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Resident Youths Demand Fair Treatment From Dangote Over Obajana Plant
Angry youths of Kabba junction/Zariagi, one of the host communities of Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana plant, have staged a peaceful protest around the community to demand fair treatment from Dangote Group. The protest, which commenced at exactly 8am on Tuesday, saw youths in their hundreds gather at the junction opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps office with placards with different...
Climate Change And Floods Will Increase Food Prices – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has charged Nigeria to brace up for the effect of climate change and this year’s floods. IMF African Department official, Mai Farid stressed that food prices will most likely increase. Farid gave the indication on Monday during a session on ‘Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa’. She said the IMF was aware of how the...
Kebbi First Lady Nominated For Presidency International Cancer Control Union
The First Lady of Kebbi state, Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has been nominated for the presidency of the Union for International Cancer Control. The UICC, which represents the world’s major cancer societies, ministries of health, and patient groups, also includes influential policy makers, researchers, and experts in cancer prevention and control. The organisation is dedicated to taking the lead in capacity building and...
Aso Rock Villa To Spend N14bn On Internet
The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the . In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, while stationery and computer consumables would be N79m. A further breakdown of the budget also showed that N35.9m was allocated for electricity charges,...
Late ASP Christopher Obasi Set For Burial In Ebonyi
All is now set for the burial of late Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Christopher Ose Obasi (Rtd) who passed on on September 11, 2022 at Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki Ebonyi State. The late Obasi who hails from Amaezeasa Kindred Okpochiri, Ukwagba Ngbo Ohaukwu L.G.A Ebonyi State died at the age of 66. Popularly known as Opi Igwe, a burial...
What I Would Do About Nnamdi Kanu’s Case If I Were In Buhari’s Shoe – Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has revealed what he would have done about the case of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, if he were in President Muhammadu Buhari's position. Ikpeazu said this during a recent interview with Vanguard while answering questions on the security challenges in the South-East, and also the internal crisis that has been rocking the opposition...
Matawalle Pledges Commitment To Restore Peace In Zamfara
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, on Monday restated his administration’s commitment to restore peace and peaceful coexistence among people of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued by Matawalle’s Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, on Monday in Gusau, the state capital. The governor felicitated with the Muslim Ummah in the state and beyond as...
Nigerians Spends $609.5m In Eight Months For Foreign Education – CBN
Nigerians spent $609.5m on foreign education between January and August 2022. The figure is contained in the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, calculated based on the information provided on the amount spent on educational services under the sectorial utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange. In January 2022, the apex bank noted that a total of $60,202,730.84...
Abia APP Governorship Candidate, Mascot Uzor-Kalu Visits Lady Who Gave Birth To 5 Babies, Others (PHOTOS)
Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, the governorship candidate of Action People's Party (APP) in Abia state on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to Oluomachi Lynda Nwojo, an undergraduate who gave birth to quintuplets, 5 set of babies at Federal Medical center Umuahia Abia State. Chukwuemeka Adile, the state administrative secretary of APP who represented Mascot Uzor Kalu said the...
2023: We’ve Ended Manipulation In Elections — INEC
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the commission has ended the era of election rigging in Nigeria. He also vowed that henceforth, no eligible voter can vote more than once in any election in the country. The INEC chairman, who spoke at a seminar titled: ‘2023 and Beyond: Leadership, Politics, and Citizens...
