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Empowering Youths No More Solution To Unemployment But Investing In Them — FG
Federal government, Monday, said that youth empowerment has become old-fashioned, submitting that the best way to solve the problem of unemployment was investing in the youths. The government said that it was taking a detour from empowering the youth to training them to develop requisite skills and knowledge that will better their lots. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare...
Liverpool Can Cope Without Salah And Mane During AFCON – Jay-Jay Okocha
Nigeria and Premier League legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha believes Liverpool can adapt to the situation of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane departures for the Africa Cup of Nations. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to take place between 9 January 2022 and 6 February 2022 across five cities in Cameroon. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played...
Save Nigeria By Embracing True Federalism Now, Clark Tells Buhari
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has demanded the immediate implementation of the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress (APC) report on true federalism. The Delta native, who leads the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANFEF) in a chat with reporters in Abuja, argued that true federalism remains the solution to the multiple challenges besetting Nigeria. The nonagenarian said it behoves President Muhammadu Buhari...
DSS Arrests General Idris Dambazau Over Economic Sabotage
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested General Idris Bello Dambazau (Rtd.), Managing Director of Kano state’s Consumer Protection Council (KCPC), over allegations of economic sabotage. Daily Trust gathered that Dambazau was arrested for allegedly sealing off seven filling stations in the state capital, an act the secret police said was unilateral and unconstitutional. He is billed to be charged...
We Spend N30bn Monthly On N-Power Beneficiaries, Says FG
Federal government has said it spends N30 billion monthly on N-Power beneficiaries’ stipends. This was disclosed by the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, during the closing ceremony of the 3,000 N-Power beneficiaries trained on hardware, software engineering under N-Tech in Abuja, yesterday. The minister who was represented by the national coordinator, National Social Investment...
Rebuild Umuahia-Uzuakoli-Ohafia Road, It’s Not A Federal Road, Sen. Kalu Tells Ikpeazu
Senator representing Abia North Senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has called on the governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to consider rebuilding Umuahia -Uzuakoli -Akara-Alayi-Igbere- Item-Abiriba-Ohafia road. Describing the road as important, the Senate Chief Whip said contrary to insinuations, the road is not a federal government but state road. The former Governor in a post in his verified...
Stop Wearing Military Camouflage, DHQ Warns Governors, Politicians
The Defence headquarters on Thursday warned state governors and other politicians to desist from wearing and using military uniforms as campaign strategies to woo voters for elective offices noting that they risk prosecution A statement in this regard by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Air Commodore WAP Maigida said the action of the politicians is manifestly illegal and an...
Abia Govt Talks Tough, Says It’ll No Longer Tolerate False, Malicious Social Media Publications
Abia State government has warned against misleading reports about the state on social media, saying it would no longer tolerate the activities of those behind such reports. It particularly cautioned those it said use the social media to publish or send messages, which are false with the intention to disperage or blackmail the state government or it’s officials in order...
EU Parliament President David Sassoli Dies At 65
The President of the European Parliament David Sassoli has died at the age of 65. Sassoli died early Tuesday morning in a hospital in the Italian municipality of Aviano, his spokesman Roberto Cuillo confirmed to dpa. On Monday the EU parliament confirmed he had been admitted to hospital in Italy on December 26 “because of a serious complication due to a...
Rivers Govt Destroys 27 Illegal Refining Sites, Arrest Eight
Rivers Govt Destroys 27 Illegal Refining Sites, Arrest Eight Eight persons suspected to be pipeline vandals have been arrested in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, as the operation to end oil bunkering and illegal refining of petroleum products is intensified by the State Government. The suspects were arrested by a special anti-bunkering taskforce set up by the council chairman,...
