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Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi has blamed some Civil Society Organisations as well as some individuals in Rivers of stalling Ogoni clean up through unnecessary litigations. Abdullahi stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the meeting
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday demolished the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp and other shanties as part of strategy to address security challenges in the nation’s capital. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Alhaji Shehu Ahmad,
The Webfala Digital Skills For All Initiative, an NGO, has launched an e-platform codenamed ‘NextElection’, to help prevent pre/post electoral violence in Nigeria. The e-platform was officially launched in Ilorin on Wednesday at a Stakeholders Engagement organised by Webfala to address electoral
President Muhammadu Buhari says the government is edging forward in promoting sustainable development by creating a digital application, Eyemark, that enables citizens to monitor and evaluate capital projects in real-time. Eyemark is an application that provides unimpeded access to information on stakeholders
The Uniccon Group of Companies says that its collaboration with Canada Trade Commission on Africa’s first humanoid robot “Omeife” is worth $12.6 billion. The Chairman of group, Mr Chuks Ekwueme, said this when the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada, visited
Katsina State government on Wednesday in Abuja reiterated its commitment to the furtherance of girl-child education. This, it said, would be done through increased enrolment, retention in school, completion of secondary school education and progression to higher levels of education. Communication Officer, Adolescent
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr Sani Manyahaya, as the sixth substantive rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun. A statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Sola Lawal, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said that the appointment letter was
The Wife of Anambra Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has offered scholarship to a 13-year-old girl, allegedly impregnated by her 75-year-old guardian, Sunday Moghalu. Soludo made this known while receiving the victim and her baby in company of the state Commissioner for Women
The Federal Government has refuted the allegation by a former Twitter staff that the micro blogging site did not negotiate with the Government in the wake of its suspension. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday in Abuja
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday inaugurated his re-election campaign promising to deliver over 600 viable projects. Addressing party supporters at the Ramat Square in Maiduguri, Zulum lauded the resilience and support of the people of the state to his administration