cases of conflicts in order to decongest correctional centres across the country. According to a press release signed by the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civll Defence Corps, Osun
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…..Meets With Students, Youth Leaders, Women Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has announced a monthly empowerment scheme for small-scale businesses across the eight local government areas of the state. Governor Diri, who disclosed this on Wednesday during an interactive session with secondary school students, women and beneficiaries of the state’s higher education loans scheme in Yenagoa, said the initiative
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By Adewole Kehinde “To let oneself be bound by a duty from the moment you see it approaching is part of the integrity that alone justifies responsibility.” Dag Hammarskjšld. For the past two weeks, some Nigerians have gone out to call the Group Managing Director of the NNPC Ltd names, while others have called for his sack due to the
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