Author: Aaron ossai
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Kwara House Charges Security Agencies To Rise Against Ritual Killings
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Commissioner of Police and hierarchies of other security agencies to come up with strategies that would curb incessant kidnapping and ritual killings in the state. The House made the call following a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised by the…
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Federal Poly Silame bill passes second reading at Senate
By Najem Francis, Sokoto The bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Silame, Sokoto State, sponsored by Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has passed second reading at the Senate. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bashir Rabe Mani, made available to newsmen in Sokoto said that the bill scaled through…
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Low Cost Houses Panacea To Housing Deficit In Nigeria – Expert
By Aaron Ossai Former Chief Building Engineer, Cross River State Government, Lands and Housing, Engr. Fidel Aju Ogar has said that provision of low cost houses for low income earners is capable of solving the prevalent housing deficit in Nigeria. Ogar who stated this in a paper titled ‘Delivering (Actually) Affordable Shelter’ at a workshop…
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Four North Central States Loses $13.7bn To Farmers-Herdsmen Clash
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has recalled loss of agricultural goods and services due to incessant clashes between Nigerian farmers and Fulani herdsmen, particularly in Benue, Plateau, Kaduna and Nasarawa states in the past one year to the tune of $13.7 billion. “During the clashes, about 2,…
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Confusion As UBTH Rejects Monkey Pox Patients
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City There is tension in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Benin City, Edo State, over Monkey Pox disease scare. It was gathered that mass evacuation of patients hit the hospital on Wednesday, following conflicting reports over a person suspected to have contracted the disease and admitted at…
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Kwara Poly Debunks Hike In Tuition Fee
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The management of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has debunked insinuations making the round of hike in the tuition fee of the institution. The institution was alleged to have introduced a new tuition fee of N75, 000 as against N58, 000 it charged the students last session. But both the…
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Kwara House Charges Ministry To Restore Sanity On Roads
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministries of Works and Transport and Environment as well as the State Road Maintenance Agency to restore sanity on all roads, especially on setbacks and walkways in the state capital. The Legislature made the resolution in its Wednesday’s sitting while…
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DUNEAETA Applauds Umahi’s Election As Co-Chair, Southern Governors Forum
By Aaron Ossai A group operating under the aegis of DUNAETA said it received with joy the news of the election of Governor Dave Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State as Co-Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum after her recent meeting held in Lagos after over 12 years. This recognition once again proves our stand that…
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Universities Blamed For Africa’s Underdevelopment
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Vice -Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Professor AbdulRasheed Na’ Allah has criticised African universities for their inability to bring about the desired development in the continent. Also, the Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Netherlands, Dr. (Mrs) Nimota Akanbi said that the Ivory Towers were not doing enough to translate their researches…
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BASG Partners CBN to Create 10,000 Jobs
By Sule Aliyu, Bauch Following the successful implementation of the massive Rice Farming scheme under the Anchor Borrowers programme, Bauchi State Government has gone into collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme that seeks to provide 10,000 jobs to unemployed youth. According to a Press Statement signed by Press Secretary to…