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Whither the Interim Common Services Agency and Esiala

By Ele Ifah Sunday 182 0
By Eric Teniola These days Esiala and the Interim Common Services Agency mean nothing to many people. Yet, years ago, these two agencies dominated the headlines in this country. In a televised address to the nation on July 30, 1975, the then Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed(8 November 1938-13 February 1976), GCFR,  said […]Continue Reading
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Full Text of Buhari’s Democracy Day Broadcast

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Fellow Nigerians,   I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country, and one Nigeria.   As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature […]Continue Reading
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The Dilemma Over Grazing Laws

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By Eric Teniola President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has often referred to the gazette that published Nigeria’s grazing laws. In his television interview to mark his 6th anniversary in power, he referred to the so-called gazette.  The President was echoing what his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari said on April 1, 2018, when he was […]Continue Reading
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Zulum Approves N100m Take Off Grant for Recently Approved Federal Polytechnic, Monguno

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… Academics to Begin October  Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N100m to assist in the take-off of Federal Polytechnic, Monguno, which was recently approved by the Federal Government. Zulum announced on Thursday when he received the rector of the polytechnic, Professor Garba Mohammed Ngala at the Government House, […]Continue Reading
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Women, adolescents face loss of health services, jobs, information and technology during COVID-19

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The experiences of over 30,000 people, mainly women, and young people were solicited in 43 Asian, African, Latin American, and Caribbean countries through surveys, interviews, webinars, and social media: Half of the young people (544/1,088) surveyed in Latin America and the Caribbean feared technology problems during homeschooling would affect prospects A phone-based Continue Reading
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Nigerian BBC host Peter Nkanga receives death threats

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Abuja, May 30, 2021 – Nigerian authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the death threats received by journalist Peter Nkanga and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalist said today. Since May 20, dozens of anonymous people have called and sent text messages to Nkanga, an Abuja-based reporter with the BBC, […]Continue Reading
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Shareholders hail Dangote over Cement’s N272.6bn dividend

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Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc on Wednesday commended the Management of the company for an impressive performance despite the economic challenges in the year under review. Unanimously, the shareholders approved N272.6 billion as a dividend, translating to N16 per share for the year ended December 31, 2020. The 16 percent increase in the company’s revenue led […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria: Religious Extremism Fueling Violence

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Escalating bloodshed in Nigeria is fueled in part by religious extremism – and the United States must recognize this in order to achieve peace, says the former U.S. religious freedom ambassador. “This thing’s going to blow up on us, as we would say, ‘bigger than Dallas,’ if we don’t get into there and really start […]Continue Reading
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Governors snub Routine Immunization and endanger children – Report

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The World Immunization Week 2021, meant to emphasize the value of vaccines in preventing diseases that were previously life-threatening, was commemorated last week. However, a report by the Partnership for Advocacy in Child & Family Health at Scale (PACFaH@Scale) shows that state governments are not committed to Routine Immunization, as seen in sloppy budgetary Continue Reading
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‘Nigeria is Printing Money’ – The Road to Zimbabwe

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By Nick Agule Within the last week, a war of words has ensued over the management of the Nigerian economy with Gov Obaseki of Edo State firing the first salvo by accusing the FG of the catastrophic management of the economy alleging that the FG is printing money to fund federal allocations. Nigeria’s Finance Minister […]Continue Reading
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