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FG to unbundle NIPOST – Post-Master General
Fred Itua, Abuja Amidst dwindling fortunes and changing global trends, the Federal Government has concluded plans to unbundle the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) and create subsidiaries that will generate more revenues. Post-Master General Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi made the disclosure in Abuja when the Senate Committee on Communication, visited him. He said: “The agency will
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El-Rufai names deposed Emir Sanusi II as Chancellor of Kaduna State University
Noah Ebije, Kaduna Barely 24 hours after appointing the deposed Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), Governor Nasir El-Rufai has again named the former Kano Emir as the Chancellor of Kaduna State University (KASU). Sanusi, according to a statement by Special Adviser to El-Rufai on Media and
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Buhari had no hand in Sanusi’s dethronement – Presidency
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari had no hand in the dethronement of former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Wednesday that all such insinuations are “untrue, malicious and politically motivated.” Shehu
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Sultan pledges to sustain Argungu Fishing Festival
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, has pledged that the Sokoto Sultanate Council would sustain the relationship with the Argungu Emirate of Kebbi State – a relationship dating back to 1934 – by keeping the fishing festival alive in the interest of interstate unity. Abubakar made the remark through a
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How Taraba Speaker is managing to avert a major political crisis
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo It has been a hundred days since Dr Joseph Kunini was elected as Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly after the unceremonious resignation of former Speaker Mr Abel Diah. Following his election, Speaker Kunini’s leadership has managed to avoid what many consider a repeat of the political crisis that engulfed
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Outrage in Bayelsa over herdsmen attack on policeman
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa There was anger on Wednesday morning at the Bayelsa State police command over an attack on a police sergeant by herdsmen. Police sergeant Charles Biweribo was attacked by herdsmen at his duty post, the uncompleted Tower five- star hotel close to the Flyover beside the NNPC mega filling station. According to reports,
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Micro SMEs: Access Bank unveils TraderLite
Maduka Nweke Access Bank Plc has launched TraderLite, an account that enables micro-businesses with turnover between N50, 000 and N1 million to operate their businesses with their individual names or registered business names. The aim, according to the bank, is to stimulate the growth of the economy. At the launch of the new product, Victor
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Umahi offers scholarship to children of murdered Ebonyi couple
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has accepted to undertake the education of all three surviving children of a slain Abia-based Ebonyi couple. The victims, Mr Darlington Uzonwa and Mrs Chinyere Uzonwa, were brutally murdered in front of their children by an armed robbery gang along Secretariat Road Umuahia on January 25. They
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Niger local govt chairmen head to Ghana on waste management tour
John Adams, Minna The 25 local government chairmen in the Niger State has departed for Accra, the Ghanaian capital, for what the press secretary to the governor, Mrs Mary Noel Berje, said is to enable them to understudy waste management by Accra-based private company Jospang Waste Recycling Company. Although the chairmen, who are barely two
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ITF disburses N2 billion for SIWES allowance in 2019
Gyang Bere, Jos The Director-General of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Joseph N Ari, said the Fund disbursed N2,094,407,000 in student and supervisory allowances under the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in 2019. Ari disclosed this yesterday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during the 2019 ITF merit award ceremony held at the ITF headquarters.
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UEFA League: All players on Leipzig bench would play in my Spurs team – Mourinho
José Mourinho warned that Tottenham will find it “very difficult” to qualify for the Champions League next season after RB Leipzig ended their participation in this year’s competition by winning their last-16 tie 4-0 on aggregate.Spurs were no match for Leipzig, who reached the last eight with a 3-0 win at the Red Bull Arena, and there is no sign of their injury problems easing before they host Manchester United on Sunday. The season is in danger of fizzling out for Mourinho’s side and their poor form in the Premier League has…
UEFA League: All players on Leipzig bench would play in my Spurs team – Mourinho
José Mourinho warned that Tottenham will find it “very difficult” to qualify for the Champions League next season after RB Leipzig ended their participation in this year’s competition by winning their last-16 tie 4-0 on aggregate.Spurs were no match for Leipzig, who reached the last eight with a 3-0 win at the Red Bull Arena, and there is no sign of their injury problems easing before they host Manchester United on Sunday. The season is in danger of fizzling out for Mourinho’s side and their poor form in the Premier League has…
Coronavirus stops Man City v Arsenal EPL clash
The English Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal, expected to take place on Wednesday night at the Etihad, has been postponed, due to the coronavirus fears.The suspension comes hours after Evangelos Marinakis, Olympiacos owner, announced that he has contracted the disease.Marinakis was seen on the pitch at the Emirates stadium when his side played Arsenal in the Europa League on February 27.Arsenal would later confirm that they had “identified that a number of players met the Olympiacos owner immediately following the game”.The North London club, in a statement, said the risk…
Number of coronavirus cases in US passes 1,000
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States reached 1,001 with 28 deaths by 11:30 p.m. EST Tuesday (0330 GMT on Wednesday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) reported 696 as of 4 p.m. Monday (2000 GMT).The state of Washington has reported over 260 cases, followed by New York with 173 cases and California 144 cases, reports Xinhua.More clusters have surfaced in various locations around the country. Over 70 patients are connected…
Coronavirus: British Health Minister tests positive
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus, it has emerged tonight.The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care fell ill on Friday last week, The Times reported.The MP for Mid Bedfordshire is now in isolation where she is understood to be recovering, reports mirror.co.uk.Dorries has attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and was in close contact with hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week.It is not known who infected the minister, who helped to draw up legislation to tackle the disease and has been working…
Coronavirus: British Health Minister tests positive
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus, it has emerged tonight.The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care fell ill on Friday last week, The Times reported.The MP for Mid Bedfordshire is now in isolation where she is understood to be recovering, reports mirror.co.uk.Dorries has attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and was in close contact with hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week.It is not known who infected the minister, who helped to draw up legislation to tackle the disease and has been working…
2 American soldiers killed in Iraq during anti-ISIS mission
*Four others wounded during mission The Pentagon on Tuesday identified the two U.S. Marine Raiders killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group’s ongoing presence there.According to the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, the two Marines were “killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold in a mountainous area of north central Iraq,” officials said on Monday.Another four service members were wounded during the mission, a U.S. official told ABC News on Monday.The…
Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to secure a peace deal with the insurgent group.The presidential decree requires all prisoners to give “a written guarantee to not return to the battlefield”.In exchange, the Taliban has agreed to hand over 1,000 government troops, reports the BBC.It comes as the US begins withdrawing troops from the country as part of a linked agreement signed earlier with the Taliban.According to the decree signed by President Ghani, all 1,500 prisoners will be released within 15…
UEFA League: Leipzig, Atalanta secure q’final tickets with wins over Spurs, Valencia
Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign came to an end as they were well beaten by RB Leipzig in the last 16.The German club – who were only formed 10 years ago – led 1-0 from the first leg in London and Marcel Sabitzer’s double at the Red Bull Arena put Leipzig in control.Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris should have done better for both goals – getting a hand to both the Leipzig captain’s 20-yard shot and near-post header, reports the BBC.Emil Forsberg scored with his first touch after coming off the…
UEFA League: Leipzig, Atalanta secure q’final tickets with wins over Spurs, Valencia
Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign came to an end as they were well beaten by RB Leipzig in the last 16.The German club – who were only formed 10 years ago – led 1-0 from the first leg in London and Marcel Sabitzer’s double at the Red Bull Arena put Leipzig in control.Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris should have done better for both goals – getting a hand to both the Leipzig captain’s 20-yard shot and near-post header, reports the BBC.Emil Forsberg scored with his first touch after coming off the…
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