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Several irregularities on IReV portal

By Editor March 15, 2023 154 0

By Daniel Adaji The just-concluded  presidential election has raised a lot of dust, bordering on the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload results from the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Though INEC has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s tech ecosystem accounts for 30% of Africa’s funded ventures — Osinbajo

By Editor March 15, 2023 149 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s technology ecosystem accounts for almost 30 per cent of Africa’s funded ventures with no fewer than 180 startups. Osinbajo said this at the Official Inauguration of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme and Unveiling of iDICE logo on Tuesday at the State House Banquet Hall. The […]Continue Reading

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Shema : Game-changer in Katsina’s 2023 elections

By Editor March 14, 2023 169 2

Letter to the Editor Your Excellency, please pardon me for not seeking your permission or opinion before putting together this write-up. I knew if I decided to do so, your  principled style of service for national and public interest, and not for public applause, would not allow you to give me the go-ahead. However, there […]Continue Reading

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Flood: FG to relocate 10,000 persons in Kogi

By Editor March 14, 2023 136 0

The Federal Government is to relocate 10,000 persons in Mosun Community in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi following the rampaging activities of the River Benue during raining season. Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, the Managing Director of the Hydro-Electricity Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), made this known during a tour of the affected communities in Continue Reading

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Kogi sensitises residents, fuel stations on old naira notes acceptance

By Editor March 14, 2023 107 0

The officials of Kogi Government and Stakeholders in the financial sectors, have sensitised Kogi residents on the need to accept the old naira notes in line with the Supreme Court judgment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Supreme Court on March 3, ruled that the new and old naira notes should co-exist […]Continue Reading

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Group urges Buhari to sanitise judicial system

By Editor March 13, 2023 108 0

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanitise the judiciary by removing corrupt judges reinstated by the National Judicial Council. This is contained in a statement by CSNAC Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, on Sunday in Lagos. Suraju said that the reinstatement of Justices Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, James Agbadu-Fishim Continue Reading

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IWD 2023: Women are getting more opportunities in sports, Dare says

By Editor March 10, 2023 116 0

Sunday Dare, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, on Wednesday in Abuja said women in Nigeria are getting more opportunities in sports. Dare said this during an event to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD), organised by the Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). He said the narrative has since changed as it […]Continue Reading

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Durumi IDP camp, Abuja lacked a functional school and library; but here’s how Changemakers’ help puts behind the challenges

By Editor March 10, 2023 155 0

By Daniel Adaji Hajia Bintu Ali, a 53-year-old woman and her three children moved into the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Area I, Abuja about four years ago. They fled from Goza, a community in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, where she had lost three of her six children to deadly Boko Haram attacks. While […]Continue Reading

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IWD: Dangote leverages on innovative technologies to achieve gender equity

By Editor March 10, 2023 146 0

… Women play crucial roles in our success story – Fatima Aliko Dangote Executive Director, Commercial, NASCON Allied Industries, Fatima Aliko Dangote has revealed that the Dangote Group has invested in innovative technologies and processes in order to achieve gender equality and empowerment of all women in the organisation. Besides, Fatima disclosed that women are Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s total trade hits N11.722bn in Q4 2022

By Editor March 10, 2023 157 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N11,722.44 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Friday. The NBS said total exports stood at N6,359.61 billion and total imports stood at […]Continue Reading

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Banks yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded

By Editor March 7, 2023 135 0

Commercial banks in some satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded and frustrated in spite of the Supreme Court ruling. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored banks in Nyanya, Mararaba and Karu in Abuja on Tuesday, reports that none of the banks […]Continue Reading

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Stakeholders seek universal access to water, sanitation in Africa

By Editor March 7, 2023 172 0

Leaders, development partners and government ministries have called for a universal guaranteed access to water and sanitation services in Africa. The stakeholders resolved this in a communique issued at the end of the 21st African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition. The event was held at the 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference in Abidjan. Let’s Continue Reading