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LIFE-ND earmarks 4,250 for empowerment in 6 years in Edo
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises-Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project, said it was earmarking about 4,250 women and youths for livelihood empowerment in the next six years in Edo. Engineer, Sanni Abiodun, the National Coordinator of, LIFE-ND project disclosed this during the IFAD mission inspection to
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Group provides free medical intervention for Taraba village
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Reaching the Unreached Refugees and Peace Initiative (RURPI), a Non Governmental Organization has provided free medical services for over a hundred vulnerable persons at Kpantinapo village in Yorro local government area of Taraba state. The Director of the group Mr Theophilus Songo who flagged off the one day free
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D’banj, Teni, Jaywon, others to thrill at FunmiAyinke’s album release, ‘The Journey’
By Christian Agadibe As listeners gear up for the release of her highly anticipated first studio album entitled The Journey, inspirational writer and soulful singer, Engr. Dr. Amb. Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo popularly known as FunmiAyinke, has announced the celebrated Nigerian music stars to grace the album launch. Legendary music act, D’banj, Teni Teni Entertainer, Jaywon, among
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Nigerian Social Media Awards unveils 2021 winners
Music star, David Adeleke aka Davido, has emerged tops in ‘Naija Game of Thrones’, the premium category of the Nigerian Social Media Awards, NSMA, 2021 beating contestants like: 2Baba, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Wiz Kid, Olamide, Don Jazzy and Genevieve Nnaji, confirming him as the ultimate brand ambassador in the social media space in
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Hardship: We must expand our economy- Ex-Speaker Na’Abba
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, has said that the Federal Government must do more in the direction of expanding the economy so as to tackle the biting poverty and unemployment. Na’Abba added that Nigeria as a country has never had a perfect constitution, stressing that it is
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Nasarawa: ASUU threatens strike over failed implementation of Memorandum of Action by government
From Abel Leonard, Lafia The Academic Staff Union, Nasarawa state University keffi branch, under the Abuja zone has threatens to commence industrial action if the Nasarawa state government fails to implement the Memorandum of Action signed by both parties. Disclosing this on Friday, is the Chairperson of the Union, Dr. Samuel Emmanuel Alu at the University conference
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Sani remains authentic Sokoto APC chair, says Jabbi, youth leader
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Leader, Concerned APC Youth Members in Sokoto State, Isah Jabbi, has insisted that Mainasara Abubakar Sani remains the authentic chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Jabbi, in a statement yesterday said Sani was duly elected and the exercise that led to his emergence was monitored by party
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Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce to boost businesses with maiden trade fair
Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) is organising its maiden trade fair, ”Ikorodu Division Expo (IKODIV Expo 2021), to explore business opportunities in the area. The trade fair, holding between Dec. 2 and Dec. 12, Ikorodu, is organised in partnership with the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) and Lagos state Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
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Ogun celebrates int’l day with PLWDs, commissions braille book production centre
Poised to ensure better welfare and provision for children living with disabilities, especially the visually impaired in the state, the Ogun State government has commissioned the newly renovated braille book production centre. The braille book production centre was first established in the year 2007, but
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Africa requires $7.1Trn ‘New Deal’ to recover from pandemic – ECA
With many African countries struggling from the shackles of debt servicing amid downward economic trend occasioned by COVID-19, a ‘New Deal’ worth 7.1 trillion dollars has been suggested as the only solution. This was the position of Mr Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the ongoing African Economic Conference (AEC)
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Sri Lanka reports 1st omicron case in returnee from Nigeria
Sri Lanka announced Friday it has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in an unvaccinated person who returned from Nigeria. Health ministry spokesperson Dr. Hemantha Herath said the 25-year-old Sri Lankan woman returned on Nov. 24, four days before the government banned travelers from six African countries, reports The Associated Press.
61 worshippers of Baptist Church, 9 others set free in Kaduna
Sixty-one worshippers of Emmanuel Baptist church, Kakau along with 9 other victims of abduction have regained their freedom from their captives. Recall, the 66 worshippers were kidnapped on Sunday October 31, 2021, when their abductors stormed the church and abducted them to an unknown destination. It was learnt that during the attack, the abductors
Itunu Babalola: Nigerian lady who died in CIV prison buried in Ibadan
Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who died in prison in Cote d’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed, has been buried in Ibadan, Oyo State. The remains of Babalola were interred on Saturday at the Sango Cemetery at 11:25am. She was buried in the presence of officials of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission sent
Xavi: Messi deserves seventh Ballon d’Or
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said former team mate Lionel Messi deserved his Ballon d’Or win, describing the Argentine’s record-extending seventh victory as “total justice”. Paris St Germain forward Messi, 34, beat Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho to lift the prestigious award after winning the Copa America for the first time with
COVID-19: Nigeria records two deaths, 196 new infections Friday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two additional COVID-19 fatalities and 196 new infections reported from five states of the federations and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The disease centre disclosed this in an update shared on its Facebook page late Friday night, noting that the fatality toll now stands at 2,980. According
JUST IN: ISWAP terrorists attack Maiduguri Housing Estate
EONS Intelligence is reporting that ISWAP terrorists attacked the 1000 Housing Estate in Maiduguri and the Airport Community town of Gomari with gunfire and Rocket Propelled Mortal bombs on Saturday morning. According to the terse post, the bombs destroyed some houses completely, while the number of casualties not yet known.
Iran nuclear talks break, Europe, US dismayed by Iranian stance
Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal broke off until next week as European officials voiced dismay on Friday at sweeping demands by Iran’s new, hardline government. The seventh round of talks in Vienna is the first with delegates sent by Iran’s anti-Western President Ebrahim Raisi on how to resuscitate the
Twitter’s design, engineering heads to step down in management rejig
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Friday its engineering head Michael Montano and design chief Dantley Davis would step down from their roles by the end of this month, as part of a broader management restructuring at the social networking site. The moves come just days after co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as chief executive officer and
Brazil: Supreme Court orders President’s probe for linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday that a probe be opened into President Jair Bolsonaro for having said during a live broadcast on multiple social media platforms in October that COVID-19 vaccines may raise the chance of contracting AIDS. Bolsonaro, who has declined to take the vaccine, was temporarily suspended from both Facebook and
Omicron variant: FG Approves COVID-19 Booster dose
Regina Otokpa, Abuja The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster shots against the virus for eligible Nigerians. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, said that the decision was reached in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health
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