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NDDC board appointment: APC group rejects Okang as nominee for C’River
CONTROVERSY has trailed the appointment of board members and management team for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the Presidency, as the people of Cross River State have rejected the appointment of Asu Oku Okang as nominee from the state, noting that he is a staunch and active member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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UK defence secretary Ben Wallace resigns
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister’s office said Thursday.
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Atiku says coup in Central, West Africa worrisome, calls for introspection
Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar said the alarming surge in military takeovers in Central and West Africa is worrisome. Yesterday, military officers in Gabon said they had taken power and put the president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest, as the country became the latest in Africa to suffer an attempted coup, only weeks
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INEC start recruitment of ad-hoc staff for Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the recruitment of ad-hoc staff ahead of the governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. INEC in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) said the portal for the recruitment exercise is open from Thursday, 31 August 2023 and would close on October 2. “Notice of Recruitment
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Ondo dissolves 18 LG council chairmen, councillors
The Ondo State government has dissolved the elected 18 local government council chairmen and the councillors in the state. Acting governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in a statement by his spokesperson Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson said the move was taken following the expiration of their tenure. “This implies that all chairmen and councilors would vacate their respective offices accordingly
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NRC fix lifts, escalators at Idu station after Minister’s threat
A few days after the Minister of Transportation threatened to sanction the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Cooperation over the deplorable state of the train station in Idu Yard, Abuja, efforts have been made to fix the lifts, escalators and other facilities.
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GBV: Stakeholders task teachers on code of conduct for safe schools
To address concerns over growing Gender-Based Violence (GBV), in schools, stakeholders in child education and protection have tasked Nigerian teachers on the introduction of a code of conduct to reduce case such cases and school drop-outs among others.
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Tribe Nation, Terra Academy partner to launch internship programme for creative industry
Tribe Nation Theatrical Distribution Limited and Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA) have announced the launch of a one-of-a-kind collaboration aimed at providing top-level training and valuable hands-on industrial experience for young Nigerians within the creative and film industry. Under this partnership, graduates of TAFTA will get the opportunity for a paid internship with Tribe
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Lagos NUJ honours Dangote as highest private employer in Nigeria
It was a night of accolades for Africa’s foremost business conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited, (DIL), as journalists in Lagos State conferred an award of excellence on the Group for its outstanding contributions to the economic development of Nigeria and Africa. The award, according to the journalists, was because of Dangote’s aggressive employment generation drive, which
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Lagdo Dam: NEMA warns of full discharge should rains persist
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that Lagdo Dam in Cameroun may commence full discharge of excess water should the heavy rainfall persist. Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, made this known during an Emergency Coordination Forum of Disaster Management Stakeholders meeting, yesterday, in Abuja. He said: “This release may result in all frontline states experiencing flooding in subsequent
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